The box costs 2.29. That's a lot of money. But it's worth it to ruin my wife's uncle's Christmas.

6 seconds sound clip from the The Shop Around the Corner (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:19:07.769 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And that's the young man who'll get the cigarette box?

- Uh-huh.

- Oh. Then let's drop the whole thing.

- You see, I thought of giving it to my wife's uncle for Christmas.

- I'm so sorry, can't you give him something else?

- It's not so easy.

- You see, I don't like him. I hate to spend a nickel on him. Still, I must give him a present. So I thought if I have to give him a present at least give him something he won't enjoy.

- The box costs 2.29. That's a lot of money. But it's worth it to ruin my wife's uncle's Christmas.

- Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Novak. I forgot you always liked those.

- Oh, no, no, Mr. Pirovitch. Speak freely.

- Tell me, if you were in my position what would you give him?

- That's hard to say.

- What would you say to the idea of uh, well, let's say, maybe, a wallet?

[...]

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Sound Clip

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Actors: James Stewart (Alfred Kralik), Margaret Sullavan (Klara Novak), Frank Morgan (Hugo Matuschek), William Tracy (Pepi Katona)

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