It Would Be Unwise To Refuse The Chairperson

I was working in a small interior design store. We sold a special type of chairs which customers sometimes looked at but never dared to sit in for some reason. I suppose they might’ve thought they were only for display, but considering how many customers moved around our table setting, I am not sure that is it. Anyway, I usually had to let them know it was all right to test them, upon which they first declined but then changed their minds.

One day, a mother came in carrying her rather large baby. Her eyes blankly stared around the store, and I could see she was exhausted. I approached.

Me: “Can I help you with anything?”

Mother: “No, it is all right.”

Me: “Would you like to try one of our chairs?”

Mother: “No, it is fine. I am not buying a chair. I am waiting for my husband.”

Me: “Of course, but if you want, you can try a chair while waiting.”

I couldn’t help but smile a little as I saw it click in her eyes when she understood what I was getting at.

Mother: “Oh! Can I?”

She looked like a child who was told she could have ice cream but thought it was too good to be true.

Me: “Of course. Here, let me help.”

I got her seated and started planning how to best accommodate them should the baby need to feed, without risking the merchandise. However, my plans weren’t needed as the father came in to meet the, now smiling and somewhat rested, mother of his child.

Seeing her relief made my day.