The Compulsive Consumer

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Committing to memory – the following words are what we are going to learn.

feel small ¶ few and far between ¶ fair sex ¶ get a line ¶ feel her out ¶ fight shy of ¶ grousing ¶ gift horse in the mouth ¶ fighting chance ¶ falls all over you ¶ in your line ¶ as good as your skin ¶ figure of speech ¶ fill you in on ¶ finger in the pie ¶ in a fair way to be ¶ twisting them around her fingers ¶ hanging fire ¶ I've figured on ¶ hung on the lips of ¶ lose your head ¶ to listen to reason ¶ for the life of me ¶ not on your life ¶ light-foot ¶ light-heel ¶ light-handedness ¶ your fill of ¶ fallen in with ¶ falls flat ¶ falling asleep at the switch ¶ fair and square ¶ looks down her nose at me ¶ Tell it like it is ¶ sands are running out ¶ pass the buck ¶ where the shoe pinches ¶ got to hand it to you ¶ not worth your salt ¶ serves you right ¶ look about ¶ look high and low ¶ look over ¶

Learn them here ...

Not wearing the right clothes for the right season makes one embarrassed and feel small. You walk into a shop and say, "I know good salespeople are few and far between. They are hard to find. But those who are of the fair sex, who are ladies, do better. Now, can you show me a jacket that I can wear all year round?" You are trying to get some information, or to get a line, on what is available. You are also attempting to see what the salesperson's response is, to feel her out.

An intimidated salesperson will avoid and fight shy of a fault-finding, grousing customer, or a customer who likes a gift horse in the mouth, or who likes to look for a needle in a haystack. An intimated salesperson will only have a small chance (will only have a fighting chance) of getting a big commission.

"Yes, Sir." She is very attentive, and falls all over you. "You will like this red jacket and it will be in your line. I know that it will be as good as your skin, to use a metaphor, a figure of speech. I can give you more background information regarding, or fill you in on, the fabric …" The saleslady happily answers your question, thinking that she already has a finger in the pie, a share of the price as her commission. "This jacket is becoming a best seller item, is in a fair way to be a best seller item." She is excellent at manipulating her customers, twisting them around her fingers. But lately a rise in her commission is being delayed and is hanging fire, and every dollar counts for her.

"How much is this? I need to make sure that the price is what I've anticipated, is what I've figured on." Having listened attentively and having hung on the lips of the saleslady, you asked.

She gives you an answer. You go berserk and lose your mind. You cannot control your emotion and you lose your head. You refuse to listen or refuse to listen to reason. "No! No! No! Not even if you killed me – for the life of me!" You jumped up and down. "Not even if you gave me your life – not on your life! I'm leaving this horrible place where you eat up customers!"

You can't even recall what she has said. You walk away quickly – your walk is light-foot and light-heel – and you walk away with the jacket and without her knowing. The quickness and light-handedness of your activity has earned you the jacket. You have had your fill of, and satisfied, the compulsion to steal. You have not fallen in with, nor are friends with, thieves. The compulsion is innate. Buying goods the normal way does not interest you, and falls flat as far as you are concerned.

The saleslady's boss is going to give her a hard time for not keeping an eye, for falling asleep at the switch. "My boss is a bitch. She is not fair – not fair and square. She looks down on me, which means she looks down her nose at me. I know she will say: I know you are the one who stole it. Be honest. Tell it like it is. Time is running out. The sands are running out," the saleslady thought to herself.

"I would deny. She would then say: Don't pass the buck. Don't avoid your responsibility. That's where the difficulty is. That's where the shoe pinches - you don't admit that you are the thief when that is the truth."

"I would still deny. She would say: you're unbelievable. I've got to hand it to you. Your are not able to discharge your responsibilities. You are not worth your salt. Listen to this – you are fired. You deserve it and it serves you right. You asked for it."

She is wrong. The boss' response surprises her. "Look around and look about. Look closely – that means look high and low for the man and the jacket. Closely examine and look over the Internet for cheap jackets."

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