| Hey guys, I'm new. Found this place because I'm dealing wth some "one-itis" as you say and was trying to figure a chick out. Read about it most of last night, you guys have a lot of great ideas. A LOT.
Anyway, I had to go to the bank this morning, still a little depressed (one-itis) and decided, in line, that I'd try out one of the bank tellers. If you're curious, I'm about 6'1", actually pretty good-looking, but I had on a dingy sweatshirt, was unshaven and had a backwards baseball cap on.
Here's a transcript, typed from memory about 15 minutes after it happened...I was in front of the line. Two spots opened up, one a cute teller (long hair, early 30's, about a 7/10, I definitely wouldn't mind dating her) and the other a normal late 40's woman. The 40ish woman waved me over but I never glanced at her and walked straight to the cuter chick.
Her: Good morning welcome to Bank of America.
Me: Hi! (yup, I smiled a little and put a little extra emphasis)
Her: How are you doing?
Me: I'm doin' pretty good. (smiling, purposefully) How are you doing?
Her: (smiles) Good. What can I help you with today, Mr. -----?
Me: (sliding $300 check) I need to deposit this then take out 400 dollars.
Her: Okay. Why don't you just cash this then?
Me: I need to take out 400.
Her: That's what I mean, you can cash it and take out 100.
Me: (smiling) Alright. You're the expert.
(I gesture if I should swipe my SPAM card, she nods and I do so)
**Me: Could you, (make motion of brushing long hair aside) I can't see your nametag. (she smiles and does so) (Quite proud of this move, I actually felt quite manly doing it too)
***Her: ...are you off work today?
Me: Oh, I don't work today. (it's saturday morning)
Her: You off for the Holiday?
Me: Oh, I'm probably not gonna take it off.
Her: You're not gonna take it off? Why?
Me: Thanksgiving's not really my thing. (that's the truth)
Her: Oh.
(starts processing the check)
(pause)
Me: I'll probably just make an appearance and grab some leftovers.
(smiles)
Her: What about Christmas?
Me: Christmas isn't really my thing either. (this is also true btw)
Her: Well what holiday do you like?
Me: (think for a second, playfully) I don't know, actually.
(starts getting the money out, I'm considering a holiday)
**Me: You know what holiday I like? Arbor Day.
Her: What did you say?
Me: (leaning closer) Arbor Day. It's for trees.
Her: I've never heard of that.
**Me: You've never heard of Arbor Day?? It's a national holiday.
Her: I've never heard of it.
(I turn to the people waiting in front of the line)
Me: Have you guys heard of Arbor Day?
(they shrug)
Me: I must be on another planet.
(she actually stops processing the money and stops one of the other tellers walking by)
Her: (to other teller) Have you heard of Arbor Day?
(other teller) Yeah, it's a holiday.
Her: (to other teller) It is?
(other teller) Yeah, it's (something about trees). We don't take it off though.
(other teller, to me) You should start a petition. Get us the day off.
Me: (to other teller) I will. I like days off. I just don't like having to go somewhere.
Her: How would you like your cash Mr. -------?
Me: Twenties, please.
(she counts it out, very deftly)
***Me: I like the way you do that.
(I'm not sure if she heard me, but we were definitely in a groove at this point. I take the money)
Me: (her name, hint: it's also the name of a female character from Mortal Kombat), you work here often?
(she nods)
Me: (stuffing the money in my wallet, leaving) Maybe I'll come by this bank banch...(smiling) branch more often. I'll see you.
Stuttered a tad at the end, but damn, that was easy. It wasn't cold or manipulative either. She liked it and so did I, and it was really just me being exceptionally warm and conversational, which made her feel very comfortable asking me questions and keeping it going. I did make it a point to emphasize that she had never heard of Arbor Day, which I wouldn't have done before reading some of what you guys say.
Next time I go there, I'll go for the number. Thanks!
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