Here's The Deal, What I Feel, Like A Heel
Learn to say No sometimes. Someone once told me that you can't always say Yes to things. And I think that's true. If you said yes to everyone asking for favors and yes to every activity and event, yes to every fundraiser you can think of that are out there, yes to everyone asking for financial support, you won't have time for the person that should be the most important to you, which is YOU, and be out tons of dinero, Robert, too. Besides if you constantly say Yes to people, people will think you're a pushover and expect you to support them all the fricking time. You don't really want that.
Case in point a little boy about 7 years of age knocked on my door which I opened thinking it might be someone important. Of course, not understanding what the 'No Soliciting' Sign means on my door, he proceeds to solicit his item, pitching a coupon card of sorts. A book of coupons, I don't know what he's selling. It's like for school, blah, you can get discount at your favorite local eateries blah. I usually don't end up using it. In fact it makes you spend more money because you think you are saving by buying this and that to get a something free or cheap, when in fact without a card you wouldn't have gone to Fast Food X in the first place and go home and settle for a pack of Ramen or Spaghetti-O's. Or drinkeable pizza. Anywho. Most of these fundraisers are ripoffs anyways. A candy bar for like $8.00. Right.
So anyways, I took a look at his catalog, pretending to be interested, but in fact just buying time to think of a good excuse, as I didn't have any cash nor checkbook on me. I asked my coworker who was in the same room at the time, and he nonchalantly said a firm "No". And what do I do? String this kid on thinking I was gonna buy, briskly give the catalog thingie a thrice over, but I end up saying I probably wouldn't use this. So of course he walked out awkwardly. Maybe I should have said No from the get go to save the guilt. Ah social niceties. I guess sometimes it's better to get straight to the point and say like uh No and not make em think you're gonna buy. Oh well, it's not like I did it on purpose and derived any enjoyment from this. Ah well. C'est la vie mon cheri.
*Any man who hates dogs and children can't be all bad. - W.C. Fields [attributed]
* This does not necessarily represent the view of the author.
Case in point a little boy about 7 years of age knocked on my door which I opened thinking it might be someone important. Of course, not understanding what the 'No Soliciting' Sign means on my door, he proceeds to solicit his item, pitching a coupon card of sorts. A book of coupons, I don't know what he's selling. It's like for school, blah, you can get discount at your favorite local eateries blah. I usually don't end up using it. In fact it makes you spend more money because you think you are saving by buying this and that to get a something free or cheap, when in fact without a card you wouldn't have gone to Fast Food X in the first place and go home and settle for a pack of Ramen or Spaghetti-O's. Or drinkeable pizza. Anywho. Most of these fundraisers are ripoffs anyways. A candy bar for like $8.00. Right.
So anyways, I took a look at his catalog, pretending to be interested, but in fact just buying time to think of a good excuse, as I didn't have any cash nor checkbook on me. I asked my coworker who was in the same room at the time, and he nonchalantly said a firm "No". And what do I do? String this kid on thinking I was gonna buy, briskly give the catalog thingie a thrice over, but I end up saying I probably wouldn't use this. So of course he walked out awkwardly. Maybe I should have said No from the get go to save the guilt. Ah social niceties. I guess sometimes it's better to get straight to the point and say like uh No and not make em think you're gonna buy. Oh well, it's not like I did it on purpose and derived any enjoyment from this. Ah well. C'est la vie mon cheri.
*Any man who hates dogs and children can't be all bad. - W.C. Fields [attributed]
* This does not necessarily represent the view of the author.
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