TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | Contact
A Melbourne man has today proved he is more than a just a stereotype, after successfully bartering with a teenage retail assistant at the Betoota Ponds Glasses and Eye Wear.
Henry Milk-Crate (28) built up a little bit of social credit in the store by negotiating a 50% discount on a pair of Quay sunglasses – which shouldn’t actually be called sunglasses because the clear lenses offer no practical outdoor benefit.
While Milk-Crate was feeling pleased with himself for seemingly negotiating a discount on a previously full-priced item, The Advocate can reveal that the store attendant actually gave him the discount to get rid of the product.
“Yeah, no one in Betoota would buy those”
“They were sent here by accident, somehow they got Betoota and Brunswick mixed up and we got a heap of Melbourne stock”
“I’m stoked that I could get rid of them, he did me a favour.”
Milk-Crate’s presence in the town hasn’t gone unnoticed, with a number of second-hand retailers doing their best to lure the hipster into their shops.
“This is our chance to actually sell something, you don’t get a whale like this coming into Betoota every day!” says Bay St Vinnies owner, Percy McMahon.
