100% cotton

I saw an online ad for 100% cotton sweatshirts and phoned the 800 number. The answerer fumbled the phone and then a sluggish voice with a New Jersey accent put me on hold. And then disconnected me. I called back. The same east coast young male unconcerned sounding voice answered.

“Did you call before?”

“Yes, we were disconnected. I saw your ad for 100% cotton sweatshirts. I'd like a gray one.”

“We don't have gray.”

“No gray. Why?”

“No gray.”

“Because?”

“It's black that makes the gray and black is polyester.”

“Well then the sage. Long sleeve. Medium.”

“We only have short sleeve.”

“Only short sleeve?

”Right.”

“What about in the fall?”

“Short sleeve. It's a niche.”

“What about when it gets cold.”

“Then we have heavy weight.”

“Are those 100% cotton?”

“No, 95%.”

“Thank you”

I hung up, remembering the website offering 100% cotton sweatshirts and imagining the bodies in the niche market for short sleeve sweatshirts.