Being Conned

Speaking of the doofus dermatologist I went to years ago, the girl who waxed my eyebrows told me that some of her clients went to this person.  I had gotten a few facials from her and she was constantly commenting on what was wrong with my skin.  I made the appointment and he said that I had rosacea, melasma and a whole slew of problems.  When I told her what had happened, she thought it was funny.  I didn't find it funny.  She would bring it up when I had appointments which made me more mad.  I stopped going to her after I got diagnosed with cancer.  She was pushing services I couldn't afford and pushed me to go see someone who made me feel stupid.

I got easily swayed by people thinking they were being so helpful.  Of course I know that I thought these people would like me better.  It would happen just walking into a store and I would get conned into buying about 5 outfits on my credit card.  You would think that someone who sold shoes would know better.  Noooooooo.  It cheered me up at the time when someone would gush over me at the make up counter and sell me products and get me free gifts because I spent way too much.  

I knew that's what was happening when I finally quit my salon last year.  I feel so foolish for all the money I spent for nail services on that idiot nail tech and he was being friendly with me because he wanted me to come back.  I have only been for one service for nails in the 4 years since Covid and that was because Cassie treated me to go with her because she won a raffle.  If I ever had the money to go, it wouldn't be there.  All the pushing he did and the same with my hair stylist.  I liked her because she was quiet and not pushing products.  She was pushing more on me.  I would get something every once in awhile but it was to the point where I'm not a cash register.  And the fact that she had to ask me why I didn't get my nails done after I told her about the shots in my stomach really pissed me off.  Sure, I'll go spend $95 for a pedicure and not pay off my $2500 max for medical.  

It was like some type of boost for me when a salesperson would compliment or find something that brings out the best in you and then you wind up spending too much and those outfits all sit in your closet.

That's the joy of Amazon.  I don't like it. I return it.  Same with Kohl's. I don't want to go to any make up counters after covid or I'll spray all the people there with hand sanitizer.  

I wish I knew how to say "NO" back then.  I do now but those were painfully expensive lessons.

I hated someone walking away from a shoe sale but I knew if someone was on the fence, they would be back with a return and I'd lose that commission.  That wasn't in my nature.  I wasn't going to con people in buying something that I thought sucked.  

If I want someone to do my nails, I'll have my mom with the bad eye vision do it.  

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