She Gave You A ‘Game Over’, Not A ‘Restart Level’
A friend and I (both girls) were at a video game store just browsing and hanging out. An employee comes up to us.
Employee: “Do you need help finding anything?”
Me: “No, thank you, we’re just looking.”
Employee: “Have you seen the new Nintendo DS XL’s?”
The Nintendo DS XL has just come out.
Employee: “They’re the best handhelds, and more suitable for games that girls enjoy!”
Friend: “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Employee: “I mean, uh… well…”
Me: *Giving the guy an ‘out’ of this conversation.* “No, thank you. We’ve never been into handheld games.”
Amazingly, despite my giving this dude an easy way out of the conversation, he doubles down.
Employee: “Oh, but they really are very good!”
Me: “I said we’re not interested.”
Employee: “But they have newer, bigger four-inch screens!”
Friend: “You’re not the first guy to try to convince me that four inches is impressive.”
That was the end of his sales pitch.
