Went to the Franklin mall in Philly this past Saturday, was surprised to not see too many people there on a Saturday, but oh well. The majority of the girls today were hired guns since they weren't too many people in the mall. I saw one girl on her phone by herself, so I spoke to her. Didn't go too well. I asked her where one of the stores in the mall was; turns out she wasn't the best at english, so talking to her turned awkward fast. I left.
I walked into an Aeropostale and saw a cute girl stocking some clothes; I was looking around to see if her coworkers were around/ seemed like they were going to cockblock. One of them was just looking around the store the whole time. I wasn't sure if he would have been a problem, but it made me nervous knowing someone would be watching us the whole time while she worked, so I didn't approach and left.
I walked into another clothing store and saw and a cute latina asked me if I needed any help. I asked her about what shoes would look best for me if I wanted to go for contrast in my outfit. She gave me her recommendation. Then, I deep dived her about her journey to America from Mexico and her favorite places to travel. Have to say, I enjoyed her personality, but it was hard to tell if she was interested because she seemed like a bubbly person generally. She left and said she had to go take care of something, but to grab her if I needed her. I went to ask her about another opinion for something else, and she made a joke about me being really pale so to go with someone dark brown. (This is where I thought she was interested) This is where I noticed my main problem of the day. I got stuck in a rut throughout the conversation after some time. I think here, I waited too long to get her number, because she had to pay attention to her job while speaking with me, but I got stuck in my head and didn't pull the trigger. (Damn hired gun situations get the best of me often.) I walked out after waiting too long to do something.
Another girl I saw in a Guess store I asked about some clothing. I tried to deep dive her a bit, and she told me about how she's going to school for psychology while balancing caring for her child. After a couple minutes of chatting, she said she had to go help at the front counter and said she'd be back. I decided to wait a few minutes if she really did, to see if she was interested. (I think I should have left after a minute or two to not seem needy to her) I left shortly after.
Around this time, I noticed myself getting more in my head and frustrated, but I figured I would just explore the mall and get the experience of chatting more hired guns. So the last one I spoke to was in the North Face. I was walking around and I noticed another cute latina looking bored as hell. Here's where I got really frustrated with myself: It was super obvious she wanting something exciting to happen that day, so I asked her to help with picking out a jacket. When I tried talking to her, I even asked her how her day was going, and she said "Well I'm working, so not that great." Fuck, this was perfect to make myself stand out. But I was so caught up in my head that day, I couldn't think of anything good to say, and it got silent. She went back to her station and said she'll be over there if she needs me. I tried again to get out of my head and asked for her help again. Same thing happened. I got pretty frustrated with myself and just called it a day after that.
Overall, not really that interesting of a report. I'm still glad I went out, even though these weren't the best of interactions, I'm glad I'm getting more exposure. Only going up from here.
I walked into an Aeropostale and saw a cute girl stocking some clothes; I was looking around to see if her coworkers were around/ seemed like they were going to cockblock. One of them was just looking around the store the whole time. I wasn't sure if he would have been a problem, but it made me nervous knowing someone would be watching us the whole time while she worked, so I didn't approach and left.
I walked into another clothing store and saw and a cute latina asked me if I needed any help. I asked her about what shoes would look best for me if I wanted to go for contrast in my outfit. She gave me her recommendation. Then, I deep dived her about her journey to America from Mexico and her favorite places to travel. Have to say, I enjoyed her personality, but it was hard to tell if she was interested because she seemed like a bubbly person generally. She left and said she had to go take care of something, but to grab her if I needed her. I went to ask her about another opinion for something else, and she made a joke about me being really pale so to go with someone dark brown. (This is where I thought she was interested) This is where I noticed my main problem of the day. I got stuck in a rut throughout the conversation after some time. I think here, I waited too long to get her number, because she had to pay attention to her job while speaking with me, but I got stuck in my head and didn't pull the trigger. (Damn hired gun situations get the best of me often.) I walked out after waiting too long to do something.
Another girl I saw in a Guess store I asked about some clothing. I tried to deep dive her a bit, and she told me about how she's going to school for psychology while balancing caring for her child. After a couple minutes of chatting, she said she had to go help at the front counter and said she'd be back. I decided to wait a few minutes if she really did, to see if she was interested. (I think I should have left after a minute or two to not seem needy to her) I left shortly after.
Around this time, I noticed myself getting more in my head and frustrated, but I figured I would just explore the mall and get the experience of chatting more hired guns. So the last one I spoke to was in the North Face. I was walking around and I noticed another cute latina looking bored as hell. Here's where I got really frustrated with myself: It was super obvious she wanting something exciting to happen that day, so I asked her to help with picking out a jacket. When I tried talking to her, I even asked her how her day was going, and she said "Well I'm working, so not that great." Fuck, this was perfect to make myself stand out. But I was so caught up in my head that day, I couldn't think of anything good to say, and it got silent. She went back to her station and said she'll be over there if she needs me. I tried again to get out of my head and asked for her help again. Same thing happened. I got pretty frustrated with myself and just called it a day after that.
Overall, not really that interesting of a report. I'm still glad I went out, even though these weren't the best of interactions, I'm glad I'm getting more exposure. Only going up from here.
