Shopaholic Tales #1
Not necessarily about my purchases but the salesclerks I encounter. Shopping in the Philippines is a one of a kind experience.
All conversations took place in Pilipino...
Me: (smiling) Hi! Do you have Friends on VCD...?
Saleslady: (quizzical expression) Ummm.... Friends...? No we don't...
Me: (still smiling) Do you actually know what I'm talking about...?
Saleslady: (sheepishly grins) No, I don't.
Me: (holding in my irritation while smiling) Then why did you say you don''t have it when you don't even...know...what... I'm... talking about...? (I turn and look for someone with hopefully better customer service skills)
Saleslady: (shouts an incoherent name) Do we have friends? What's that?
Place: SM City Bicutan at the Video and Music Section Sunday night
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