Evercore M&A Superday

Suggest answer to mid-year discounting: you should first pause, lean back ever so slightly, start nodding your head, just barley almost crack a grin, but quickly suppress it into a pout/grimace-type lip movement as you now slowly lean forward, continue to nod head. This makes you appear confident in your understanding while also humble and thoughtful in your response. Then you deliver, "Yes. Once a year, on the last day of June, Costco discounts every item in store 50%" This should lead to a no-further-questions-your-honor kinda moment.