The Nerve of Them People

I can't believe it. But it happens almost every day. They must be mentally ill or otherwise handicapped to muster up enough nerve to call me and ask me to donate to this or that "worthy" project.
What they don't realize is that I also have a worthy project. I'm struggling trying to make a living here in this small store. And I've been doing it for seven years.
And during those seven years, none of those begging hearts have even as much as made a peep inside my store to see what I have to offer; much less buy anything.
But here's