Discussion (6) ¬

1. 
   Abdiel

   January 17, 2019 at 8:43 am | # | Reply

   Now see, that’s why I like Sarah – always thinking. Get murdered AFTER you spend your money at the con, please.

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     Smithnik

     January 17, 2019 at 1:05 pm | # | Reply

     And she’s generous…he’s not going to be spending money at HER table, so she’s letting him spend it at other tables. Also, she’s so polite about it, merely offering it as an optional modification of his daily schedule.
2. 
   EcchiKitty

   January 17, 2019 at 6:51 pm | # | Reply

   This is how customer service should be done. Were I a con-goer who happened to overhear this conversation, I would be very tempted to go buy a couple buttons from her.
3. 
   Scotty

   January 18, 2019 at 3:17 am | # | Reply

   I understand his frustrations at not finding what he’s looking for among the vendors’ wares; but neither his tact or animus

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     Abdiel

     January 18, 2019 at 11:54 am | # | Reply

     You ever watched a vendor table for a while? That kind of crap is sadly not entirely uncommon. Cons draw some people with interesting gaps in their social skills, sadly enough. Doesn’t make it make sense, no – but I understand it happening quite well. Some people are just looking for someone to at least metaphorically yell at – the actual issue involved is tangentially important at the absolute best. You get a lot of nascent “I paid for this… I can act like a jackhole! For once I can be that annoying guy instead of being the target.” goofballs.

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       Viktor

       January 18, 2019 at 5:11 pm | # | Reply

       This is not just a con thing. Plenty of people seem to think that all retail workers are robots who should be happy to clean up spills or get yelled at for stuff completely out of their control. Empathy, sadly, seems to be a lost art.