Ben E Lou
02-14-2006, 02:11 PM
This probably should have made me furious. Instead, it just made my intern and me crack up laughing...
We went to lunch today to go over some training stuff, then went to check out the new "Atlanta Fun Center," an entertainment venue with bowling, video games and karaoke, that we're considering giving several grand worth of business.
We walk in to the place, and no one is at the counter where one would normally rent lanes and get bowling shoes. After a minute or so, a woman appears and asks if she can help us. I say, "I'd like to talk with someone about renting some lanes out this weekend, and also about renting the entire place out next fall."
"Sure! Wait just a minute."
She then proceeds to leave the counter area, walk over to the bowling area, put on a wrist guard of some sort, and bowl! She missed the 10-pin on the first shot, was unable to pick up the spare, walks back PAST the counter where Troy and I are standing (and giggling), and into the back where she goes and gets a guy who helps us with this weekend's event. While we're standing at the counter, we notice a business card for the promotions and group sales director sitting there, so both of us get Susan Dawkins's card. We finish getting the lanes reserved for the weekend, and then ask the guy about next fall. He says, "You'll have to talk with Sue about that." Then, he turns around to look at the chick that didn't help us initially. She's still over there bowling, of course.
Now, at this point, what I would EXPECTED to happen would have been something along the lines of: "Hey Sue, you mind doing a little WORK for a change? These guys might be willing to drop a few grand to rent this place out. The least you could do is put your bowling ball down and see if they are serious."
However, this isn't how things happen at Atlanta Fun Center. No, lackey-boy walks out of the booth, close enough to check the screen above Sue, and comes back and informs us that Sue should be with us very soon, because she only has two frames left.
Wow, I gotta admit that they've got balls.
Troy and I just rehashed the story to each other, and spent the better part of 5 minutes cracking up. :D
We went to lunch today to go over some training stuff, then went to check out the new "Atlanta Fun Center," an entertainment venue with bowling, video games and karaoke, that we're considering giving several grand worth of business.
We walk in to the place, and no one is at the counter where one would normally rent lanes and get bowling shoes. After a minute or so, a woman appears and asks if she can help us. I say, "I'd like to talk with someone about renting some lanes out this weekend, and also about renting the entire place out next fall."
"Sure! Wait just a minute."
She then proceeds to leave the counter area, walk over to the bowling area, put on a wrist guard of some sort, and bowl! She missed the 10-pin on the first shot, was unable to pick up the spare, walks back PAST the counter where Troy and I are standing (and giggling), and into the back where she goes and gets a guy who helps us with this weekend's event. While we're standing at the counter, we notice a business card for the promotions and group sales director sitting there, so both of us get Susan Dawkins's card. We finish getting the lanes reserved for the weekend, and then ask the guy about next fall. He says, "You'll have to talk with Sue about that." Then, he turns around to look at the chick that didn't help us initially. She's still over there bowling, of course.
Now, at this point, what I would EXPECTED to happen would have been something along the lines of: "Hey Sue, you mind doing a little WORK for a change? These guys might be willing to drop a few grand to rent this place out. The least you could do is put your bowling ball down and see if they are serious."
However, this isn't how things happen at Atlanta Fun Center. No, lackey-boy walks out of the booth, close enough to check the screen above Sue, and comes back and informs us that Sue should be with us very soon, because she only has two frames left.
Wow, I gotta admit that they've got balls.
Troy and I just rehashed the story to each other, and spent the better part of 5 minutes cracking up. :D