A customer approaches me in the paint department asking about spray adhesive. I inquire to learn more about his project so I can get him the best product. All he tells me is that he needs something that won't take the paint off the walls when he takes the thing he's gluing back off as its a temporary thing and he's renting the place. After asking more questions he tells me it's foam, sound proofing foam. Like egg crate foam material. I tell him my band experience with soundproofing and temporary spaces. In this case just like my situation was, he tells me it's a bedroom. I tell him what we did and we bounced ideas back and forth. How he's describing the material it sounds like professional audio quality sound foam. I like to talk shop with other musicians and music people and at this point I'm convinced he's building a recording studio rather than a band space so I ask "so are you building a recording studio?" He hesitates with a smirk and says "my girlfriend is really loud" another pause. During this brief period of time I was thinking that they fight or something like that then he continues with "she's loud when we fuck and the neighbors are complaining"
Not exactly what I was expecting and it caught me off guard. I was ready to be in full music nerd mode then he lays that on me. I laughed and joked back to him that the gags are on aisle 5. He chuckled then thanked me for my advice and we parted ways with big smiles on our faces.
Like a boss.
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