Best Ask

  

The lowest price at which the seller of an item is willing to transact.

While working the kissing booth at a charity fundraiser, Shantal was approached by her ex-boyfriend, who had clearly just eaten a garlic-heavy meal, followed by several cigarettes. When he asked her how much of a donation was required for a kiss, she informed him that her best ask was "$1,000,000, and only if you were the last man on Earth."

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