........Wait a minute!!
The salesman quickly produced the specified units, showing Eric several models while explaining the differences. Selecting one by pointing at it, Eric said, "Ring it up, and gift wrap it, please."
Brandon was shocked when he heard the twelve-hundred-dollar price. Eric noticed his friend's ill-concealed shocked expression, giving him a quick re-assuring wink and a smile as he waited for the salesman to wrap the package.
On their way down in the elevator, Eric said to Jerry in a quiet voice, "Thanks for the help back there, I think he was trying to sell me junk, and he almost did."