Late last week, I had occasion to give a presentation before the board of directors of a firm I have been courting.
Before the meeting started, everyone was milling around, chatting. I happened to notice that one of the board members, a woman I had never met before, was carrying a cute little vintage
Coach bag.
I walked up to her and said, "Oooh - a red Abbie! I love it! It's adorable!" The woman looked at me as if I were speaking Greek, then said, "What?"
"Your purse!" I said. "It's an Abbie, isn't it? I love vintage Coach."
She looked down at her own purse with disdain. "This?" she said. "I have no idea. It's some old piece of cr** my sister gave me for Christmas. She said she got it on eBay. I'm only using it because I'm wearing red today."
Okay, then.
I guess I didn't win the heart of
that board member, but I'm hoping my actual presentation went better... (Still waiting to hear...)
