Cold Sell
I run into the local supermarket last night to pick up a couple of items and more importantly to refill my water buckets for the fish tank. (I decided to start buying them filtered water to help my algae problem) I walk into the store with my cart filled with the empty containers and head towards the refrigerated section since I needed to pick up some eggs. I suddenly catch the vibe that someone is following me. Maybe because K-Man was suppose to visit me this weekend and didn't the guy happened to remind me of him, but I notice that there's an Indian fellow tailing me. However, this guy is acting a little odd. He's obviously following me, but pulling the "I'm looking at this handy kitchen appliance on display as soon as the person I'm tailing turns around to look at me." Strange. I grab my eggs and pull up to the water filtration center and start filling my containers and sure enough this guy pulls up right next to me. "Is that purified water?" I answer in the affirmative and try to give him some more details about the process since he seems to be curious. I tell him where I purchased my containers and the reason why I happened to choose this station. He just continues to gaze at the machine and seems to be taking in the display. I figure he's trying to make a decision on whether to buy some water. Then he says, "I have a purifier at home, which with a family of 3-4 would equate to 30 cents a gallon a year." hah! This mofos is trying to sell me a product. I humored him a bit and then went on my way. He had my number the whole time when he saw me walk into the store with those water jugs. I hope though, for his sake, that he doesn't just stand around waiting for people to walk in with empty water jugs all night.