THEM: hi, i would like the hat and ball and you can have the books.  YOU: no  THEM: ok... well can you make a counter offer?  YOU: you can have the ball only  THEM: no deal.  YOU: i want the hat and the books.  THEM: i cant accept that deal. you can have the books and the ball and ill take the hat  YOU: absolutely not. no way no how. jeez, wouldn't it be rotten if we wasted this whole entire time waiting to just get rejected for having different deals?  THEM: ok no deal  YOU: you can have the ball and i will take the hat and books  THEM: no deal  YOU: i'll get you back next time.