Mayday encounters...
I was at the neighbourhood shopping centre just now and passed by a little cart-like stall in the open area. Next to it sat a african man. Pint-size. Seemingly cautious about his surroundings. I suspect he is in charge of the little stall, selling some crafts from South Africa. Like I said, I passed by, so I did not stop to look at his merchandise.
After I left the building, the image of him imprinted on my mind. A part of me wish that I could be friendly to him, cos I think he seemed rather lonely sitting by himself there. I thought maybe I could've shown him some Singaporean hospitality. But it would seem rather patronising to just go and talk to him and not buy his stuffs. Maybe I should show him a necklace given to me when my pastor bought from South Africa, and ask him exactly what kind of nut was used to make the necklace.
Or maybe I am just a nut. Why bother to show hospitality? I mean it's not like I work in STPB or what... Oh well. I hope the locals didn't give him a bad impression.
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Today, I did my first ever pedicure. Friend suggested it, since I am going over to her area to pick up her present for another friend's birthday boy. After the "friendly" service, the girl sat me at the counter, on the pretext of blow drying the nails, she start to introduce the package "offer" of her store and services to me. I have maintained even before I stepped in that my money will not go into a service like this that I hardly used. So no matter how she work out the payment plans etc, I said No. Her "friendly" face changed and she dropped the plan she explained to me into the dustbin under the desk and walked away, without informing me.
Well I am alright with it, you know. I mean it's not the first time I see service girls treat me like that. She went over to talk to the suprevisor and came back with 2 vouchers persuading me to buy it "for Mother's Day". After hearing her sales pitch, I relented and paid for those. Cos I don't want my friend's trip in the future to be unpleasant because her friend was too stingy to pay for a package. After that, my friend actually I can just say no. As a consumer, I can reject their service, what can they do. Oh well, I am soft-hearted.
I wonder if CASE has any rules and regulations for beauty parlours who solicit services like that. Guess not. They are adhering to the rule that we can say No. But I just can't stand this kinda of persuasive service. That is the reason why I stopped going to that facial place I used to go. They psycho you when they do your face, psycho you after the service... Very irritating.
Okie doh.. Desperate Housewives time.
After I left the building, the image of him imprinted on my mind. A part of me wish that I could be friendly to him, cos I think he seemed rather lonely sitting by himself there. I thought maybe I could've shown him some Singaporean hospitality. But it would seem rather patronising to just go and talk to him and not buy his stuffs. Maybe I should show him a necklace given to me when my pastor bought from South Africa, and ask him exactly what kind of nut was used to make the necklace.
Or maybe I am just a nut. Why bother to show hospitality? I mean it's not like I work in STPB or what... Oh well. I hope the locals didn't give him a bad impression.
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Today, I did my first ever pedicure. Friend suggested it, since I am going over to her area to pick up her present for another friend's birthday boy. After the "friendly" service, the girl sat me at the counter, on the pretext of blow drying the nails, she start to introduce the package "offer" of her store and services to me. I have maintained even before I stepped in that my money will not go into a service like this that I hardly used. So no matter how she work out the payment plans etc, I said No. Her "friendly" face changed and she dropped the plan she explained to me into the dustbin under the desk and walked away, without informing me.
Well I am alright with it, you know. I mean it's not the first time I see service girls treat me like that. She went over to talk to the suprevisor and came back with 2 vouchers persuading me to buy it "for Mother's Day". After hearing her sales pitch, I relented and paid for those. Cos I don't want my friend's trip in the future to be unpleasant because her friend was too stingy to pay for a package. After that, my friend actually I can just say no. As a consumer, I can reject their service, what can they do. Oh well, I am soft-hearted.
I wonder if CASE has any rules and regulations for beauty parlours who solicit services like that. Guess not. They are adhering to the rule that we can say No. But I just can't stand this kinda of persuasive service. That is the reason why I stopped going to that facial place I used to go. They psycho you when they do your face, psycho you after the service... Very irritating.
Okie doh.. Desperate Housewives time.
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