Realtors can’t ever go wrong buying champagne as a closing gift, right? Wrong. That’s the case if, unbeknownst to the agent, their client just finished a 12-step program (now presumably on Zoom, thanks to the Pandemic). Or hates the restaurant you bought them a gift certificate to. Or already has four kitchen knife sets (albeit,...Read More
Buy on Bread, Sell on Cheese Champagne(?) In the wine industry (which I otherwise know nothing about), “buy on bread, sell on cheese” means that if you’re a wine buyer, you’d be well-advised to eat a piece of bread in between tastings, because that clears the palate. Meanwhile, if you’re a wine seller — especially...Read More
How Many Bottles of Champagne at Closing? I was trying to decide how many bottles of champagne to bring to my 3 p.m closing today (it’s an especially big deal). Then I realized that if, God forbid, somebody overindulged and had a “driving incident” afterwards, guess who would be held liable? So, it’s one bottle...Read More
