Inside one of the buildings were all of those small kiosks that local
vendors set up, advertising their foot massages and cheap linens.

I walked by the Cutco, and as an ex-employee, I naturally had to stop
and play with the cutlery.

The first knife Gram picked up was the cheese knife, most likely because

it looks more like a stencil maker than anything else. As she began
playing with it, the sales guy brought over a baked potato and some
celery. He had her put down the cheese knife and cut the food with a
regular carving knife. Then he gave her back the cheese knife, and the
difference was amazing. She was very impressed.

So after a few minutes of us mingling around the table, he says:

“So, can I go ahead a ring up the cheese knife for you?”

I laughed to myself because it was a good move, but I knew she wasn’t a
buyer. But each time she tried to leave the table or change the subject,

he rephrased, and asked again, “Can I get you that cheese knife today?”

He didn’t close, but he did ask for the order. I probably never would
have thought about that again if I didn’t read that post.

Keep making me learn.