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    Default The Hot Tub Business

    Here's a little anecdote for you all that describes some of the situations we run into on the road, selling tubs at carnivals.

    The Characters:

    Jerry - 48 years old, spa salesman in my booth, ultra stoner, paranoid. Jerry thinks every customer is one that he's talked to before. He goes out into the parking lot at least 5 times a day to smoke pot, he writes a lot of deals, but pisses a lot of people off.

    Tom - 38 years old, twice divorced, gravelly voiced, piss and vinegar redheaded Irishman from Chicago with an ego the size of Jupiter. Fat as hell, bloodshot eyes, and never, ever, EVER runs out of things to say.

    The Drama:
    Last Tuesday night, all of us sales guys and a waiter from the restaurant were in Tom's room playing cards. Tom and Jerry (I know, the cartoon, but these are their real names) are getting into a lot of pots. Egos are flaring and in the end Jerry beats everyone, takes their money and is feeling pretty good. So as we all depart Tom goes out the the stairs outside the hotel to smoke, and Jerry joins him to smoke pot.

    While outside, Tom, sounding like a fat bastard that needs a cough drop, says to Jerry, "I'll bet you a thousand dollars that I sell more spas than you". If I were Jerry, I would have said, "good for you, what do I care how well you do? Best of luck". But I'm not Jerry. Jerry says "No sweat, I'll make more than that taking your money at the poker table". Tom then insults Jerry's ability to sell, and bumps him chest to chest. Next second they're at eachothers throats, and Tom grabs a coffee mug off the bannister and broadsides Jerry with it, Jerry falls down the stairs, splitting his face open and bleeding like a stuck pig.

    Jerry ends up in the Hospital with 15 stiches in his face, a broken finger, bruised up and unable to work. Tom and Jerry both get sent home, so now we have two fewer sales guys, and the rest of us are all making more money. Funny how things work out.

    Anyhow, greetings from the bizarre land of hot tubs. I'll see you all in a bit.

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    LOL. Thanks for the update! I hope you haven't had a Carnie Party again so soon!
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    Salesmen......
    sorry but have worked too much tech side of business. "The salesman said it would do what!!???
    Sorry nope never did or will, you will have to talk to him about that. Any other problems I can help you with ?"
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    This thread gets an 8.5 for drama.

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    I thought it was more like a reality show

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    Quote Originally Posted by LadyT View Post
    This thread gets an 8.5 for drama.
    its kinda like a lifetime movie isn't it??


    why do you hang around w/ people like that?

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    Because they work at the same place... Do you hang around the people with which you work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by robdastud View Post
    its kinda like a lifetime movie isn't it??


    why do you hang around w/ people like that?
    Yeah. stories with fights automatically get a boost. It would have been a little more interesting if there was some sort of love triangle element to it. That's where it lost points.
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    Quote Originally Posted by robdastud View Post
    its kinda like a lifetime movie isn't it??


    why do you hang around w/ people like that?
    Ahh one of the joys of working remote

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    Sounds like Tom needs to be thrown in jail. I bet he beat his wives and thats why they divorced him. Sounds exactly like a guy I knew (who I will never speak too again).

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