[noonespecial]

Real life constraints cause this to occur every now and again and when it does, I'm just as tickled by the spectacle as you imagine.

An example I recall was in the bad old days of CD-ROM duplication (when even small orders were still replicated in big plants because CDR's were $40 each). Prices were set by the replicators based on how full their queues were and how fast you wanted the job done. That means prices changed daily. A not so savvy PM type spent three days making a general ass of himself waffling and niggling for an additional 10% discount (beyond our regular volume discount) only to find when the order was actually entered, the replication price had doubled.

I was privileged to deliver the news. I assure you it felt every bit as good as you'd imagine.