Silly Adventures of Ahdee: Buying Torsion Springs
Ahdee has always been paranoid of calling strangers that he dunno on the phone. (Those that are close to me should know la.. ahdee is really an introvert!!!!)
But... sometimes.. you really have to make some calls la. Then ahdee had to buy torsion springs for his project. Hmm the choice of ordering from Misumi was like 7 Days.. So ahdee had to find alternatives ma correct?
So he found this website of this company that sells torsion spring lor... so at first he rehearse what he is going to say, and what questions he might be asked(yupx... ahdee is powerful when it comes to anticipating what others would say)
So he dialed the first 4 numbers.. then he presses cancelled button... (haha cos he was not prepared)
okie.. after 15 mins.. he prepares for the 2nd time and called.
As usual the person who picks up will go. *harlow... Blah blah blah company* very fast. sometimes ahdee will still ask again if it's the right company.
Then.... well.... his mind went blank. And he said. "Hi... i want to buy some torsion Springs!"( Ya ahdee knows.. this is not very nice to start la!"
Lady: "Where you calling from????"
Ahdee: "Erm i am a student at NUS."
Lady: Hold on *chinese pop music heard the waiting tone*
Lady: "Okie what do you want?"
Ahdee: "Erm i want to buy torsion springs!"
Lady: What size? *starts asking all the technical stuff*
*Ahdee tries his best to answer her question cos he also dunno what he wants ma*
Lady: we have alot of different type, so depending on what you need lor
Ahdee: I think i better go down and take a look
*ahdee confirms the address and she hung up*
Hmmm not very friendly la, ahdee guess that's what happens when u work in a office too long and answer phone call for a very very long time.
Anyway ahdee search for the address via Streetdirectory and found a way there via a direct bus and some walking.
Hmmm When it looks like a 10cm distance on the Map, ahdee decided to walk from the nearest bus stop that he is familiar with.
Okie... in the end ahdee took about 15mins or more to walk to the place. Yupx.. so dun belittle the map.. what looks like very close.. can be very far...
So ahdee ends up at the place. Then he looks around... No one ignores him at the office... finally he got attention from this lady.
Lady E: Yes?
Ahdee: "Hi... i called just now saying i want to buy Torsion Spring!"
Lady E: Turns around and ask around who received call about torsion spring?
Lady who answered my call: Ya he called from NUS and he dunno what he wants?
Ahdee: *Smiles*
(in ahdee's opinion.. that lady quite rude la... never show face just hide behind her cubicle.. must be an auntie.. from her voice)
So ... Ahdee was asking the lady what kinds are there, then he asked for a catalog to see for himself cos he dunno what he wants too.
While reading the catalog, the ladies (mostly aunties) started chatting, quite a lively place la.. but the conversation very sampat. What Ahdee heard (in Cantonese):
*A comes back from the toilet*
B: "Eh A, where you go just now?"
A: Toilet lor
B: Toilet do what?
A: Toilet still can do what? Of course it's Blah Blah Blah *Ahdee de cantonese is limited so dunno what she said*
*Whole Office starts laughing then they get more high*
*Phone rings*
C : "eh A , D is looking for you?"
A: Ask her she look for me for what?
*Whole Office starts laughing again*
Ahdee selects his parts and tells the quite friendly lady E then she went to get for him. Hmmm hopefully the part works then ahdee no need to go back to the office again. But ahdee still needs parts from there, so maybe he will still go back.
Hmmm do you guys have these problems? Phobia of calling other people? or Meeting Unfriendly Staff. Hmmm ahdee guess this is all very common la. you can't be too friendly to everyone also ma. But hopefully ahdee is able to overcome the first problem about calling other people.
But... sometimes.. you really have to make some calls la. Then ahdee had to buy torsion springs for his project. Hmm the choice of ordering from Misumi was like 7 Days.. So ahdee had to find alternatives ma correct?
So he found this website of this company that sells torsion spring lor... so at first he rehearse what he is going to say, and what questions he might be asked(yupx... ahdee is powerful when it comes to anticipating what others would say)
So he dialed the first 4 numbers.. then he presses cancelled button... (haha cos he was not prepared)
okie.. after 15 mins.. he prepares for the 2nd time and called.
As usual the person who picks up will go. *harlow... Blah blah blah company* very fast. sometimes ahdee will still ask again if it's the right company.
Then.... well.... his mind went blank. And he said. "Hi... i want to buy some torsion Springs!"( Ya ahdee knows.. this is not very nice to start la!"
Lady: "Where you calling from????"
Ahdee: "Erm i am a student at NUS."
Lady: Hold on *chinese pop music heard the waiting tone*
Lady: "Okie what do you want?"
Ahdee: "Erm i want to buy torsion springs!"
Lady: What size? *starts asking all the technical stuff*
*Ahdee tries his best to answer her question cos he also dunno what he wants ma*
Lady: we have alot of different type, so depending on what you need lor
Ahdee: I think i better go down and take a look
*ahdee confirms the address and she hung up*
Hmmm not very friendly la, ahdee guess that's what happens when u work in a office too long and answer phone call for a very very long time.
Anyway ahdee search for the address via Streetdirectory and found a way there via a direct bus and some walking.
Hmmm When it looks like a 10cm distance on the Map, ahdee decided to walk from the nearest bus stop that he is familiar with.
Okie... in the end ahdee took about 15mins or more to walk to the place. Yupx.. so dun belittle the map.. what looks like very close.. can be very far...
So ahdee ends up at the place. Then he looks around... No one ignores him at the office... finally he got attention from this lady.
Lady E: Yes?
Ahdee: "Hi... i called just now saying i want to buy Torsion Spring!"
Lady E: Turns around and ask around who received call about torsion spring?
Lady who answered my call: Ya he called from NUS and he dunno what he wants?
Ahdee: *Smiles*
(in ahdee's opinion.. that lady quite rude la... never show face just hide behind her cubicle.. must be an auntie.. from her voice)
So ... Ahdee was asking the lady what kinds are there, then he asked for a catalog to see for himself cos he dunno what he wants too.
While reading the catalog, the ladies (mostly aunties) started chatting, quite a lively place la.. but the conversation very sampat. What Ahdee heard (in Cantonese):
*A comes back from the toilet*
B: "Eh A, where you go just now?"
A: Toilet lor
B: Toilet do what?
A: Toilet still can do what? Of course it's Blah Blah Blah *Ahdee de cantonese is limited so dunno what she said*
*Whole Office starts laughing then they get more high*
*Phone rings*
C : "eh A , D is looking for you?"
A: Ask her she look for me for what?
*Whole Office starts laughing again*
Ahdee selects his parts and tells the quite friendly lady E then she went to get for him. Hmmm hopefully the part works then ahdee no need to go back to the office again. But ahdee still needs parts from there, so maybe he will still go back.
Hmmm do you guys have these problems? Phobia of calling other people? or Meeting Unfriendly Staff. Hmmm ahdee guess this is all very common la. you can't be too friendly to everyone also ma. But hopefully ahdee is able to overcome the first problem about calling other people.
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The ironic thing is, I worked in the manpower branch during army time and that involved a lot of calling to different units and chief clerks, and then another ironic thing is I worked in a call centre for a computer brand before...
That time during design project I also sounded like mountain tortoise when calling up suppliers, cos they have standard dimension and stuff that outsiders may not know.
Anyway, I prefer misumi since the ordering process is quite standard, u just pop in the dimension and code can already, saves the description.
I hate calling strangers on the phone... I prefer emailing, or through the internet...
And my reaction will be like you too: writing/rehearsing script, calling and canceling, calling and speaking very nervously...
And like chillycraps, I've work as a telemarketer which involves calling customers all day long to promote contest, promotions and convincing them to part their money for it...
Lolz...