Hi there
You'll know by now how much I adore greeting shop assistants who admire something I'm wearing. They obviously learn in shop assistant school that if they admire an item of my clothing or jewellery, or gush over something I want to buy, it will cement the pair of us as friends for life.
In the past, I've mentioned hilarious times this has happened to me. But here's a couple more-
In Whakatane recently I went into a boutique shop: women's clothing, jewellery, knick-knacks, a small selection of shoes, that sort of thing.
The older woman assistant probed me for what I was looking for.
"A blue t-shirt," I said. I didn't really want her help. Surely I could find a t-shirt in this tiny shop without her hovering?
She pulled a t-shirt out from a rack. It had a v-neck.
"No, I want a round neck," I said.
"Oh I love round necks," she said.
"A scoop neck," I added.
"I adore scoop necks."
"And I don't like long sleeves."
"Goodness, neither do I."
"I sometimes cut down long sleeves," I said.
"Me too!"
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...and a couple of weeks back I was in a Wellington clothing store. Here's how a conversation went:
Shop Assistant: Oh, your ear-rings are an unusual colour?
Me: I got them at a market.
Shop Assistant: I could tell that.
...and I still can't figure out whether her last line was an insult or a compliment?
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