MQ and I were out hunting for cosmetics for a frd’s birthday… so while we were hunched over the l’oreal counter looking at their wide array of cosmetics and wondering what went where, this auntie salesperson crept up to us, and suddenly went…
Auntie salesperson: hello, what are you looking for? can i help you?
Us: er, eye liner?
Auntie salesperson: why don’t you look at revlon’s range of eyeliner? very good…
Me: Hmmm, I think we prefer something else.
Auntie salesperson: no, no… Revlon’s eyeliner is the best! Our eyeliner is no. 1!
Me: Er, no thanks. I’ve tried it before and I don’t really like it.
thinking: why is she so persistent about revlon?
Auntie salesperson: But it’s no. 1! The mags said so!
Me: Believe me, it’s not. At least not for me…
thinking: Ok, sheep.
Auntie salesperson: But it’s the best! It’s no. 1 (now her tone is a bit desperate)
Me: Erm, no. It’s not. It’s all crumbly and uneven… application is not smooth.
thinking: is there anything else you can say? Show me some random-controlled double-blind studies manz!
Auntie salesperson: No, it’s the best! Maybe it’s the way you put it on…
Me: (now i’m not even bothered to reply her, i just turned back to the l’oreal shelf)
thinking: no lor, other brands dun have this problem k… pls just go away before i get really sarcastic…
Later on…
Me: Hey MQ, how come that woman so persistent one huh?
MQ: aiya, you blur, she’s from Revlon wat!
Me: OH.
