Filly's Frolic #6

I tend to avoid those people in shopping centres that have the little kiosks in the middle of the mall and try to attract your attention and then do the hard sell on you once they've got you standing there.. Sometimes it's a charity thing and sometimes it's for something like overpriced skin care products that make me temporarily stupid and terribly susceptible to their sales tactics. Hence, I generally try to avoid them while staying polite with a smile and a "No, thank you" as a I continue walking speedily like a rabbit running past a fox.

Recently, I was walking frolicking in the shopping centre again when a lady in a kiosk caught my attention, holding up a packet of something. I was just about to turn tail and dash off when I realised she was asking if I would like a free sample. Free sample? Free??? FREE?! How could I resist?

I slowly made my way to her kiosk like a fish to a shiny lure. "Hello Miss", she said. "Have a free sample of one of our products." I smiled, no, I beamed... she had called me miss! I felt the happiness swelling up inside me.

I looked down at the sachet in her hand to see what wonderful product I would be able to try and suddenly the bubble of happiness popped, leaving a sinking hole... It was facial after shave cream!!!! Had she clocked me and was trying to be respectful and helpful??? Were the remnants of my my facial hair that obvious and poking through my makeup?? Thoughts flew through my head like a whirlwind, wreaking havoc in my brain.

I stood there stunned looking at the sachet for what seemed like eternity but must really only have been a second. The lady looked down at what she was holding and said somewhat surprised and apologetic "Oops! That one wouldn't be for you!" She sifted through her sachets and offered me a packet of hand cream 'enriched with deep sea minerals'. "There you are miss.", she said. The whirlwind in my mind abated and the happiness returned.

Another fuss over nothing and I merrily continued my frolic through the shopping centre..