[Public-List] At the Toronto Boat Show

[daniel joseph walker]

Guess the u.s. doesn't have all the idiots after all


Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

>Thought you folks would like this ­ I wrote out a transcript of this real,
>honest to goodness true conversation I had with a visitor at my booth here
>at the Toronto Show...
>
>
>Client:  ³are you Gord Laco?²
>
>Me:  ³yes²
>
>C: ³my friend Ralph (I forget the real name) told me I need to talk to you²
>
>M: What can I do for you?
>
>C: I understand you have a business refinishing boat¹s bottoms...
>
>M: sorry, I don¹t.
>
>C: My friend says you do.
>
>M: Sorry, I don¹t.  We import and distribute Epifanes Yacht coatings, build
>Voyager Self Steering Vanes... Etc etc etc
>
>C: I need the bottom of my boat sand blasted and refinished.  Can you do
>that for me?
>
>M: sorry, no.  
>
>C: when did you stop doing bottoms?
>
>M: I never did, I don¹t even do my own boat.
>
>C: Would you do my boat?
>
>M: Sorry, no.
>
>C: how can I get my boat¹s bottom refinished?
>
>M: well I suppose you can do it yourself, it¹s messy work, or have a pro do
>it for you.
>
>C: what would that cost?
>
>M: I don¹t know.
>
>C: do you have a price list?
>
>M: no, I only sell to dealers and sub distributors
>
>C: I mean for the bottom jobs
>
>M:  I don¹t work on boats, I don¹t do bottom jobs.
>
>And so on......I guess he figured if he kept at me, I¹d eventually say yes.
>I didn¹t.
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