The Black Hat Butcher

There's subjectivity where the line is drawn between good presentation vs misrepresentation, though there are some things that are clearcut "wrong". Like in real estate when a bad storm hits... there are three ways a guy might deal with a client call when somebody asks about one that just lost the kitchen roof.

Getting "creative" can bite you in the tush
A lady comes in to the butcher asking for a 3 pound chicken for tonight's guests. The counter's empty, so the he goes back to the cooler to get one. He finds just one scrawny bird in stock. He takes it out to her and puts it on the scale. The bird only weighs 2 pounds, but thinking quickly he puts his thumb on the scale to get it to the required weight.

The lady suddenly rethinks... "You know, the kids won't be coming, maybe I'd be ok with a bird that's a bit smaller". The butcher takes the lone bird back to the cooler, then re-emerges and again places it on the scale, without his thumb. Two pounds on the button.

The customer thinks for a second then says... "You know, last time those guys brought friends with em... I better just buy BOTH."

Sometimes going blackhat just isnt as rewarding as others.