Post by desmorse on Nov 27, 2005 23:36:19 GMT 1
Situation – new house, no furniture, sat on carpet with very tired, stressed lady customer
Customer, “I don’t want to look at these any more. I just want a bottle of wine, and go to bed”
Me, joking “Well, not quite what I’d planned, but ………..”
Customer realised what she’d said, became extremely embarrassed and flustered. Never did get the order
Situation – attractive, 40+ lady customer wanting sprung rollers blinds, me trying to persuade her to have sidewinders
Customer, “Why don’t you like sprung roller blinds?”
Me, “I can’t operate them, I haven’t got the knack”
Customer, “It’s in the wrist action, you’re a man, you must be able to do it”
Situation – very wide, deep window with equally wide radiator underneath.
Customer, entering the room “How’s it going?”
Me, “OK, but I’m burning my wotnots on your radiator”
Customer, “Well, I don’t expect you want any more children at your age” and left the room
Situation – trying to put nets back after fitting blind
Customer, “I wouldn’t expect you to be able do that, you’re JUST a man”
Situation – Mrs Customer wanted large patio door in Acacia bordeaux but worried husband won’t want it that dark.
Me, “Well this fabric is on a 2 for offer. For just an extra £10 you could have 2 blinds, and swap the louvres over, a sort of His n Hers blind”
Mrs Customer “Great idea, what colours”
Short listed to angel and green.
Mrs Customer to Mr Customer, “I’m having the bordeaux, which other colour do you like?”
Mr Customer, “Well I’m rather drawn to the green”
Mrs Customer, “Don’t you like the pale pink?”
Mr Customer, “It’s OK, but I rather like the green”
Mrs Customer to me, “We’ll have the pale pink”
Fitting several blinds around house. Lady had been lying on unmade bed whilst I was fitting bedroom blind. Finished and returned to landing to put tools away.
Customer was stood by bedroom window with hand on a cat ornament. “My girl thingy’s dusty”
Not a lot you can say, is there?
Customer, “I don’t want to look at these any more. I just want a bottle of wine, and go to bed”
Me, joking “Well, not quite what I’d planned, but ………..”
Customer realised what she’d said, became extremely embarrassed and flustered. Never did get the order
Situation – attractive, 40+ lady customer wanting sprung rollers blinds, me trying to persuade her to have sidewinders
Customer, “Why don’t you like sprung roller blinds?”
Me, “I can’t operate them, I haven’t got the knack”
Customer, “It’s in the wrist action, you’re a man, you must be able to do it”
Situation – very wide, deep window with equally wide radiator underneath.
Customer, entering the room “How’s it going?”
Me, “OK, but I’m burning my wotnots on your radiator”
Customer, “Well, I don’t expect you want any more children at your age” and left the room
Situation – trying to put nets back after fitting blind
Customer, “I wouldn’t expect you to be able do that, you’re JUST a man”
Situation – Mrs Customer wanted large patio door in Acacia bordeaux but worried husband won’t want it that dark.
Me, “Well this fabric is on a 2 for offer. For just an extra £10 you could have 2 blinds, and swap the louvres over, a sort of His n Hers blind”
Mrs Customer “Great idea, what colours”
Short listed to angel and green.
Mrs Customer to Mr Customer, “I’m having the bordeaux, which other colour do you like?”
Mr Customer, “Well I’m rather drawn to the green”
Mrs Customer, “Don’t you like the pale pink?”
Mr Customer, “It’s OK, but I rather like the green”
Mrs Customer to me, “We’ll have the pale pink”
Fitting several blinds around house. Lady had been lying on unmade bed whilst I was fitting bedroom blind. Finished and returned to landing to put tools away.
Customer was stood by bedroom window with hand on a cat ornament. “My girl thingy’s dusty”
Not a lot you can say, is there?
