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AndrewP

(1,839 posts)
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:18 PM Nov 2012

Customer wanted my company to make baseballs with the President's face on them

So that they could take batting practice by hitting him with their bats. That is what the guy ordering at our storefront told us.

It was one of my favorite moments when I had a chance to tell him to get the hell out of my store.



Is there a point here? Not so much. Just that the sore loser parade continues. I'm just glad that I was able to do my part in telling them to deal with it.

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Customer wanted my company to make baseballs with the President's face on them (Original Post) AndrewP Nov 2012 OP
Tell them you'll be willing to put Mitt Romney for your usual fees. Panasonic Nov 2012 #1
Thomm Hartman has another response. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #2
I love it when someone tells a right wing "business person" that even money won't make you do it. Hoyt Nov 2012 #3
^THIS^ Maynar Nov 2012 #26
Exactly. Atlas Fell Flat On His Face. nt wtmusic Nov 2012 #34
I would've told him RegieRocker Nov 2012 #4
Could say have some with Rush, guaranteed to squeal when hit. freshwest Nov 2012 #5
I want some of those right now!!! RegieRocker Nov 2012 #47
Bravo!!!! EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #6
You could have offered him Herman Cain aletier_v Nov 2012 #7
or heaven05 Nov 2012 #14
Im figuring they need a black man to beat on aletier_v Nov 2012 #25
+1000 heaven05 Nov 2012 #32
Haha, just said, yeah, sold it to him and then produced treestar Nov 2012 #38
Remember Susan Smith from back in the 90's who said a black man stole her car Heather MC Nov 2012 #41
Banking on racism, when she killed the kids for her affair. She is a waste of protoplasm. freshwest Nov 2012 #48
I'd say you had a hellava Good POINT..AndrewP Thank you!! Cha Nov 2012 #8
I still need someone to photoshop this poster to make it current: freshwest Nov 2012 #49
Nice! You took a stand and put the creep in his place. politicaljack78 Nov 2012 #9
That's a home run in my book - good one geckosfeet Nov 2012 #10
Oh, to be a fly on that wall! kag Nov 2012 #11
Good for you my friend. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #12
you heaven05 Nov 2012 #13
You should have told him to GROW UP! - K&R n/t DeSwiss Nov 2012 #15
Well done AndrewP horseshoecrab Nov 2012 #16
My HERO! Squinch Nov 2012 #17
Offer to sell him toilet paper with Rmoney's face on it Orrex Nov 2012 #18
All toilet paper has Mitt's face on it...after you use it, anyway jmowreader Nov 2012 #23
Ba-zing! Orrex Nov 2012 #24
These idiots just keep crawling out of their holes! Thanks for standing with our President! Liberal In Red State Nov 2012 #19
Doesn't that seem over the line? Dem_in_Nebr. Nov 2012 #20
I would have just said.. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #21
You Rock otohara Nov 2012 #22
Great job! denvine Nov 2012 #27
i would have taken a deposit The Wizard Nov 2012 #28
way to go dude njlibguy_19656mm Nov 2012 #29
You knocked that one out of the ballpark! NCGardenGirl Nov 2012 #30
Good for you. I have friends who own a flag shop and so many of their customers are RWers Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31
Good job. You could have printed his balls with Mitt's picture, rhett o rick Nov 2012 #33
Make a few with Romney's face on them AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #35
Good For You!!! bearssoapbox Nov 2012 #36
yikes! Glad you turned him away Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #37
Good for you! treestar Nov 2012 #39
That was the best response! rational_pi Nov 2012 #40
"Is there a point here? Not so much." ProSense Nov 2012 #42
Good job. I do hope you reported him to secret service. nt! ray of light Nov 2012 #43
You GO with your bad self, AndrewP! WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #44
You know what? I probably would have said sure Drew Richards Nov 2012 #45
That's just awful. I'm gonna burn my last 3 rolls of toilet paper with Bush's picture dumbledork Nov 2012 #46
How does the first amendment apply here? cyberswede Nov 2012 #50
I would've taken his information and called the Secret Service. Initech Nov 2012 #51

no_hypocrisy

(46,130 posts)
2. Thomm Hartman has another response.
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:19 PM
Nov 2012

You don't say "no". You simply offer a price that's so outrageous, they get the idea.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. I love it when someone tells a right wing "business person" that even money won't make you do it.
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:31 PM
Nov 2012

treestar

(82,383 posts)
38. Haha, just said, yeah, sold it to him and then produced
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:24 PM
Nov 2012

Herman Cain and Clarence Thomas baseballs.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
41. Remember Susan Smith from back in the 90's who said a black man stole her car
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 04:07 PM
Nov 2012

he could have use the Police sketch from that case. I have a feeling the angry right winger would not be able to tell the difference

Cha

(297,323 posts)
8. I'd say you had a hellava Good POINT..AndrewP Thank you!!
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:50 PM
Nov 2012

"It was one of my favorite moments when I had a chance to tell him to get the hell out of my store."

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
49. I still need someone to photoshop this poster to make it current:
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:19 PM
Nov 2012


That's what he could have offered the guy on a ball. But honestly, his response was excellent. It was a call out to every Beckhead, Dittohead, Foxhead, etc.

We need to wave the signs everytime the nattering nabobs get in front of a camera to toss their latest swill. People see through their house of cards now.

politicaljack78

(312 posts)
9. Nice! You took a stand and put the creep in his place.
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:11 PM
Nov 2012

AndrewP steps to the plate, here's the pitch from a loser and wham, it's outta here !!!!

The look on that guy's face must have been priceless.

Dem_in_Nebr.

(301 posts)
20. Doesn't that seem over the line?
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:56 PM
Nov 2012

I mean that could be considered a threat to the President. Maybe I'm being over sensitive but it's a short step from hitting the President's image to hitting the President.

denvine

(802 posts)
27. Great job!
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 10:45 PM
Nov 2012

He might think twice about spewing his hatred to someone he doesn't know. Thanks for standing up to him.

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)
28. i would have taken a deposit
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 10:57 PM
Nov 2012

and jerked his chain for six months, then given his contact info to the secret service.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
31. Good for you. I have friends who own a flag shop and so many of their customers are RWers
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:54 AM
Nov 2012

that they have to put up with a lot of BS or lose a lot of business. They will occasionally refute a blatant lie, but just can't afford to alienate the customers. I don't know how they do it, because they're both progressives.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
33. Good job. You could have printed his balls with Mitt's picture,
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:59 PM
Nov 2012

then apologized and offered to let him have them for free. I would have kicked in.

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
36. Good For You!!!
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:22 PM
Nov 2012

Maybe you could have offered him a 'sore loser' deal and offer to put his face on the balls.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
39. Good for you!
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:25 PM
Nov 2012

And here there was consumer demand, isn't that supposed to guarantee you'll try to satisfy the market! Capitalism is science, doncha know?

rational_pi

(23 posts)
40. That was the best response!
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:59 PM
Nov 2012

Any other funny response such as "No but I can make baseballs with Romney or Ryan or.. face" would made him felt that it was tit for tat on your part and that it was ok for him to be such an ass. The best response of was exactly what you did or something like it like get the F out of here. He either felt shamed (doubt it), or was left seething. No need to insult Romney (at least not in this occasion and instead of this arsehole) or others.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
44. You GO with your bad self, AndrewP!
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 05:27 PM
Nov 2012

NOTHING will make a RW head explode faster than turning down money because you have ethics!!

Thank you!!

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)
45. You know what? I probably would have said sure
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:14 PM
Nov 2012

I believe they come 16 to a box.

I would have put instead of the President I would have put a different republican scumbag on each ball.
Rush
Hannity
Oreily
Koch bros
Romney
Ryan
mccain

You get the ideal

then if he doesnt like it say sorry we could not find the presidents picture to put on the balls but these are half price for being so ass backwards that only morons vote or support them.

And if he doesnt check until he gets to the ball field...EVEN BETTER...maybe wrap em up real nice so he waits...

ok ok ok I am a little evil
 

dumbledork

(46 posts)
46. That's just awful. I'm gonna burn my last 3 rolls of toilet paper with Bush's picture
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

can't abuse that darn First Amendment...

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