| The Cost of Doing Business
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| Tapped Out Quest Information
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The Cost of Doing Business is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Christmas 2013 content update. It requires Mr. Costington to be unlocked.
Dialogue
Pt. 1
| After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
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Attention all employees.
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The day after Christmas has become a major shopping day, right up there with Black Friday, Bloodbath Monday and Dystopic Nightmare Wednesday.
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To get a jump on our competitors, we will be opening at midnight, December 25th. All employees will report to work at 6 PM, Christmas Day.
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Have a Merry Christmas. Is that what people say? "Merry?" I don't know, sounds weird.
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| Task: "Make Mr. Costington Ruin Christmas". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
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Quest reward:  100 and  10
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Pt. 2
| After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
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Attention all employees.
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Word has reached me that many of you are unhappy to be working Christmas Day.
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I am sympathetic to your concerns, and interested in discussing this with you face-to-face.
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All valued employees belonging to this shadow underground of malcontents should immediately drop to the ground, face down, hands clasped behind their heads.
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Remain calm as security zip-ties your wrists. Once you have been neutralized, you can trust we will have a frank discussion of your legitimate concerns.
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| Task: "Make Mr. Costington Intimidate Employees". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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Pt. 3
| After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
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Attention all employees.
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It has become clear that the Anti-Christmas-Work-Day faction does not intend to self-identify.
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This is disappointing, as management is only trying to help.
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We cannot address your grievances if we cannot detain and interrogate you.
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Let us air our concerns together, sharing the names of your co-conspirators in an atmosphere of trust.
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For your convenience, special agents have been placed at key chokepoints around the store. Please turn yourselves in to them at your earliest convenience.
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You'll know them by their black armbands and cold, dead eyes. Thank you.
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| Task: "Make Mr. Costington Root Out Troublemakers". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 8 hours.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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Pt. 4
| After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
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Attention all employees.
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We have heard your concerns, and decided to cancel all Christmas-day shifts.
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Now there's no reason for key figures in the Anti-Christmas-Work-Day Putsch not to come forward.
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If you would prefer to discuss your former involvement in this nefarious network amongst yourselves, please do so within three feet of one of the new flower arrangements.
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These flowers have been placed wherever employees tend to congregate, and, it goes without saying, do not contain sensitive monitoring devices of any kind.
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| Task: "Make Mr. Costington Spend a Fortune Monitoring Employees". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 12 hours.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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Pt. 5
| After tapping on Mr. Cosington's exclamation mark
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Attention all employees.
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Christmas is once again a work day. I apologize for any confusion.
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The previous announcement was a feint, intended to root out the evildoers in our midst.
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For your convenience, all employees will be tailed by ex-CIA operatives until December 27.
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Whatever names these men once had, they respond now only to an identifying number. Please do not try to guess the number.
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Their nerves are understandably frayed from years spent deep undercover in hostile territory. Do not converse with them.
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Sudden movements will be perceived as a mortal threat by these men. Please move at half-speed. Crawling can only help.
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See you Christmas Day, and have a wonderful holiday season.
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| Task: "Make Mr. Costington Ruin Christmas". The job takes place at Costington's and takes 4 hours.
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| Quest reward: 200 and 20
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