Is it just me or did no one else have a mother who dragged them around the shops and put things on layby? She would then have an excuse to go back to the shop and give the nice lady money every week and one day we would put some huge parcel wrapped up in brown paper with the name on it in the back of the car.. after that it would go up into the void on top of her wardrobe or in the linen press never to be seen again. My parents were divorced so we never heard "SHH dont tell your father." ( Not that any of my cusomers would ever do any such thing.) My mother's constant chant was " SHH dont tell your grand mother. "
Today- I met a great young lady who told me she would never be able to own a designer hand bag because she had never had more than $600 in her bank account. I proceeded to tell her that I also do layby if that helps. "What's that she said? " So I told her well we take a deposit and then you come in every week or fortnite for six weeks or until you finish paying for it whichever is shorter. Being a very savy late teen she asked and how much is the interest?" When I told her you don't get the goods until the payments are completed. She was so astounded..."OMG she said That's great!!"
Her next question was "What kind of people do layby? " I told her all sorts of people do layby. There was a lady out the front of the shop in a very nice car- she said to me " She wouldn't do layby- would she? She drives a Mercedes!...I winked at her and said " I think she is here to pay something off her lay-by." & she was!!
"Wow !!!" She said You know what ? I think I will have that one!!" She picked up a beautiful Gucci hand bag! 'Yes!' I thought as I carefully packed the bag up for her. The next minute she was upset..."What's the matter?" "I don't have enough money to pay the deposit & pay-day isn't till Friday! I won't ever get my lay by now!! "
Then I told her about 'holds' and said I would keep the bag till Friday for her and she could come and pay her deposit then. She was jumping out of her skin- she was so excited. She spent nearly 15 mins thanking me for teaching her about these great ways to buy bags. As she left the shop I asked her what her plans for tonite were. " I am going home to tell my mum about this!- She will love it!"
As for myself I came home with a smile on my face. I can't wait till Friday and ask her what her Mum said when she told her!!!
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