Same store different customer (true story)
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:51 am
Women sure can be different.
A lady walked into the shoe dept. She looked at some pumps, picked up a pair and sat down. I walked over to her and asked her if the ones she was holding were the ones she wanted. She said "yes, please". I said "do you know your size?" She said "yes, 7B". I said "ok..I will be right back. I brought out the pair shoe wanted. They were red with a white lining. She said "those aren't the same ones I have here". I said "yes maan, they are except for the white lining". I said "why don't you at least try them on". So she reluctantly agreed. But since the shoes were new, the heelcup was a little "closed". She was wiggling her heel to get them on. I reached down and just started to open them up for her, barely touching the heel of her foot.
She said "PLEASE don't touch my foot!" I said "oh..I'm sorry..I was just trying to help". She replied "I don't like anybody to touch me!". I said "ok, I understand". She used her own finger to use as a shoehorn. Then she said "do you have a shoehorn?" I said "no..I don't...I have one in the men's dept if you wouldn't mind waiting a few minutes while I run over and get it". She replied "oh...that's ok...I'll just use my finger".
She finally got them both on. She stood up and looked in the mirror. She said "I don't like these". I said "oh...is there a problem?" She said "yes..I can see the white lining in the shoe". I said "well nobody is going to notice that". She said "it doesn't look right". I said " I think they look great on you". She said "YOU DO?" I said "yeah..I think they look sexy on you". She said "the lining is not supposed to show though". I said "I consider THAT a plus; it accentuates the curve in your foot". She looked at me like I was nuts. She replied "well I never thought about it THAT way..I mean they are just feet". I said "feet can look pretty sexy you know...look at all the sandals out there and they are all made to make the feet look sexy". She sort of shook her head and looked into the mirror again. She said "I don't know...it just ...oh I don't know". So she sat back down and crossed her leg. This released the pressure on her arch and made the lining stand out even more. She said "look...now you can really see the lining". I said "put your other shoes on for a minute". She complied and I said "look...its the same way". She said "yes, but you can't really tell because its the same color as the outside of the shoe". I said "I personally really like the white because it highlights your foot". She looked at me sort of puzzled, not sure what to say.
Finally I said "why don't you walk around in them a little bit and see if you otherwise like them". She nodded and walked around. I said "how do they fit?". She said "fine". I said "I think they make your feet look really good. That is a man's point of view". I said "you know...you can look at another style..a pair that is cut a little differently". She said "but I like these except for the lining". I said "well...maam..that is the way they all are (and they were). She said "well...ok....I guess I will take them". I said "Fine..tell you what...if you wear these around and your friends tell you that it looks funny...I will refund your money...even if they are worn outside". She said "really?" I said "yep..just come see ME and it will be no problem". I gave her my business card.
She agreed and went to sit down. She removed them and put them in the box. I picked up her old shoes and she stuck her hand out. I handed her the shoes. Then I said "would you like a little massage?". She looked dumbstruck and replied "no thankyou".
I noticed her in the store wearing the new shoes sometime later. I walked over to her and asked her about the shoes. She said "oh yeah..they are fine...I don't even think about the lining anymore and none of my friends says anything". I said "I told you so". I looked down and she noticed. I said they look great on your sexy feet". She looked at me sort of puzzled again and said "well I guess that is good". I said "believe me, it is good". She smiled and said goodbye. I said "bye and come back". She smiled and went on her way.
A lady walked into the shoe dept. She looked at some pumps, picked up a pair and sat down. I walked over to her and asked her if the ones she was holding were the ones she wanted. She said "yes, please". I said "do you know your size?" She said "yes, 7B". I said "ok..I will be right back. I brought out the pair shoe wanted. They were red with a white lining. She said "those aren't the same ones I have here". I said "yes maan, they are except for the white lining". I said "why don't you at least try them on". So she reluctantly agreed. But since the shoes were new, the heelcup was a little "closed". She was wiggling her heel to get them on. I reached down and just started to open them up for her, barely touching the heel of her foot.
She said "PLEASE don't touch my foot!" I said "oh..I'm sorry..I was just trying to help". She replied "I don't like anybody to touch me!". I said "ok, I understand". She used her own finger to use as a shoehorn. Then she said "do you have a shoehorn?" I said "no..I don't...I have one in the men's dept if you wouldn't mind waiting a few minutes while I run over and get it". She replied "oh...that's ok...I'll just use my finger".
She finally got them both on. She stood up and looked in the mirror. She said "I don't like these". I said "oh...is there a problem?" She said "yes..I can see the white lining in the shoe". I said "well nobody is going to notice that". She said "it doesn't look right". I said " I think they look great on you". She said "YOU DO?" I said "yeah..I think they look sexy on you". She said "the lining is not supposed to show though". I said "I consider THAT a plus; it accentuates the curve in your foot". She looked at me like I was nuts. She replied "well I never thought about it THAT way..I mean they are just feet". I said "feet can look pretty sexy you know...look at all the sandals out there and they are all made to make the feet look sexy". She sort of shook her head and looked into the mirror again. She said "I don't know...it just ...oh I don't know". So she sat back down and crossed her leg. This released the pressure on her arch and made the lining stand out even more. She said "look...now you can really see the lining". I said "put your other shoes on for a minute". She complied and I said "look...its the same way". She said "yes, but you can't really tell because its the same color as the outside of the shoe". I said "I personally really like the white because it highlights your foot". She looked at me sort of puzzled, not sure what to say.
Finally I said "why don't you walk around in them a little bit and see if you otherwise like them". She nodded and walked around. I said "how do they fit?". She said "fine". I said "I think they make your feet look really good. That is a man's point of view". I said "you know...you can look at another style..a pair that is cut a little differently". She said "but I like these except for the lining". I said "well...maam..that is the way they all are (and they were). She said "well...ok....I guess I will take them". I said "Fine..tell you what...if you wear these around and your friends tell you that it looks funny...I will refund your money...even if they are worn outside". She said "really?" I said "yep..just come see ME and it will be no problem". I gave her my business card.
She agreed and went to sit down. She removed them and put them in the box. I picked up her old shoes and she stuck her hand out. I handed her the shoes. Then I said "would you like a little massage?". She looked dumbstruck and replied "no thankyou".
I noticed her in the store wearing the new shoes sometime later. I walked over to her and asked her about the shoes. She said "oh yeah..they are fine...I don't even think about the lining anymore and none of my friends says anything". I said "I told you so". I looked down and she noticed. I said they look great on your sexy feet". She looked at me sort of puzzled again and said "well I guess that is good". I said "believe me, it is good". She smiled and said goodbye. I said "bye and come back". She smiled and went on her way.