Today, while handing out business cards to promote my new dog grooming business, I stopped to talk to a potential client. She let me get all the way through my 15 minute speech, before bothering to tell me she didn't have a dog. FML
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amberita28
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So you had a whole 15 minute conversation about your pet grooming business and you didn't bother asking her any questions? Especially important ones like, "So, what kind of dog do you own?"
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10_4Franky
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At least she was polite and let you finish your spiel. She wasn't being a bitch.
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10_4Franky
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At least she was polite and let you finish your spiel. She wasn't being a bitch.
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HayHayMoose
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agreed.
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sterlingarcher
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well she could have said something instead of waiting 15 minutes lol..
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liquidfireKAN
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lol I feel sorry for you OP but this is hilarious. why don't you start off by asking " do you have a dog? " next time ;)
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TheWindowLicker
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I agree with #1, she just didn't want to be rude and interrupt..... maybe! If she did OP probably would think she was being a bitch...
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Keffin
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on another bright point, if OP was nervous, they got a bit of that out. right?
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omg_a_BALLOON
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I c wat u did thar.
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cmyk
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last this happen to me, i got a date.
but ydi for not asking the most obvious question. "do you own a dog?"
but ydi for not asking the most obvious question. "do you own a dog?"
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littlemissFYL
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its obvious that the OP is either extremely attractive or extremely ugly for someone to politely listen to you give a speech for 15 minutes for no damn reason.
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FarSide
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If you can't describe your business in 2 minutes, then you are doing it wrong. The first 30 seconds are the make/break point in the sale.
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xzadious
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10 bucks says she had a dog but after 15 minutes of u yapping away like an idiot she decided to not hire you because you wouldn't shut up.
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Asario
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tell this potential client to get a dog, and then come to your shop and spend 10x the human haircut cost to get her doggy groomed. but if she were smart she'd just use a scissors to avoid another 15 minute speech.
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Uncool_LikeYou
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maybe she did have a dog and she just told you she didn't so you would shut up..
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gozar_fml
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Too bad she wasn't a bitch - OP coulda groomed her.
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Hiimhaileypotter
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#88 I work at a grooming salon.Before I did, my dog was washed, dried, brushed, nails done, and fur clipped for only $35. That's really not expensive. Nail trimming is free, and a bath and dry for a large dog is about $20. I can't speak for any other grooming salons, but the ones I've worked at definitely don't charge "10x the cost of a human haircut."
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amberita28
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So you had a whole 15 minute conversation about your pet grooming business and you didn't bother asking her any questions? Especially important ones like, "So, what kind of dog do you own?"
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holewski
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EXACTLY!!!!!! op deceived it for Missy out the most vital point of their business!!!
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holewski
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missing*
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benderbot19
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yeah. that should have been the first thing op said. could have saved some time!
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Predental
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15 min makes speeches boring. I would never use his service
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staceysgenesis16
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thats so true !!! wow ,, epic win !! i would think that question would be one of the first things to say
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WallyTheWombat
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Yea I agree. Plus you can't really call her a "potential client" for a dog grooming business unless she has a dog... or even a dirty raccoon or some kind of animal that you're willing to wash.
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rgms38
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& she may refer you to someone she knows
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pman590
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or at least, got a dog?
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princessRiRi97
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what does Op stand for?????
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10_4Franky
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Original poster a.k.a the author of the FML.
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iBanana
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OP, why did you not ask her beforehand?
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severusplease
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it's OP's fault; he/she needs to learn to be less pompous and DOG-matic
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silvac13
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what the fuck you talking about???
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Ariannalang
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Why is this an FML? So not a big deal. She was just being polite.
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xXshadowrollerXx
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I can't really decide what to call this. I'm much more interested as to why you have a 15 minute speech for a dog grooming company. Car salesmen don't even have 15 minute speeches.
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A7X_LoVeee
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Maybe what you had to say was interesting.
:D
:D
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22cute
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Or maybe you need to reduce your speech to 2 minutes.
And LISTEN more!
And LISTEN more!
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boygeorgebaby
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how annoying. but people do get annoyed with the whole advertising thing. she didnt wanna be rude, and you probably wouldn't let her get a word in. YDI.
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holagranola
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YDI for not asking her if she had a dog;)
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PSQ91
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YDI for wasting your time on random people walking without dogs.
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jennifer93
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I hate when people have headphones in and I ask them a long question & they don't bother to tell me they couldn't hear me at all until after I ask it
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Fiskerz
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maybe they couldn't hear you to tell you they couldn't hear you...
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PSQ91
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Maybe IMO they don't give a damn