Are you.....Alex? Andy? Albert? Erm... Sorry, I forgot your name...
By XinfulThotz
@XinfulThotz (4140)
Singapore, Singapore
October 12, 2016 3:13am CST
I used to be a Salesperson.
A good salesperson is supposed to remember and know his/her customers well...
And that definitely starts with remembering a person's name.
Actually, I am not quite good with names....
But I survived...
Cos I would start greeting very bubbly and give a praise about the things the customer wear, etc to bring away the fact that I have totally forgotten his/her name.
I only remember the face...
And we start talking and at the back of my mind still struggling hard to remember the name...NAME, NAME, what's his/her name?
Then I will start to panick...
and come up with another trick...
"Mr/ Ms Customer, I need to ensure that I have your contact in my phonebook..."
*pass the phone to the customer for him or her to key*
"accidentally" press "dial" button...
*Ting!!!*
(oh....now I remember... Alex!)
Only after that, I will start to address him as "Alex"..
and of course, I have lots of tricks up my sleeves, the above is only an example.. 
Image Credit: Google Images
And we start talking and at the back of my mind still struggling hard to remember the name...NAME, NAME, what's his/her name?
Then I will start to panick...
and come up with another trick...
"Mr/ Ms Customer, I need to ensure that I have your contact in my phonebook..."
*pass the phone to the customer for him or her to key*
"accidentally" press "dial" button...
*Ting!!!*
(oh....now I remember... Alex!)
Only after that, I will start to address him as "Alex"..
and of course, I have lots of tricks up my sleeves, the above is only an example..
Image Credit: Google Images14 people like this
16 responses
Whenever i cannot remember the name , i would call him or her , Darling . @XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
yes, that's another trick I use too...
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
Actually if he remembers the faces, then still not as bad as forgetting both the name and the face...
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
14 Oct 16
@XinfulThotz no this is all gossip nothing more. - - - - in the family way I heard.
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
@Bluedoll you sure it's a red dress. I thought it was pink?
@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 16
@XinfulThotz LMAO!!! Easy solution Call them poodle for personal touch
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
yeah! but still better to remember people's names...
more sincere and personal touch that way...2 people like this
@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
@Mike197602 i am not in the trade anymore. But i admire you.
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@polyxena (2628)
• Sturgis, Michigan
13 Oct 16
@XinfulThotz Well my names so common that when growing up when people would say my name I didn't know if they were speaking to me or not.
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
14 Oct 16
@polyxena true that common names will have such problems.
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
12 Oct 16
The catch is I don't have their numbers too! 
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
Then call them "dude" or "babe" when you first see them.
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
best shortcut.
But no personalization2 people like this
@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 16
My Dad is absolutely horrible with names. Either he will completely forget the names or he will mess up the pronunciation so badly! LOL! He always pronounce "U" sound as "Juu" Now any name with that sound in it is screwed when he says it. 
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 16
@XinfulThotz Thankfully I was blessed with a sharp memory. 
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
good enough..
better than can't remember both..
better than can't remember both..1 person likes this
@Happy2BeMe (99386)
• Canada
12 Oct 16
That is a smart way of doing it. Very cool. I am usually pretty good at remembering names and faces.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
29 Apr 17
"Practice makes perfect." Sure; there are all sorts of ways to practice, but those are like 'fingerprints' (maybe not 'infinitely individualized,' but generally personalized for each person who uses it).
@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
12 Oct 16
I think there must be a formula somewhere...to match names to faces...
