I was standing in the snack aisle of the grocery store laboring over what kind of cookie to get to pack in my lunch box. I just couldn't make up my mind. Lemon Jumbles, Ginger Snaps, Pecan Sandies. So many choices, so little room left in my waistband.
After several minutes of pondering, I start to notice the demonstration lady planted at the end of the aisle. She is offering to everyone who passes by a sample of either pita chips or Ritz chips and finding no takers. Not only were people not stopping, they were not even acknowledging her presence. I stand in the cookie aisle for a few more minutes, finally make a selection and, out of pity, decide to try one of the demonstration lady's samples.
I pull my basket up to her table and grab a cocktail napkin full of Southwestern Ranch flavored Ritz Chips. I place a chip in my mouth and proclaim "These are really good!" with a surprised tone in my voice. Within seconds someone else tries the Ritz Chips. And then someone else. Soon her table is surrounded by taste testers.
After finishing my chips, I grab my basket and steer it away from the crowd. I look back at the demonstration lady and congratulate myself on a job well done.
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So when do you go back to get a piece of her salary, since you did a better job of selling those things than she did?? ;)
Nice pitch! You might make a great Barker for the Travelin' Show...
I usually stop and test the food too. They are always little old ladies that you know are there to make an extra buck over and above their social security. Good for you.
As long as they aren't sampling diet beverages or anything containing seafood, I'm always up for free samples!
Much of life involves following. I would expect nothing less than for you to be inquisitive, to boldly go where others have not and to lead the parade. Well done, GrizzBabe.
Amateur. Let's see you get that kind of crowd when the demonstration food sucks. Hee.
First time here; I suppose I should be nicer.
OK, next time, you should wait until you're about to leave the store before you do that. That way, anybody racing to get in line will instead be distracted by free tasty morsels, leaving you with your pick of the check-outs.
I never sample the food unless it's near lunch time.
Ginger snaps, ginger snaps, ginger snaps!! Always ginger snaps!!
Stopped in to check on you GrizzBabe, it appears you're still in the snack aisle.
I'll keep an eye out for you. Might you bring me something to eat ---- let's see, for some reason ginger snaps come to mind ---- when you next visit me?
lol... you should have received a case of those ships. They are good though but addicting especially the barbecue flavor! ~M
Okay, you proclaimed the chips "really good!," but what did you REALLY think of them?
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