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by Stephanie Weibe |

The other day, a high-
pressure sales team knocked
on my door, and within min-
utes, my pockets had been
cleaned out. These two
young professionals were
making their rounds -—- four
of my friends were hit the
same day.

She was about three feet
high, with bright blue eyes
and blonde curls. Her part-
ner was tal}, dark and hand-
some — well, almost four
feet tall, with smooth brown
skin, straight black hair and
a crooked grin. He held an
envelope of cash. She had a
paper covered with silver
squares, and a pad of tick-
ets.

- She also had a serious
face and a lisp. “Would you
like to buy a ticket? You
won't know what it cothts
~ until you theratch the little
bokth.” An unknown price —
not the ideal position for a
consumer, perhaps, but an
interesting sales pitch
nonetheless.

I had two bucks in my
pocket, so J scratched at a
little square on her page.
Under the silver, the square
said “twenty-five cents” —
not bad. I would only pay a
quarter for my ticket.

“What are these tickets
for?”

The hoy’s eyes lit up. “To
raise money for our club and
win a trip to Disneyland.”
There was that grin. He saw
this was an easy sale.

. The serious blonde didn’t
have time for such details."
Thcratch another,” she
urged, and pushed the page
of squares at me. Always 4
gambler, I scraped at anoth-
er square. A dollar fifty this
time. That gave me two tick-
ets at a bargain price.

I handed the boy my two
bucks. “This is all I've got
right now, so I'd better quit.”
He took the money and nod-

_ded. I think he understood
the idea of cash flow.

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for a number
LPN in Nova Scotia. She did
summer relief at Mills
Memorial. She says she'd
wanted to pursue a career
as an RN for a long time,
and adds, with thanks, “I
couldn’t have done it without
the total support (over 2 1/2
years) of my husband and
my son. | was away for a
year. I didn’t feel like an old
sage in the class, either.
Both at NWCC and BCIT,
they were great!”

Trudy McLean says nurs-
ing is a big responsibility
and you have to be commit-
ted to handle It. It’s chal-
lenging and it’s academical-

ly, physically and mentally
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, immeasurable, @

of years as an

ut she was determined
to make another sale.
“There’th only one bokth
left. Thcratch another,” she

said, firmly. I’d heard this

pitch before — the.old “good
guy/bad guy” routine. I
‘wasn’t sure how it worked.
~- “Look,” she said with a
sigh, and showed me the
page of silver boxes.
“There'th. only ore left. It’th
a free one.” The boys eyes
grew large, but he didn't say
a word. She was obviously in
charge of the situation — he
was just the money man.
What the heck, I could
always find my purse. I
scratched off the final box.
Underneath, it said “free”.

The boy grinned at this .

luck, but the blonde
ringleader was all business.

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“Here, write your name

_ here.” She shoved a pen and
‘the packet of tickets at me.
“You've got a real good

chanthe to win the trip
now,” she said earnestly.

I signed my name and
address on the tickets, while
she directed a steady con-
versation about her sales
history. It seems business
was good, despite the reces-
sion. |

“There.” Our business
was complete, and I stood
up.
He rifled through his
envelope of cash. “Don’t you
want your dollar change?”

I thought for a moment, |

considering a quick math
lesson. “No, you keep it for
your club.”

They walked off to their
next sale, and as I watched
them, ! realized what an
easy mark I'd been. I like to
think I'm a wary consumer,
a careful shopper. Not any-
more. I might watch for

sales, cut out coupons for .

twenty cents off my laundry
detergent, but without a

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thought I handed over hard-
earned cash for a ticket on a
draw I’ll never win. Yup, I
surrendered to a lisp and a

' crooked grin. Had they been

selling nuclear waste sludge

for the Young Fascists Club,

I still wouldn’t have had a
chance of hanging onto my
money.

And this goes on across
North America all the time.
Lisping, crooked-mouthed
children traipse door-to-

delighted, helpless adults dig
into their pockets for loonies
and quarters. The bottom
line on this economy must be

stupendous. But with an

entertaining sales pitch, a
good cause and only a small
dent in your wallet, who
could argue with the idea?
Not me — that blonde was
one tough cookie, and she
knows where I live.

You may as well get out
your money. They’re coming

door, peddling chocolates, - your way.
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