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I found myself running into a shoe shop today to shelter from a torrential downpour of rain. I wasn’t looking to buy any shoes it just happened to be the first door that was open, so I ran in.
After fifteen minutes, I’d obviously done the preliminary rounds of pretending to be interested in buying a pair of shoes, but the rain was getting even worse. There were also three other people sheltering from the rain and trying to look like customers. This feigned interest whilst dripping wet is quite the skill to perfect if you happen to be a pedestrian without an umbrella. The bloke over in the far corner looks like a real seasoned pro at this. He’s already tried on a pair of shoes and I notice his quick glances outside to see how long he has to keep this up for.
After twenty-five minutes in this tiny little shoe shop it’s now blindly obvious to everyone that the only three people in the whole shop are sheltering from the rain – which is now coming down in sheets. I am considering buying the cheapest pair of shoes in the shop to justify me spending half an hour in there dripping water on the carpet. And then the rain stops and we all pile out into the street together with that ‘I know that you know that I know’ look on our faces.
Next time I am gonna find me a bus shelter like everyone else.
DT
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Great stuff. This is certainly an interesting dilemma. The only solution I can think of is to feign mild insanity.
It is however, a delicate balance. On the one hand, you have to be strange enough to dissuade sales people from bothering you, but you also have to display an acceptable amount of social grace to be allowed to remain in the store for what may be a considerable period of time, depending on the prevailing meteorological conditions.
I recommend staking out an unobtrusive corner of the store where you are not hindering the conduction of business, and remaining quiet.
But if you are approached in any fashion, answer politely but LOUDLY, and then laugh, regardless of what is being discussed, and only stop when you see the first involuntary look of concern cross your assailant’s face.
You can then enjoy the added entertainment of the other people in the store bearing the brunt of the sales attention, as everybody tries to pretend that you are not there.
Comment by sillionshine December 19, 2008 @ 3:05 pm