So the dogs started going crazy this afternoon while I was reading the news on CNN.com. When I peeked out the window there was a timid looking Asian woman trying to decide if she should ring my doorbell. I decided to be nice and actually go see what she wanted instead of hiding and ignoring the dogs.
When I opened the door the dogs slipped out and I quickly yelled that they were friendly. For most people that is enough and they stand still and the dogs come right back in. This lady freaked out and kept backing up in the yard. The dogs thought she was playing. She started yelling "I'm afraid of dogs!" and was actually glaring at me. Dude, if you're afraid of dogs and you hear mine barking like they are rabid, why would you continue to approach my front door?
So I finally get the dogs back inside and she tells me in a very heavy accent that she is starting a new Edward Jones office in the area and was going around trying to meet people who might need assistance. Now we already have someone through Kendall's work. I have no idea who they are, but that's Kendall's arena so I don't get very involved. I tried to tell the lady that we already had a guy. She wanted to know who it was. I told her I had no idea because my husband took care of that part of our finances. I just pay the bills. She still wanted to push paperwork on me. So I politely took it and told her I would show it to my husband. She asked for my name at this point and I gave her my first name only. Shouldn't that have clued her in that I wasn't that interested?
Then she acutally bends down, looks at my belly and says, "So, are you having a baby?" Like she's talking to my stomach! Maybe it was the language barrier and she didn't realize that her body language and question came off as rude, but I said, quite tersely, "Yes". She didn't pick up on my irritation and asked me if I knew what we were having. I once again simply replied, "Yes". She pressed further for the gender. I told her, "It's a -----------". (AH! I bet you thought I'd slip!) She still wasn't getting it. So she asks me if I've thought about "their" future. I'm like, "Yeah, we have a guy. And our insurance agent is helping us out with some stuff too."
She finally starts to get the hint that I'm done talking when I start heading back into the house. She quickly asks if she can take down my name and number so she can call me if she comes up with anything that she thinks might be good for us. I tell her again, "We already have a guy. Your number is on the papers, we'll call you if we need anything." And she has the NERVE to ask me, "Well then what do you need the papers for?" So I finally can't take it anymore and snap, "I took them to be polite. Do you want them back? I don't really need them." I thrust them back at her.
She finally gets the hint and says no thanks and leaves. I wasn't trying to be rude. It all started out as me trying to be nice. What the crap??!!?
12 comments:
I wonder how far she'll get, seeing as she's a moron...and seeing as she was invading YOUR space, I certainly think she was being more rude. Whether or not you were rude at all is questionable, especially seeing as you were promted to act that way more than once and at some point it becomes irresitable.
You can blame anything you want on "pregnancy hormones". What's her excuse?
We should be hurt - you told her the baby's gender, but not us?
Random question b/c you're a teacher. Is "amn't" a word?
As in: I am going home soon. I am not going home soon. I amn't going home soon.
see?
versus:
I can go home soon. I cannot go home soon. I can't go home soon.
Martha's funny. I would have been very frustrated and would have been rude too.
That'a a great story :)
I can't believe that woman has any room for new clients seeing what wonderful customer service she offers.
as a salesperson i admire her courage for 1) going door to door which is hard, 2) trying to find something that might spark your interest in future buying (the baby), and 3) giving you papers at all.
That being said, if someone "has a guy" the correct question is - are you happy with him? OR Are there areas that you still have questions about?, etc.
I see why you got frustrated and don't blame you a bit!!
AND YES, martha's right - when i read that you told her your baby's gender i got super jealous that she knows and i don't! and you don't even like her! :P
Martha, "amn't" is not a word.
Lisa - by the way, I think she was a heck of a lot more rude - she ignored your telling her politely that you have someone else, and she was on YOUR property. You didn't solicite her help.
Viki - WHY is "amn't" not a word?
I just now looked it up online...technically it does count, just primarily in Scottish English and, well Martha English, than Standard English. :) Go wikipedia. Come on. EVERYTHING you read on the internet must be fact, right???
I see Karen's point. If she'd been a good salesperson (as Karen OBVIOUSLY is) she would have asked the right questions.
And it's more fun to keep it secret from you guys since we're playing a game with it at the baby shower. I'll make sure to post the gender here on the 19th. :) Then I'll feel free to use Nugget's real name and stuff.
I'm really suprised I haven't slipped more. I've only slipped a couple of times on gender and ONCE on name. It's such a bad habit to use the name at home. But I talk to it! And it talks back with kicks and punches. I love my baby. :) Even if my baby tortures me.
I still don't believe amn't isn't a word. As far as Wikipedia is concerned, I'll trust it for most pop culture, but not anything serious. :-)
I agree with you, Viki. I amn't likely to use it anyway.
:D
I'm glad to hear you're going to post the gender and name after the 19th! I want to know if I'm right!
And I'm not going to tell you what I'm guessing you're having, so nah! Hehehe!
As for your lady, she's the reason why people put up No Solicitors signs. Which reminds me that I need to do that, still. And how could someone be afraid of those teeny tiny dogs? They're so cute!
pssst. Happy That's What She Said Day!!
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