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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIII, Issue 6, 11 August 1909, Page 52

A New York produce commission house, which prides itself on filling all orders correctly, received a letter from a New Jersey customer recently saying: “Gentlemen, this is the first time we ever knew you to make a mistake in our order. You are well aware that we buy the very best country eggs. The last you sent are too poor for our trade. What shall we do with them?” The fair fame of the house for never making an error seemed to be at stake, but the bright mind of the junior partner found a way out of it. He wrote: “Gentlemen, we are sorry to hear that our last shipment did not suit you. There was, however, no mistake on our part. We have looked up your original order, and find that it reads as follows: ‘ Rush fifty crates eggs. We want them bad.’”