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By canabana - 11/04/2009 08:42 - Canada

Today, I spent 3 hours trying to close a simple $400 deal with a homeowner. He spent 3 hours telling me about his life story including his marital problems, his philosophical views of the world, AND he read me 20 pages of haiku poems. Only 3 hours later did he tell me he couldn't accept my deal. FML

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John_Failer 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 20:17

"All these dumb haikus. Would you just accept my deal? Oh hell, **** my life."

p89hg69 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 20:17

guess he's pretty lonely

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lifeislife_fml 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 22:29

LMAO the haiku part is the funniest.

bco12 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 22:22

"those are all very nice poems sir, if you'll excuse me I have to take this call... oh no, my daughter's in the hospital? I'll be right there, just let me close this deal!"

hsmiles 0

Saturday 11 April 2009 23:38

Wow ... and you put up with this WHY? Doesn't sound like it's worth $400, even if he had paid.

tigrouficele2012 44

Sunday 12 April 2009 0:09

Should've told him "Okay then, that'll be $400 for today's therapy session."

Monty_Python 0

Sunday 12 April 2009 0:21

That sucks.

MoobyTheCow 2

Sunday 12 April 2009 0:21

YDI for being too desperate. Really, it sounds like he was screwing with you and the fact that you entertained him for that long probably just confirmed to him (assuming he's not crazy) how desperate you were to get his money. Professionalism gets more sales than ass-kissing. Next time, keep the client focused on business. Not only will this increase the odds that he'll accept, but it'll save your time if he declines. Small talk is fine to establish rapport, but it has to lead to a purpose. Purposeless haiku-reading is just setting yourself up for fail.