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Casual Articles - Closed For Your Convenience!
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I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? Wha
I received a postcard from my local Infinity dealer. The card offered a set of cut crystal and a chance to win a new Infinity if I stopped in during their Grand Opening Sale. It appeared that somebody took some time to plan a classy sal
Sometimes I’m hungry enough to put up with weirdness, but yesterday, was another matter. The sheer absurdity of the joint got to me.
Here’s the scene. It’s 4:45 on a Friday afternoon, and I haven’t eaten a thing all day. Nothing would be better than a nice piece of prime rib, a tangy thousand isle dressing, hot bread, garlic mashed potatoes, and a glass or two of St. Francis cabernet.
Hey, it’s Friday, okay!
I walk in and ask for a booth where I can stretch out. I’m 6-2, bundled up against the wind, you get the picture, and, the place is two-thirds empty.
In addition to the main dining area, where few patrons are congregated, there is a more delightful, adjacent room; replete with those old fashioned, overstuffed red booths you can still see in my hometown—Chicago—which I like for comfort and sentimental reasons.
Ok, I’m a big, bundled up, hungry, sentimental sap. No problem.
The waitress, doubling as hostess tries to put me in a mini-booth. My legs need a booth of their own. This one she wants to wedge me into, is that small.
I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? Wha
Of all the media choices available to advertisers, intrusive media has been proven in multiple national market tests to be the most effective method for brand creation.What exactly is intrusive media? I like to think of it as out
Here’s the scene. It’s 4:45 on a Friday afternoon, and I haven’t eaten a thing all day. Nothing would be better than a nice piece of prime rib, a tangy thousand isle dressing, hot bread, garlic mashed potatoes, and a glass or two of St. Francis cabernet.
Hey, it’s Friday, okay!
I walk in and ask for a booth where I can stretch out. I’m 6-2, bundled up against the wind, you get the picture, and, the place is two-thirds empty.
In addition to the main dining area, where few patrons are congregated, there is a more delightful, adjacent room; replete with those old fashioned, overstuffed red booths you can still see in my hometown—Chicago—which I like for comfort and sentimental reasons.
Ok, I’m a big, bundled up, hungry, sentimental sap. No problem.
The waitress, doubling as hostess tries to put me in a mini-booth. My legs need a booth of their own. This one she wants to wedge me into, is that small.
I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? Wha
Printed promotional pens are a first class way to advertise your corporate business, a time tested way of targeting an audience to promote your business with a sales boost in mind and an excellent method of putting your message in the h
I walk in and ask for a booth where I can stretch out. I’m 6-2, bundled up against the wind, you get the picture, and, the place is two-thirds empty.
In addition to the main dining area, where few patrons are congregated, there is a more delightful, adjacent room; replete with those old fashioned, overstuffed red booths you can still see in my hometown—Chicago—which I like for comfort and sentimental reasons.
Ok, I’m a big, bundled up, hungry, sentimental sap. No problem.
The waitress, doubling as hostess tries to put me in a mini-booth. My legs need a booth of their own. This one she wants to wedge me into, is that small.
I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? Wha
I have been observing my 4 year old daughter and I have marveled at how she always manages to take over a situation.She gets more attention by not saying anything than all of the other loud mouth kids her age. The peopl
Ok, I’m a big, bundled up, hungry, sentimental sap. No problem.
The waitress, doubling as hostess tries to put me in a mini-booth. My legs need a booth of their own. This one she wants to wedge me into, is that small.
I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? Wha
If you enjoy taking pictures what could be more thrilling than doing it for a living? Just think of how wonderful it could be to be a paid invite to hundreds of weddings and parties a year, to capture joyful family memories that will la
I ask her if I can stretch out, pointing to the room not even five feet away.
“No, that’s closed,” she barks back, officiously.
Why is it closed? What’s your problem, laziness? You can’t walk a few extra feet for a regular customer? Are you waiting for that magical ribbon cutting ceremony when that room will be unveiled? You’re understaffed? It’s a rule?
I DON’T CARE!
Don’t give me any spurious reasons that I can’t get what I want, right now. Don’t even imply that it’s closed for MY convenience, when it’s closed for yours.
Because, if you do, I’ll insist that you change the sign in the window to:
SORRY, WE’RE OPEN!
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