Michael Corley ([info]clivec) wrote,
@ 2008-11-21 22:51:00
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How to sell something: Tip #42

Be polite, until it’s time to not be polite.

 

Yes, it’s a bad take on a Roudhouse line, but it stands true.  When pulled over by the cops, do you want the satisfaction of yelling at The Fuzz, or do you want to not get a $250 ticket?

 

You’ll be amazed at what a upbeat, open attitude will get you when trying to get your way.  It’s taken me through more arduous confrontations with utility companies and officers of the law than I care mention.

 
"Wonderful day, isn't it officer?"

Has being polite ever worked out especially well in your favor?


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Be Polite
[info]epiphany
2008-11-22 08:47 pm UTC (link)
My personal slogan is that you can never be too rich or too polite.

Unfortunately I've never been able to talk my way out of a traffic ticket, no matter how charming I've been to the officer in question. At the end of the quota month, no one is charmable in the LAPD traffic division.

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[info]bella134
2008-11-23 02:16 am UTC (link)
omgosh! i havent gotten a ticket in *years*, in fact it may well be over a decade. why? because i am polite AND i treat cops like people. i dont get defensive, i dont get mad, and, yes, i bat my eyelashes *just a bit*. my hubby *always* says i get out of stuff bc im a chick, but i dont think that's all it is.

and im polite to *everyone*, it's how i was raised. smile at people!! it makes a huge difference. crabby-looking people, scary-looking people, meek-looking people, almost *everyone* will smile back at you, and it's such a small thing to make someone elses day.

=)

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[info]clivec
2008-11-23 02:37 am UTC (link)
I could not agree more. I know several "chicks" who get plenty of tickets. I have no doubt for the reasons you describe.

Cops have a work envirmoment where one in a thousand driver might just take a shot at them. Do they appreciate one who is polite, honest and earnest? Hell yeah.

Oh, and the most lovely of all accesories a woman may wear is her smile.

:)

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[info]bella134
2008-11-23 03:14 am UTC (link)
well said!

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