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Another from my Compton shoe store days (previous post can give any needed back-story).
Store closes at 9, a van pulls into parking lot around 8:30. Scrawny, skeevey woman enters while man in drivers seat remains in van. I suppose my salesperson on duty helped as I now don't recall bringing her any shoes.
The interesting part is at the cash wrap. I'm behind the register, salesperson brings her and 2 pair up to be rung out. I'm about to exchange pleasantries as she without warning tells me: (read this in a somewhat rough, high, slow street drawl) "My man said if I turn enough tricks tonight I could get me some shoes".
Ok.
What do you say to that?
"Congrats on your success tonight".
No, that requires uncomfortable silence (uncomfortable for me at least).
And, a trying to be subtle turn to look at a beefy man, sitting in the van that had the scariest, meanest look that I can ever remember. My first experience with someone I knew for sure was a hooker and her pimp! I'm not sure if they were visible, but chills did go through me at just the thought of anyone actually having
sex with this beat-to-shit most likely crack ho.
Well, we had a "BOGO-Half off" sale going which would require my deft explanation of what we would charging her.
BTSCH = beat-to-shit crack ho
ME
ME: Ok, with our sale you will be getting this pair at full price and this one at half.
BTSCH: No, I want this pair at half (remember the rough slow drawl).
ME: I'm sorry, it doesn't work that way. You pay full price for the most expensive pair.
BTSCH: No, I want this pair at half.
Remember there is a very scary looking man associated with this creature sitting 15 yards away that if I wanted to be scared again I could easily turn at look at. Me no want scare again. So I'm in my most gentle and calm tone that I have.
After 3 or 4 go arounds on "I want this one at half" and "it doesn't work that way", I was accused of trying to get one over on her with an accusation that I'm guessing has never been leveled at anyone else ever.
BTSCH: You don't fast-talk people, you slow-talk em.
Once again, how do you respond to that?
After that comment, the rest was a blur as I daydreamed the rest of the evening on how I would use my new found talent into slow-talk women into having sex with me. Never worked.
Store closes at 9, a van pulls into parking lot around 8:30. Scrawny, skeevey woman enters while man in drivers seat remains in van. I suppose my salesperson on duty helped as I now don't recall bringing her any shoes.
The interesting part is at the cash wrap. I'm behind the register, salesperson brings her and 2 pair up to be rung out. I'm about to exchange pleasantries as she without warning tells me: (read this in a somewhat rough, high, slow street drawl) "My man said if I turn enough tricks tonight I could get me some shoes".
Ok.
What do you say to that?
"Congrats on your success tonight".
No, that requires uncomfortable silence (uncomfortable for me at least).
And, a trying to be subtle turn to look at a beefy man, sitting in the van that had the scariest, meanest look that I can ever remember. My first experience with someone I knew for sure was a hooker and her pimp! I'm not sure if they were visible, but chills did go through me at just the thought of anyone actually having
sex with this beat-to-shit most likely crack ho.
Well, we had a "BOGO-Half off" sale going which would require my deft explanation of what we would charging her.
BTSCH = beat-to-shit crack ho
ME
ME: Ok, with our sale you will be getting this pair at full price and this one at half.
BTSCH: No, I want this pair at half (remember the rough slow drawl).
ME: I'm sorry, it doesn't work that way. You pay full price for the most expensive pair.
BTSCH: No, I want this pair at half.
Remember there is a very scary looking man associated with this creature sitting 15 yards away that if I wanted to be scared again I could easily turn at look at. Me no want scare again. So I'm in my most gentle and calm tone that I have.
After 3 or 4 go arounds on "I want this one at half" and "it doesn't work that way", I was accused of trying to get one over on her with an accusation that I'm guessing has never been leveled at anyone else ever.
BTSCH: You don't fast-talk people, you slow-talk em.
Once again, how do you respond to that?
After that comment, the rest was a blur as I daydreamed the rest of the evening on how I would use my new found talent into slow-talk women into having sex with me. Never worked.
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