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As I walked over, I practiced what I would say to get a new customer. May I interest you in our pool cleaning service? Do you need more than just a clean pool? Do you need reliability, promptness and peace of mind? How would you like to have a clean pool every week? There are clean pools, and then there are clean pools. Clean! Clean! Clean! And for the low, low price of $20.
When I got to the first house on the street I paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door. No answer. This time I knocked more forcefully. Still no answer.
Ok, no problem. I moved on to the next house and knocked. No response. I knocked again. Still nothing. I knocked louder. Oh well, on to the next one. I knocked on the next door. Three times. No answer. Ok, so maybe this was going to be harder than I thought.
Five more doors and I finally got a response. A nice old lady opened the door and before I could get two words in she disappeared into her foyer and returned a couple minutes later and handed me some candy.
βYou
seem nice,β she said. βHave some candy.β
βI can clean your pool.β
βOh you donβt need to do that,β she
smiled. βIβm happy to give it to you. I keep a bowl of candy in my kitchen for
guests. Itβs leftover from Halloween. Youβre welcome to have some.β
βI mean for $20.β
βYou want me to give you $20?β
βYes.β
She was horrified.
Oops. βNo, no,β I said. βI donβt want $20. I mean, I do want
$20.β I stammered. βBut I donβt mean for you to just give me $20. I mean I will
clean your pool for $20.β
She still looked confused.
βIβm grateful for the candy, Maβam.β
βOh, why didnβt you say so. I donβt have
a pool.β She seemed relieved.
βOh.β I smiled awkwardly. βWell, Iβll be
going now. Thank you for the candy.β
I sat on the curb and as I bit into one of the candy bars she gave me. I had to admit I wasnβt feeling great. They always made it look so easy in the movies. I thought for sure Iβd have a new client by now. After all, I was a vendor now, not just a kid. I was offering a clean pool and peace of mind at a good price.
After a few minutes of feeling sorry for myself I got back up and knocked on the next door. And the door after that. And the door after that one. And four more doors after that. Finally, someone answered. A pimply teenager wearing a backwards baseball cap.
I
started telling him about my pool cleaning services when he said, βhold on a
secondβ, pulled out his phone and start taking notes.
This is good, I thought. Heβs really interested. I explained itβs
a weekly service, he could pick the day and time and I would be there at that
time to clean his pool.
βSo itβs not just a clean pool, itβs
peace of mind for the low, low price of $20.β The last part I sang like a
jingle. Just like Iβd heard on the radio.
βThatβs really good,β he said.
βAwesome. So youβll do it?β
βOh no,β he said quickly. βI need some
money this summer and this sounds like a good way to make some extra money.β
βHey!β I shouted. βNo fair! Itβs my idea.β
βCleaning pools is your idea?β he asked
sarcastically.
βYes!β
βNo itβs not. Anyone can clean pools.β
βNot like this, not like I can.β
βWhatever dude.β He waved his hand
dismissively.
βYeah dude, whatever.β It was all I could
think of saying and stormed off.
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