When All Is Said And Done, You Do What Works For You
A cheerful girl was selling chocolates outside a Spokane grocery store Sunday afternoon.
“Would you like to buy some Camp Fire candy?” she said over and over.
A woman who seemed to have sales experience stopped and advised her to vary her pitch. You know, make it less easy for prospective customers to simply say “No thanks.”
She urged her to use a different opening and to talk about how it’s for a good cause, et cetera.
The girl listened politely. Then the woman left.
A potential customer approached.
The girl spoke. “Would you like to buy some Camp Fire candy?”
Pet door adventures: There’s a small pet door at Joe and Kathi Meyer’s place. But one day it came in handy for a big dog.
Without anyone noticing, the neighbor’s Labrador retriever, Callie, sneaked into the Meyers’ garage and then got trapped inside when the door came down as the Meyers were leaving.
Some time later, the neighbors saw Callie’s head sticking out of the small doggie door. After about 30 minutes of work, they were able to get Callie through the small opening.
The Meyers say they wish they would’ve been home so they could’ve sold tickets.
Another reader told about how a pet door has been used by a cleaning lady who locked herself out after going outside for a smoke and by a hunting partner who didn’t want to wake anyone.
Dealing with telemarketers: Tony Masiello got a sales call and answered by saying that he wasn’t home. When the caller asked if Tony’s wife was home, Masiello said, “No, neither one of us is here.”
Local definition of “dare to dream”: Cheryl Duran said it’s when the light turns green and a driver assumes it’s safe to go ahead.
Sounds like a nice place: Charlotte Quinn received e-mail informing her of a health-food store franchise opportunity in “Spokane, Idaho.”
Not-so-inspiring moments: Long ago and far away, when your Slice host was a much-penalized member of a high school hockey team, we boarded a bus to go play a high-powered opponent in another state. Though we were the best in our state, we were decided underdogs in this game. And noting that, our coach played a tape of “The Impossible Dream” as we were about to set out.
As you might guess, we ended up getting slaughtered. Which leads us to…
Today’s Slice question: What’s the most ridiculous thing you can recall a coach doing or saying in an attempt to get your team fired up?
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