I had a terrifying sight appear before me today at work………………..
……………….it was Keith with an Argos* catalogue ….!!!....................
( *Argos is a shop in the U.K. which sells consumer goods )
Keith , as it turned out , wanted a new C.D. player , but he is a little old fashioned , to put it mildly.
Just to put that in to perspective - he asked me last year if it was possible to still get top loading washing machines !!! - something I reckon they stopped making
20 years ago - hence me trying to unsuccessfully hide under my desk when I saw him coming :)
So his required specifications were –
“ I want a C.D. player / radio/ tape player !!! with an /off button………………..
…………no - graphic equalizers , flashy lights , ability to copy disc’s………,
….I – pod docks , wireless controllers , sub woofers , bass boosts ,
……….or any of that other sh*t “ …….
………………..end of story……………..!!!
It complicated matters ever so slightly , when you had all the smartasses in the office chipping in to the conversation , and to the trying to confuse him even further by throwing irrelevant phrases like - Xbox 360 , Bluetooth, Wifi and PS3 in to the conversation, and then of course - Whatto got involved and started recommending £1000 plus Bang and Olufsen systems ….!!! .
So I sat and thought a minute and said ………………
…..“ Ok Keith – go to your local electrical shop, and ask the guy behind the counter to go in to the store room , and search out the oldest , dust covered boxes marked mark 1 - C.D. players , right at the back of the cupboard , probably next to the top loading washing machines and gramophones , and who knows you may get a two for one deal with a gramophone thrown in for free “ :)
………Surprisingly - that didn’t go down well – either and I was threatened with him never , ever coming to ask for advice again…….. …
…………….which can’t be bad …:)
No, seriously I really don’t mind advancement / change if its for the better, but change for change - sake , well that’s a topic in its own right …….
…………………and for yet another time :)
