Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Banana Skinned)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Banana Skinned): "In 1986, Silo (a chain of home electronics stores) ran a television commercial in 23 markets nationwide, offering stereos for '299 bananas.' They never thought anyone would take them at their word; after all, 'banana' is a widely accepted, if playful, term for greenbacks. Who could possibly mistake one for the other? Thirty-two customers held the retailer to its unwitting word — they showed up bearing loads of the yellow fruit and demanding the store keep its end of the
bargain. "