Last night after watching Knocked Up (which was both hysterically funny and slightly disturbing) my friends and I went to go get some ice cream and something very interesting took place.
I stood at the counter for a minute considering each of the flavors and contemplating which to get. After a minute of internal struggle debating the merits of strawberry v. cookie dough, I still had not come to a conclusion. So I kindly asked the girl behind the counter which flavor she recommended. She looked at me for a second, then asked me whether or not I like coffee ice cream. I told her I did. Then she reached down into the freezer and gave me a large cup of coffee ice cream with a cone sticking out of it; she said, "you can have this." At first I wasn't quite sure what she was saying but then I realized she was giving it to me for free. Apparently someone had ordered it earlier and couldn't pay for it. I thanked her and wished her a good night.
As we walked back to the dorms, I told my friends what had happened and how nice the girl had been. But then they told me that she wasn't just "being nice," rather that she had given me the ice cream as token of interest/attraction, if you will. I was puzzled. Perhaps I'm just naive but I always thought that girls seemed to benefit from these type of perks, not guys. I'm still not convinced, but please feel free to weigh in with your thoughts.
One thing I am convinced about is related to my previous post: kindness is contagious.
the helper
7 years ago
2 comments:
It definitely could be your perpetual GQ'd look, but everyone appreciates/notices a well-groomed man. (Don't get me wrong you being perpetually GQ isn't something to be ashamed of. Honestly, I'm quite envious.)
But I also think there were a lot of factors that she calculated before giving you the ice cream. Whether other customers are in the store, whether it's close to closing time, whether you would be offended or likely to take it, etc.
To bolster your argument:
While working at Quizno's back home I would notice that my female co-worker would receive substantially more tips when she rang up customers. I took it to be more than coincidence. Yeah, I'll admit that I was jealous even though tips were shared.
Hmmmm, aren't your friends being overly sensitive? I think this story shows more what they think of you than some random ice cream employee. Since when is giving otherwise unsellable ice cream a token of interest?
What's the real probability that the employee expected that you'd ask her for a date or something? That sort of thing would matter more if you were a regular and she regularly did out-of-the-ordinary nice stuff for you.
As for thinking that stuff only happens to girls... Well, at least you can milk it for what it is. Equal opportunity for freebies!
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