I knew a guy who would, on major purchases recommend the trick with the check written out and cut in half, good for a half hour. So let say someone wants $3000, write the check for $2000 and tell him he has a half hour to make up his mind.
Old lady creampuffs are hard to find. An old Hippie lady might be driving one in northern New England, but we don't have many Hippies around here, mainly corporate fascists, or as my brother says, smiling assassins...