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It is Saturday the 5th of September 2009 and Fathers day is tomorrow!
In reference to a previous post - I was under the impression that my father would never find this blog therefore I posted what I have bought him for fathers day, well I was wrong, my father, in his infinite wisdom found my blog and now knows what he is getting. haha =[
So not much really happened to me today other than having my brain once again slowly rotted through my dealings with customer’s interminable dross at Big W.
I'm always trying to think of interesting/entertaining things to write about or funny life stories worth sharing so as I passed some guy trying to flog something to me on my way to get lunch I thought I would talk about that.
(Keep in mind here people it is 10:30pm and I am quite tired so I apologise if its a bit all over the place, but I love you (all 2 of you))
I must say, having a job like that would suck...
Desperate for a job, one of my mates managed to get himself employed by one of the numerous companies that organises the personal marketers. He lasted a week....
I always seem to feel so awkward and embarrassed for them, I guess thats because I would never do it? I mean I enjoy conversing with people, but because I know how annoying they are I guess I wouldn't want to pester people - problem is you don't get paid hourly, its commission based work.
I like to refer to them as the Telemarketers of the Shopping Center.
If they always seem to make a B line towards you in the shopping centers here are some useful ideas to avoid this indignation.
1. Put your phone to your ear as you walk past (Easiest to do, but if the phone rings - run)
2. If they do talk to you just say "I'm under 21" - they aren't permitted to sign up anyone under the age of 21
3. Tell them to F*ck off - it happens!
4. Be really interested - make them uncomfortable
5. (Less interesting) Say you already support whatever it is they are selling - even if you aren't - this can however result in a big fat lump of guilt
However despite my best efforts I was unfortunately caught off guard the other day =[
I find that staring at the floor while walking through a busy shopping center doesn't really work...so to combat this I tend to stare straight ahead, sometimes making eye contact with people, occasionally raising my eyebrows as a kind of "hi" gesture...
I was off in La La land thinking about how I wanted to be Batman and I caught this blokes eye and did they "hey" eyebrow maneuver and then realised that it was a SC Telemarketer...
My thought process
"AHHHH shit...I'm fucked"
His thought process
"yessssssssssssssssss come to me my pretty"
Really, once the initial eye contact has been made they lock that shit down and come at you like a torpedo.
"Hi, are you interested in donating money to help QLD surf lifesavers?"
(Thankfully we already support them I promptly informed him of this)
"Ah, nah mate sorry, we already support the surf lifesavers"
"OH but these are the new ones...!"
"What the -there are new surf lifesavers?"
"Well no...But you can donate more"
"Okay!, ahh wait...damn, sorry mate I'm actually late for my euthanasia meeting...next time??"
I'm just saying, when I go to the shopping center I go with a specific agenda and I do not want to be harassed!
The people (sorry ladies here but it is mostly you - I'm not sexist) who go the shopping centers to "hang around" or window shop or buy clothes and other useless stuff and spend a whole day shopping definitely need to be harassed.
It could even deter them from spending all their boyfriends/husbands money…although that won't help to stimulate the economy...quite a conundrum
I think this picture here encompasses what I am trying to get at quite well.
Have a Great Weekend
TomC
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