Sunglasses!

T’was my 3rd day at work, and I’ve come to love it and hate it at the same time. Hate the long hours of standing (aching ankles and back). But the conversation with customers are surely fun sometimes. And being a salesgirl has its perks! You’ll get to use ‘serving’ as an excuse to talk to CUTE guys!!!! Hahaha…. I never was much an expert in that area (never was such a bravado in real life anyway)… But this time, my 3rd day was somehow more fantastic than the first two days…

There was this guy walking to and fro around the shades section, and I think he was there for a pretty long time, trying to pick what’s right for himself. And my over-cautious and judging co-worker thought he was trying to steal ‘em!!! It wasn’t just him, she was suspecting that a group of Caucasian women were trying to the same too (that’s why she called me over to help). I wouldn’t blame her tho’, for being very very cautious. Cuz if something goes missing, she’ll be responsible for that loss (and there goes part of the pay I think).

But anyway, I tried to ease her mind by walking up to the guy (could see that his dad was waiting for him outside the store) and asked him what he had in mind. I could tell that he was the pretty indecisive sort, but again, after talking to him for a while, I knew that he wanted something perfect, and he couldn’t find any on our displays. So I recommended some suitable ones, “polarized sunglasses! You can see vibrant colors even under bright sunlight!”, “you’ve got a longer face shape, try these on! Cuz they’ll frame your face nicely”…etc… And every now and then, I’ll turn back to look at my co-worker to tell her not to worry because he was just a little indecisive, but I suppose she was still very adamant about her suspicions. Worst of all, she didn’t want to serve him or any other customers that she thought were thieves (including this auntie that dressed like a ‘ge tai’ lady that spoke with a heavy Australian accent – looks local, but indeed is foreign, but ended up buying a pair of Oakley’s for more than $150!!!)

But it’s really her loss for being overly judgmental, and I don’t think her body language looked presentable to the customers. I just hope that in time to come, she’ll soften a ‘lil. Anyway, continuing with that guy I was serving… He really couldn’t decide, he asked me lots of questions about shades! And best yet, he looked at me so intently when I was trying to answer him!!!! ARGH… Those eyes were so soulful and deep!!!! At first I thought he was either Japanese or Korean (I still don’t know), but he spoke perfect English (the pronunciations and intonations… ahhhh), and there was this accent… Any girl will surely melt upon hearing his voice!!! (I know I did!)

So I let him browse through a couple more as I stood one side waiting for his perfect pick… He nearly bought a pair but he couldn’t decide on it because he felt that the frameless and light one he had were less durable… And that’s that for that exciting day..