June 26, 2008
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Luck.
If you bank with TD, you would know that filling out comment card entitles you to enter into the monthly draw for a nice gift basket. Regular customers know that, and they fill out many. But lately, it’s getting harder and harder to ask the clients to fill in the cards because they seem to just give me this bs excuse of: “I’m never lucky” or “I never win anything”, and so they refuse to fill in the comment card.
I’m standing there behind the counter thinking, well… if you’re not even going to try, of course you’re not going to win. What a paradox. Luck probably doesn’t even work into this equation as much as the laws of probability and permutations does.
The point is, I get all these negative thinking clients, until I came across this one client the other day. He’s a senior old man.
me: “Hi, would you like to take a 30 second survey? Based on our service today, would you be extremely likely to recommend us to your friends and family?, and oh yeah — you are also entered into a draw!”
*at this point, I’m sort of waiting for him to say the bs excuse.
client: “Oh yeah! Oh well that’s great! Because I’m lucky!!”
me: (stares)
…… really? And what makes you think that?
client: “I’m married to a wonderful woman. I am so lucky to have her” (smiles timidly)
uhh yeah, at this point, I’m like hiding underneath the counter, wiping a tear away or something.
That warmed my heart.
You think finding a soul mate is based on luck?
Comments (10)
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Wow, that guy really is positive. People like are hard to find nowadays, no wait, make that never.
Soul mate based on luck? Yeah, I guess so. For us to find our own soul mate, it would take:
(1) Fate
(2) Luck
(3) Effort
ah~ I wonder what my other future half is doing right, now.
oh wow, that little old man is adorableeee.
i love that stuff :’)
ooh i never knew about it! which td are you at? i shall come and do questionnaires EVERYDAY in hopes of winning SOMETHING =) i’m unlucky too
awwwwww so cute! and luck does have something to do with it. it has to be the right timing in ur life and theirs to make it work I think.
This story freakin’ made my heart melt into a pile of goo. What the hell, I want to grab that old man and give him the biggest hug ever!
old people are fricken cute.
@star_gazr - Donmills and Steeles. Take a bunch home, fill in EXTREMELY likely, put my name on it, bring it back, put it in the box, and you’re good to go.
awwww what a sweet old man! ^______________^ great story!
sometimes yeah. because finding your dream love is all about timing. you could be made for each other, but if you meet at the wrong time or place in your life, it won’t work out.
but if there is no luck, it’s all about us being smart and picking a good person that’s worth our time and loving unconditionally.