>...I think it a great pity that you and Keith and I cannot just sit down >in a room... >Tim Keenan Dear Tim, List, I had the most interesting thing come to me today while moving a small grand piano. I remembered how I got my first credit card *long, long ago*. Wha..what you say?? Please bear with me. I went to apply for something I wanted (a credit card), because it was advertised by this store to come on in and get a credit card. When applying for this card, I was told by the person, since I didn't have established credit, I couldn't have one. I said, "How am I going to establish credit if you won't give me a credit card?" To which there was not really a satisfactory answer given. I decided to go up the food chain until my wants were satisfied. So I went into acting mode and started protested visibly by stomping my feet, and audibly speaking louder and louder until I reached a shouting level, "I want to see the manager. I want to see the manager." While some were trying to subdue me with all types of reasoning, the hollering and stomping eventually brought a manager over. After explaining the situation to him, I received a credit card. Not necessarily proud of telling on myself or the experience in my early years, but I had always heard that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and sure enough, it did. I also understand this is a type of tactic used in some forms of negotiating to get what you want. I hope this story proves interesting to some. Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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