In the Soho region of London, there is a Husband Store that has generated quite a bit of interest. At the entrance to the edifice, there are instructions informing the female clientele of how the store operates. They read as follows:
"You may visit this store only once in your life. There are six floors and the value of the product increases as you ascend the flights. You may continue to the next floor at the end of each, but be warned; you cannot go back down to prior floors except to exit the building."
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store in the hope of finding the ideal man to marry. On the first floor the sign reads:
Floor 1. These men have jobs.
She is intrigued but decides to continue to the second floor where the sign reads:
Floor 2. These men have jobs and love kids.
‘Getting better’, she thinks, but something spurs her on to the third floor where she reads:
Floor 3. These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good-looking.
‘Wow’ she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
Floor 4. These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous and help with the housework.
“Oh mercy me!” she exclaims. “I can hardly stand it.” Still, she climbs on up to the fifth floor.
Floor 5. These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak.
She is so tempted to stay but curiosity pushes her onwards and upwards to the sixth floor where she reads:
Floor 6. Congratulations! You are visitor 3,345,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists purely to prove that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. The exit is to your right.
Please note: To avoid gender bias, the shop's owner recently opened a new Wife Store just across the street, also with six floors. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
