Can I have my smoothie?

No you may NOT have your smoothie, but if you send me a DNA sample plus $19.95 for postage and handling, I might be able to arrange something. I've faced similar situations myself at Ruby Tuesday in Nariman Point, Mumbai. They were always SO persistent that I sign up for a discount card and it ended up getting to the point where I became quite angry about it. I eventually found out that staff are incentified to sell customers these cards, so they of course push them like crazy! I can appreciate waiters wanting to push these cards on people given the extra money they can earn, but they need to realise that there's only so far they should press the issue! We go out to places like this to eat, drink and relax, not beat off hawkers!

At the garment store recently, when i had in any case decided to take up one of thier special offers of 3+3. That it self what quite a decisions and then this sales guy kept constantly talking about the great shirts and the sale offers that he had, till i reached a point of irritation and told him that if i was interested i would take it. The petrol bunk when i want to just fil up fuel and get out, the guys selling thier petro cards with thier faces right right into the car. I get quite flustered with them that now i get to bluntly say NO and give them quite a stare.

Happy to know that you have learnt to say No Mimpi.

YEAH,SOMETIMES THESE MARKETING PEOPLE IRRITATE ME TO NO END ESPECIALLY IF I GO SHOPPING IN BIG MALLS,THEY TRY TO GIVE ME SOME CARD,FREE OF COST BUT I CAN SHOP ONLY IN THEIR SHOP.

Hi dear! It is too bad that you just could not enjoy your smoothie because of discourteous marketing people. I feel that once you had said ‘No’ for availing any scheme, they people had no business to press you further. Many a times marketing phone calls are received and I simply say ‘I am not interested’. Prolonging conversation does not help either caller’s purpose or my purpose. Today only I received a call for issuing me a free Credit from an executive of a private bank. I refused to accept the offer, but the caller kept on persisting saying that they are giving my free accidental insurance of Rs.5 lakh and I need to only sign the application form, there is no fee for the card and it is for the life time. I again retorted that I do not require any new credit card, however, the caller did not pay any heed to my statement and finally to get rid of her, I had to say that please call me some other day. These marketing people just get glued to you like anything. I dislike receiving such calls or facing such people (though they may doing their duty). dpk

The waitress must have sensed your intense craving for a smoothie that she thought she can make you agree to anything if she played her cards right. Nope, that hasnt happened to me as far as I can recall. I dont think anyone has approached me like that. Maybe the way that I 'attack' my food just scare them off, either that or they think that I dont have any extra cash or something to pay for whatever it was they were offering.LOL

I have never come across that in a shop. The most that happens is the assistant asking if I'd like their store card, but a simple "No thanks" ends it. They never push. Telemarketers, on the other hand, are REALLY pushy. The only way, after the first refusal, is to say, "I'm sorry, but you won't take 'No' for an answer, so I am hanging up" Here in Australia we can now register our phone number and somehow or other (I don't understand the technicalities) our phone is blocked from Telemarketers. That is ONE good thing our Government has done.

No stories to share (other than when pushy telephone sales people call, I ask if they can hold and then place the receiver in a drawer till they go away), but this sales person was clearly "over the top." Sure, maybe she was making a bonus on every signup-- but that was just plain annoying. I know the economy is difficult in many parts of the world, but there's a point where "enough is enough."

Hi Mimpi! I think that what she did, is too much. I know that business is important. Strategy and public relations and of course, marketing, but, hmmm, that's too much if you have already said "No" twice and still she came back, without your smoothie and with a form. That's too much. I can't say I would have been as gracious as you. Lol. Especially, if I was in a hurry or really hungry. Lol. I remember one time, something almost similar happened to me. I like to make my groceries quietly, going from one end of the store to the other. And one of the promodiser who was selling like a savory mix, magic mix powder, I don't know, Lol. She asked me if I wanted to buy one and I just shook my head and say "No thanks". She went on and on, like reciting a speech, and started following me down the aisle. I said "No" again. And then, I was searching for an item and I bumped in her again. She went on and on again. I got angry, and told her that there was a difference between marketing and harrasing people..Lol..Yeah, really, I am not that gracious when it comes to too much marketing. Lol (^^,)

I would have been pretty annoyed and probably the next time I would have blended one of my cooked sweet potatoes in milk and frozen the "shake" overnight and then taken it the next day where it would have been just about right for sipping by lunch time. Then I could go to the park or somewhere nice instead of the restaurant. No solicitations, no tips, and a delicious and more healthy shake, I mean smoothie, lol. I do like my sweet potato shakes better than ice cream, and although they are naturally sweet I do usually add just a little bit of healthy agave syrup to enhance the flavor.

hi mimpi let me see the man on the phone who was bound and determined to sell me a kirby and when I told him I no longer owned a house, he kept right on telling me all the wonderful things you could do with this fantastic vacumn cleaner. Again I said, but I am here in Gold crest and have just a room with a roommate.the caregivers do all the vacumning then he had the audacity to tell me that he could give Gold Crest a real good deal on a dozen vaumn cleaners so I backed up, pucked up my lips and went into a warhoop sounding yell. that did it. He had hung up .

Yesterday I went out shopping with my mother and we entered a boutique because mum spotted a top she really liked. We walked in and within two seconds a well groomed lady stood by our side never to leave again, I thought we would have to take her home! My mother tried the top on and decided to purchase it. The well groomed saleslady said that it was a great idea because just for that day they had twenty percent off everything and was my mum sure she didn’t want to buy anything else. To this mum replied’ “No thank you”. The lady insisted that this was a great opportunity and went on and on and my mum kept shaking her head saying no. Mum paid for her purchase and the saleswoman asked her AGAIN whether she wanted anything else and to this mum and I replied in unison, “NO!” and walked out. My mum loves her new top and it sounds like you enjoyed your smoothie but what a pity we have to put up with such persistence!

LOL wow talk about persistence! I had a similar experience with a lady who tried to sell me some perfume in a department store. I was looking for my particular brand and she kept coming back with something else that's on promotion or on sale that comes with freebies (extra bag, etc, etc, etc) and all I had to do was sign up for a membership discount card and pay for it. Yeah, PAY for it. I wasn't interested so I outright said, can you PLEASE stop it because I'm not interested. I think any retail store would love to have pushy sales people. Sometimes while I think it's their job, it gets annoying.

Well, what you know. Everything is part of marketing and making money. This is the same as when a bank offers you credit card that is free for life. But after a while, some people from the bank will call you and offer you this and that. You will end up like paying more on the insurance than the credit card fee. Sometimes, it would be better to have your lunch, or smoothies at home. It will only give you a messy kitchen, but at least it will give you peace of mind, and save you from being annoyed.

Geez lady, just give her the smoothie already! My pet peeve is with telemarketers that just don't take no for an answer. I just end up hanging up after the first no and not giving them an opportunity to argue with me.