Alternatively, what about something like, "Oh, hey, we saw your message but we were just too overwhelmed to execute it. We did however, manage to do the next b

Alternatively, what about something like, "Oh, hey, we saw your message but we were just too overwhelmed to execute it. We did however, manage to do the next best thing, which was to purchase an option, expiring today, to sell at the prevailing price at the time of your call, and, to make things right, we'll go ahead and exercise that option, unless you'd prefer we just debit you the cost of the option and let it expire without exercise?" 'Debit! Debit! Just debit!'