I remember vividly 'bout 20, mebbe 22 odd years ago, carpetseller plying their trade using a 'Hercules' bicycles. The ones with all metal, mechanical, before the wire brakes. They used to tied up mebbe 5 or 6 ply of carpets going direct selling from house to house.
Masa telah pun bertukar.. Sekarang ni, we have a well built, young Turkish guy with nice 'remos' hairdo, in a van, doing this. Summore this guy can speak flueant, albeit with a dash of Kelantan slang. (I think mebbe his wife is oghe kito), Bahasa Melayu...
"Ting, tong" there goes ma doorbell.
Turks : Salam aleikum (Kelantanoturkish accent), Abang mau tengok carpet ??
Me : Mualakumusalaam (serapah nyer, dun let the guy in 3X).
Me being in sales line, we can tell a bit bout a salesman, from the outlook. From the outlook, nicely dressed, fluent speaker, smiley face, this guy have what it take to zero in this deal.
Dalam hati aku "Dun let the guy in 6X !!"
Turks : Saya bukan mau jual karpets abe. Saya mau tunjuk sajor. Kalu abe ader masa, abe bulih tengok saja karpet saya. bla bla bla bla...
Turks : Abe tok payah bayar skarang. abe bulih bulan bulan bayar. Bla bla bla..
All I know this guy is oredi on the way to my front door..
Islamic Motivesla, kilat kat satu tempatla, different angle different shimmerla, runners, tak berbulu la, sedap dipijakla, boleh tukar balik, no interest.. Me and maam are SOLD !! Bahagia la kami anak beranak with our newly acquired carpets for the children rooms, for ma&pa room etc etc.
Kopak terkoyak la budget for the next 12 bulan.
Esoknya,. pagi pagi lagi Afiqa udah panggeil aku from the TV room.
Afiqa : Abah2, door bell bunyi la..
Abah : cer tengok sket sapa kat luar tuu..
Afiqa : Ada mamak kat luar tu bah. Dia tanya abah nak..
Abah : Nak apa..
Afiqa : Nak tengok Karpet ?
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