Edition146 Monday 9th July 2012
Hi, it is amazing what you learn to cope with or go without sometimes! We havent had an internal oven for nearly five years and existed with 2x electric cast iron elements for nearly ten years! Why?, good question, I guess because they were diagnosed as ‘beyond repair’ and I never got round to getting them replaced. I used to cook outside on the barbeque in all weather and attempt to prepare gourmet cullinary delights on the hot plates that featured two speeds, flat out=burnt or off= undercooked! Yes I was a real catch but needless to say I was saved by the much needed womans touch. Then,together with the associated added female motivation/organisation came the recent replacement of the wall oven, hob and dishwasher for the dearly departed and redundant incumbants. WOW I cant believe how easy life is with everything functioning as it should or how clean and uncluttered I want to keep the entire area now that I am spending more time there! Time to dig out the cook books and fight for game time on the kitchen playing field….bring it on master chef!!
What a cracker weekend with heaps of sunshine, a spin on the motorbike with the family, carrot cake muffins(icing to die for) from Blossoms café on the way,a couple of auctions started on trademe and lighter school holiday traffic flows to look forward to again next week,folks I can safely say life doesn’t get any better.
I trust you got lots of enjoyment from your weekend as well and that you had some time to relax and have fun with your friends and family. I also hope some of you have been able to take some time off with kids during the holidays. Have a great week ahead, cheers Jonesey.
Harry and the Hendersons were well behaved and spoiled by the contractors onsite last week. They all continue to perfect their ability to soak up heat rays from sun and fireplace.
“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing”Oscar Wilde
After wearing my current work fleet of shoes(the princely sum of 2 pair)literally into the ground and suffering from the resultant wet and the cold I was finally motivated to buy a new pair.
Instead of buying a couple of cheaper pairs like normal I thought it was time to splash out (a little) and buy a quality pair….afterall no one ever regretted that right?
Well what an experience that turned out to be. Instead of a nightmare like last week I was served by a professional who asked me open questions and listened to the answers. “How much walking in a day did I do?, what profession was I in?, what did I want the shoes for?, where would I wear them most?” WOW here was a person who wanted to make sure I got the right pair of shoes and who took time to ensure we achieved my goal. His Approach and Interview were superb,then after establishing my requirements he proceeded to Demonstrate two models that would easily fulfil my needs. He also valIdated the choice by referring me to the number of that particular pair he had sold and to professional people just like me. Just to make sure I was sold he mentioned two prominent Auckland businessmen who shopped regularly at his store. Then while he had me totally captivated , confident and at ease with him and his approach he asked me if I had shoe polish as the leather needed to be cared for properly. Now because I wanted my shoes last a long time I wanted to care for them correctly so I purchased the polish. Then he recommended that for the leather sole to have longevity that a special cover be fitted which I duly signed up for. All up the shoes complete with extras did cost me more than I normally pay but at no stage did I feel pressured or harrassed into purchasing. In fact I enjoyed the experience and have decided I will be back for another pair this week. I consider I got a quality product sold to me by a professional salesperson who cared as much for me as he did about making the sale. All this,while he served two others at the same time WOW what a difference.
“Where trust and rapport are high, selling pressure is perceived low.” Integrity Selling
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