After all those people asking about the Nicholas Sparks book, I didn't sell a single one on its release day. I did, however, sell massive amounts of Amy Tan's newest, Saving Fish from Drowning, without even trying. Most conversations went like this:
Customer (holding up Tan's book): What have you heard about this?
Me: Well, I haven't read--
Customer: Nevermind. I don't know why I'm asking. She hasn't disappointed me yet. I'll take it.
Me: Oh...okay. Do you want any chocolate or bookmarks with that?
Sadly they didn't really seem that tempted by my blatant add-on pitch, but hey, they bought the book from us instead of Costco (which is where most of the Sparks readers were going, a customer told me the next day, after she failed to get me to knock another dollar off the price. Apparently they had it for less).
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