Odyssey Greenbelt
General Section
Late 90's
Wam: Miss, meron kayong cd ni ng traditional Indonesian gamelan music?
saleslady: Ay wala po sir...meron po kami Bon Jovi. Gusto nyo?
Wam: (Thinking out loud- "Sakalin kaya kita?!!!!!)
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Tower Records Makati
Jazz Section
Early 2000
Wam: Miss, do you have a cd of "New York Latin Jazz Live"?
saleslady: wait a minute sir.
Wam: (waiting, whistling, waiting, browsing, waiting.....)
saleslady: Sir, eto ba yun? (Hands me a cd of "The Best of Karen Carpenter")
Wam: Wow!!! Miss, pahingi naman nyan...share ka naman....sindihan mo na yan!
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Odyssey Greenbelt
Jazz Section
Late 90's
Wam: Miss, meron kayong cd ni Tito Puente?
saleslady: meron po...sandalli lang
Wam: again- waiting, whistling, waiting, browsing, waiting.....
saleslady: Sir, eto po. (hands me a cd of TOTI FUENTES)
Wam: (katunog nga naman...sige na Wam, tawa na! Haahahahahaha!)
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Tower Records Makati
Jazz Section
Early 2000
Wam: Miss, do you have a cd of French music. Kahit anong French.
saleslady: huh?
Wam: French...French? French songs....
saleslady: huh? 
Wam: French! French! Pranses! Sa Tagalog, Pranses!
saleslady: Ah sir, meron. Pranses? Meron po sa baba. Pranses Em!!!!
Wam: POTA! Sunugin ko toh eh! (Thinking out loud.....)
and the list goes on.................................................
Not to belittle the sales people, but they lose costumers. They could at least look at their inventory. May computer na naman nun eh. Well, partly to blame are the stores themselves. They should educate their staff. Or at least tell them to ask assistance from someone who is more in the know.
One thing I could say about these hard-working sales reps is that they give us something to remember and laugh about forever. Peace.
 | hahahahaha .. wag na lang po magtanong .. haha |
 | french kiss meron hehe. katawa to wam isipin ko nga mga experience ko dyan... |
 | kwento bong! i'm sure you have. |
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 | Hahahaha oh man this is hilarious.
PARC |
 | masyado kasing eclectik ang iyong listening! hehehe |
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 | "forgive them, for they know not what they do..." literally. hahahahahahaha! |
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 | langya ka wam... natapunan ko nang kape monitor ko dahil dito... hahahaha.... |
 | agree. sometimes nga even if they do have the item you are looking for they will tell you ..ay wala po. and then all of a sudden you will see it on your way out. parang gusto mo ipalunon sa kanya. yun na nga lang ang trabaho nila di pa nila magawa ng tama. no buzz.... :) |
 | Overheard conversation between rocker customer and record bar saleslady at MWF Department Store, Morayta, circa 1981..
Rakista: Miss, meron ba kayong Ozzy Osbourne?
Saleslady: Ay ser, wala.. pero meron kaming Jeffrey Osborne..
Wasak! :D
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 | usually ang mga sales people sa record bars ay employed not by the store but by the labels themselves, and they are tasked to push whatever their label has on catalogue. I used to give training to their sales supervisors who in turn train their staff na nasa outlets. i guess di rin talaga nagegets nung mga 'bisor yung mga tinuturo kasi sales people sila, not necessarily music enthusiasts... so panu pa yung mismong sales reps? hehehehe... |
 | Hi, I just had to share :
Crissy : "Sir, meron kayong Across The Universe Soundtrack?"
(Really Perky Sales Dude) : "MERON MAAM!! Ang dami po!!! (Leads me to Soundtrack area)
Crissy : (Looks and looks for the cd pero wala) "Uhh Sir parang wala naman dito."
(Really Perky Sales Dude) : "Ganun, Maam? Hanap nalang kayo ng iba, dami naman po dyan!!"
At least may galang sya at mataas ang energy level =) |
 | konting pasensya wam... marami talagang nagkalat na ganyan ngayon.... pampasaya man o pampatuyo ng dugo, malamang lang na di pa nila nahahanap ang tamang trabaho para sa kanila... |
 | Yun yung problema sa atin dito, hindi trained yung mga nagtitinda... :(
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 | i miss tower records when they first opened: they employed people who loved music and knew what they were talking about. just like the tower records abroad --- dati, you just mention the artist. they'll squint, look up, think --- then say aha: it's in rack so and so in section so and so.
wala nang ganun. |
 | That Toti Fuentes incident is my personal favorite.
Parang namimilosopo lang siya... pero hindi niya alam. |
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 | E yung baliktad na sitwasyon naman (circa late '80s):
Customer: Miss meron ba kayong "Teddy K"?
Saleslady: Wala sir, "Eddie K", "Francis M", "Michael V", and "Eddie P (as in Peregrina)" lang.
Customer: A ok...o sige kung walang "Teddy K"...e di Memorex na laang...
(changinang blank tape pala!!!) |
 | hey remember the article I wrote for inquirer in the 90s about record bars and salespeople?
eto yun mismo.
and regarding Toti Fuentes...he passed away last week in Chicago. I saw him pa nung jazzfest. |
| yun na! hahahaha.
oh man! cosmic. incense and prayers for sir toti. saw him last year. |
 | ...bakit? ...hindi mo type si bon jovi? |
 | After reading that, my first instinct was to bang my head against my desk. Hahaa!
Poison rocked! (I can't find my old CD. Unang CD ko yata yun with my own money. Allan Klar was the G 'N R afficionado...ako Poison at Skidrow. Buhay ba mga G N' R CD mo Wam?) |
| Haha! true true. Buhay pa unang cassette tape ko na ginawa ko...kaya lang...la na akong player! Nasa Bacolod! Although...i'm a bit scared to listen what i put on that blank tape. Hahaa! |
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hahahahaha .. wag na lang po magtanong .. haha 
