Who Are These People? Another Reason I Shop Online
Shopping online brings me the convenience of browsing for the best price, rapid delivery, free shipping in many cases, avoiding Memphis' outrageous 9.25% sales tax and it can all be done in the comfort of my own home.
However, here's a new reason.
In the past week I have visited my local Barnes and Noble and Borders shopping for books. In both places I have been approached by well-dressed, sufficiently perfumed Indian fellows trying to sell me part-time business opportunities-- get rich quick kinda stuff.
The first encounter was like this (I've snipped so it won't be as long):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Uh, yeah. (Is this smooth fellow gay and hitting on me or stupid and not realize that, yes, there are are lots of books in a BOOK STORE).
S: You come here often?
G: No. I mostly shop online. (should I have told him my sign?)
S: I'm from Chicago. I just moved here. I like it.
BULL HOCKEY!!! NO ONE LIKES IT HERE!!! THIS IS MEMPHELL!!! COVER BLOWN!!!
S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.
S: (face brightens) Oh, me too.
But he goes on to tell me that he does online work with BestBuy.com, BN.com, etc. and wants to know if I'm interested in part-time business opportunities, yadda, yadda, yadda.
This all goes on while Anna is in the corner of BN doing her best tail-growing impersonation of Najeh Davenport. So I decline and bolt outta there in a hurry.
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Second encounter (Borders):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Yeah. (DAMNIT!! Not again!!!)
S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.
S: (face brightens) Me too.
G: I know. And you do work with BestBuy.com and BN.com and you're gonna help me with some part-time business opportunities.
S: Oh, uh, no, I, uh, work for FedEx. (sulks and walks off)
Yeahs, sucks to you part-time business opportunity stalker!!
However, here's a new reason.
In the past week I have visited my local Barnes and Noble and Borders shopping for books. In both places I have been approached by well-dressed, sufficiently perfumed Indian fellows trying to sell me part-time business opportunities-- get rich quick kinda stuff.
The first encounter was like this (I've snipped so it won't be as long):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Uh, yeah. (Is this smooth fellow gay and hitting on me or stupid and not realize that, yes, there are are lots of books in a BOOK STORE).
S: You come here often?
G: No. I mostly shop online. (should I have told him my sign?)
S: I'm from Chicago. I just moved here. I like it.
BULL HOCKEY!!! NO ONE LIKES IT HERE!!! THIS IS MEMPHELL!!! COVER BLOWN!!!
S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.
S: (face brightens) Oh, me too.
But he goes on to tell me that he does online work with BestBuy.com, BN.com, etc. and wants to know if I'm interested in part-time business opportunities, yadda, yadda, yadda.
This all goes on while Anna is in the corner of BN doing her best tail-growing impersonation of Najeh Davenport. So I decline and bolt outta there in a hurry.
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Second encounter (Borders):
Stalker: Lot's of books here, huh?
GaryZ: Yeah. (DAMNIT!! Not again!!!)
S: What do you do?
G: I'm a software developer.
S: (face brightens) Me too.
G: I know. And you do work with BestBuy.com and BN.com and you're gonna help me with some part-time business opportunities.
S: Oh, uh, no, I, uh, work for FedEx. (sulks and walks off)
Yeahs, sucks to you part-time business opportunity stalker!!
posted by Gary Z at
6:47 AM
4 Comments:
OMG i just fell out laughing!
By
Z, At
2:07 PM
I had this happen to me at Wal-Mart a few months a go. He was trying to get me to join some get rich quick scheme.
My encounter happened in the cereal bar aisle. Same story, but not sure what company he was with. He goes "do you like that cereal bar?" I respond with not sure never tried it. He then asked my if I was interested in his business op. He even gave me his business card, which a tossed in the cereal section.
Annoying as hell. I will make sure to say "I hate programmers, they killed my pet rabbit Chester." before he begins his little sales pitch.
By
Tulio, At
3:29 PM
So - you gues like blogging - well I have an opportunity for you!!!
By
Race, At
7:18 AM
I had a former co-worker call me at home and offer the business opportunity of a lifetime. They wanted to take me to diner so that they could explain it properly.
After repeated attempts to get them to reveal the name of this utopian company failed, I told them that I wouldn't be interested unless they could give me a name.
They reluctantly admited that it was AMWAY!!!
I politely said no thanks and blocked their phone number. Fortunately, that worked and I was not forced to commit a felony so that I could join the witness relocation program.
By
Don, At
11:09 AM
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