Another interesting day at Guitar Center! Does God have a sense of humor?

@TheHorse (238349)

Walnut Creek, California

March 27, 2021 4:42pm CST

We had a small Open House today (Saturday) at Guitar Center. My job at Open Houses is to try to get people to sign up for guitar (or piano or whatever) lessons. But when I have down time, I turn into a humble sales person in the acoustic guitar room. Today, I got two people interested in guitar lessons. They didn't sign up. Yet. My hope is that they will. But the oddity is that I sold another guitar. A fella was considering three different guitars, and I tuned them all up for him so he could experiment with them. He left the store with a new guitar. As I mentioned in a previous post, it's ironic that I am NOT a salesperson, and I abhor corporate greed, yet I'm currently better at selling guitars for Guitar Center than I am at signing up people for lessons with me. Do you think God has a sense of humor? I love irony.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

27 Mar 21

Maybe you should have a talk with "your boss" to see if you could get a commision

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

Heh. I'm thinking about it. If this keeps happening, I'll have to bring it up.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

@xander6464 Heh. The "aw shucks" part of my personalty would make that difficult.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

@xander6464 I wonder how much wiggle room there is at Guitar Center.

@RasmaSandra (98088)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Mar 21

Congrats on selling a guitar. Yes, I think the Lord has a fine sense of humor, There are times when things seem topsy turvy to me and I look up in exasperation and I could imagine Him chuckling up there,

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@RasmaSandra (98088)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

30 Mar 21

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 Mar 21

@RasmaSandra I do the same. I just look up toward the sky and chuckle.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

I love those moments. Maybe they're reminders to keep the faith and do what you do.

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@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

28 Mar 21

That’s good the guy left with a guitar I hope he enjoys it a lot

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

I hope so too.

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

27 Mar 21

well, maybe that is your "purpose", lol

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

I would rather teach people to play than have them buy new material possessions.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

@Lucky15 Exactly. Wooden things decay. As beautiful as they may be. But love of music can be passed on for decades, even centuries.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

28 Mar 21

@TheHorse because what they will learn will go along way :D

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Mar 21

Good for you, not sure about the sense of humor question.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

I would respond: God has what ever the heck s/he wants.

@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

28 Mar 21

**repleat** sales = connection you connect very well! Now, i would ask you this. What is wrong with sales? Yes, we all fear the used car salesperson (this baby runs like a charm. we all know charms don't run so when the car stops 100 yards from the dealership, and looking back the dealership has a closed sign in the window you realize it was truly a charm). But sales as I said in your last post is a connection. When you care about what you are selling, what's wrong with being a sales person?

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

Actually, nothing. But it's uncharted territory for me. So it feels odd.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

@DocAndersen That's how I will view it in the future!

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

28 Mar 21

@TheHorse teaching my friend is selling. You have information, guidance and structure and you impart that to someone that doesn't know if they actually want it!

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@BarBaraPrz (51838)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Mar 21

Definitely.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

Agreed.

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

29 Mar 21

I think you need to ask commission for every sales you make. You're good at it.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

We'll see what happens!

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

28 Mar 21

You should ask for commission for selling those guitars. That way corporate greed will be lesser served.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

29 Mar 21

@TheHorse I will be honored. Will you let me do all the slides for all your future music AND be my music slave for lifetime?

@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

Can I hire you as my advocate?

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@wolfgirl569 (135944)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Mar 21

You like playing may be why

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

I like playing. But I like moving myself and others forward.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

29 Mar 21

You have many gifts. Hopefully, one guitar buyer will want lessons. You have to sell yourself, too.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

I've signed up some students who don't own a guitar yet.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

@DianneN Exactly!

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

29 Mar 21

@TheHorse They will need a guitar soon.

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Mar 21

I'm sure He has. How else could you come up with a Cardinal Sin (Archbishop of Manila)?

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Mar 21

Heh.

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@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

28 Mar 21

As I said before, I think you should get a commission for these sales.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

I have a long-standing tradition of not standing up for what I deserve. Can I hire you as my representative?

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@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

29 Mar 21

@TheHorse Of course! We shall go into negotiations immediately! :-)

@porwest (112924)

• United States

28 Mar 21

I have no qualms with selling and no qualms with greed. Both have served me quite well, and incidentally I also really like money. lol. But yes. It IS ironic that you work for a corporate conglomerate and not Pete's Little Tiny I Wish We Had The Guitar You Wanted store.

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@TheHorse (238349)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Mar 21

I will see what happens.

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