Thursday, January 21, 2010
Flyer Man
Usually, I feel bad for those people stuck on a street corner handing out flyers. Most times I take pity and accept the the piece of paper which shortly after wards becomes trash. But seriously tonight I had on my best don't come near me face and it totally did not work. Not only did I have my ipod plugged in but I was deeply involved in pseudo texting, which I thought was a good indication I was not interested in an interruption. But "Super Flyerman" was unstoppable. He walked right up to me, shoved the flyer in front of me and preceded to give me the spiel. Luckily, I'm a native NYer and didn't flinch when he invaded my personal space. At the end of his monologue he finally said "I guess you aren't interested" and walked away. Really? What was his first clue?
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Reminds me of one of my favorite Mitch Hedberg lines. "When someone on the street hands you a flyer it's like they're saying "Here, you throw this away.""
ReplyDeleteHey don't be funnier then the blogger!!
ReplyDeleteAnnoys me too. I found that ignoring them doesn't work. What works for me is just walk by with a smile and say "no thanks." To the point and civil.
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