The Twiddle Blink

Well , well,wellll.... there is a new creature in town.
The Prom Queen.
And now , like the Lamb Chops (see posting in archive 02/06/10),they have their own season in our retail calendar. Just after Mother's day and before the Mutton emerges on the shop floor.
Blinky, orange, teenage girls with blobby backcombed hair and very odd mascara.How do we know when they are around? Because they arrive in a squawky flock,twiddling their split ends and enquiring about make overs.

Poor old Mrs. Pankhurst driven to distraction by the question,
Giggle - twiddle - blink. 'Do you do make ups?' Twiddle-blink - blink.
When she explains there is redeemable booking fee of £25, it is almost universally received like so,
Blink-twiddle- blink-consult rest of flock- blink,'It's for a prom...'Blink - blink.
'Okay, when would you like to book it?'
Blink - blink,'On the day of the prom...' Twiddle - blink.
'Right and when would you like to pay your deposit?'
Blink - blink, 'It's for a prom...' Long stare.
'Yes, but it is still twenty five pounds.'
Twiddle - blink - blink - gather strength from flock who are now twiddling with extreme blinkiness. 'Never mind...' Angry ballet pumps stamp away like ponies with hessian sacks on their feet.

It may seem trivial but around the seventh time in one afternoon, you kind of get miffed.And so we started to ask whether other retailers get this type of thing. Do people go into a hairdressers with wet hair and ask for a free blow dry? Do they go into a cake shop and take a big bite out of a cake and decided later whether they should pay or not? Would they go into a restaurant and order food then refuse to pay because they only eat a starter?

No they wouldn't. So what makes them think that the services of a qualified make up artist are free? Bloody television retail advisors that's who... Damn you Mary Portas! You and the Twiddle Blinks!!!!