I forgot to add about a shop I did today which reminded me of Cettie. Well, I opened Rogers door and lo and behold, four, no doubt about it, huge and bulky Toronto policemen who practically occupied the whole store. I was about to go but one of them smiled. "Do you want service? Come in." I was trapped!
The associate was practically shooing me out, telling me they did not have any promotions. "Here is a telephone #. Call Customer Service. They will be able to give you discounts." I thought, there goes my last shop. No meaningful interaction with the associate. Must get a business card.
Well, anyway, a man came in and suddenly the policemen were gone. The associate was giving me a demonstration on the TV and I completely forgot about them. Then I saw the same man across the counter. My big mouth opened, "Were you the reason for the presence of those policemen?" He said, "I definitely was not!" I said, "I'm sorry. I did not mean it that way."
Well, it appeared he actually stopped any trouble. Whatever it was, I was no longer interested. I had an 8 hour deadline for one of the shops.