Quote(s) Of The Day By Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas talks about his last minute shopping spree to NYC:
“I hobbled up to New York to F.A.O. Schwartz. I actually took the train in. It was me, DeShawn, DeShawn’s cousin and funny-man Nick. Nick just wanted to go because he’s never been to New York and been able to hang out.
Me and D-Steve shopped and I bought my daughter a Mercedes Benz, a little car so she can go ahead and just gas it up herself.
They had a little train set which kind of tricked me a little bit. You know how they have the display toys you can play with? Well they had a little display train set in the store and it looked like it was going in and out of mountains and stuff and I think it was a Harry Potter theme.
So I was thinking, ‘Oh, man. That’s nice. I think my kids will like that.’
So I told the salesman, ‘Yeah, umm, I want that right there.’
He was like, ‘OK,’ and he gave me this box.
I was like, ‘Uh, I don’t … Shouldn’t this box be a little bit bigger? Because I don’t think those mountains can fit in this little box right here.’
He was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no. You’re confused.’
So I was like, ‘Yeah, a little.’
‘The mountains and the snow and all this stuff, that don’t come with it. Just the train and the train tracks and then you just put it on your carpet.’
Then I’m like, ‘Well, then it’s not that attractive anymore. I mean the only thing that’s attracting me is that it’s going through the mountains with the little people figurines and the train station and the whole little get together. If I’m going to buy this, I want it to look like this. Exactly how it is here. So, whoever made this, right here, I want it.’
They had to call the people who actually put the display up in the store and they’re going to bring it and set it up at my house next week.
I told them that I didn’t want the little train on the carpet. I had that when I was little. That wasn’t fun.
So, I bought my kids that and I bought them a whole bunch of big teddy bears, a life-size elephant and then my daughter likes Brother Bear so I bought her a Brother Bear for her to play with.”
… And then DeShawn went and scouted out a new grill because you know, the old one gets stuff stuck in it.
I always thought that trains were a boy thing, because I think they are completely pointless. What do they do, just go around and you just watch? I seriously think I want that little play Mercedes though. I totally wanted one of those Barbie hot wheels and never got one. I think I got a bunch of those trendy slap on bracelets that went out of style like a month later and I threw away. That was a great year- I realized Santa definitely didn’t exist because he wouldn’t suck that much.
Arenas displays why retail sales people have the worst job ever. The mountains weren’t even for sale, and he made them be for sale. If I were the salesperson I would probably have said, you know what, sorry, no. Millions doesn’t equal anything you want. But inviting me to your house in DC does. So, um, see you Wednesday? By the way, I like Mercedes as a tip. You know, I will accept the adult sized ones.
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Posted by Jen
I graduated from University of Arizona. I am sport obsessed, and another of my favorite things would have to be traveling. I backpacked by myself through Australia and Fiji for almost 4 months… and would probably spend the rest of my life backpacking the world if that was at all possible. I have gone bungy jumping and sky diving- you’ve got to try them!
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