Pink Tale #17, Hates Beetroot Hates Muesli
At Clunes FM
Two nicely dressed young women stop to look at the pink.
Me: Have a taste of the pink stuff?
NDYW1: Oooh yes please! (NDYW2 looks wary but takes a spoon anyway)
NDYW2: Ummm yum! (they taste all three varieties) What is it?
Me: It’s beetroot muesli. The pink is from the natural juices of the beetroot. Not a gimmick.
NDYW2 (gets a flyer, reads through the list of products) Ooh dark cacao puffs with strawberries! I’ll have that one!
Me: That’s not till next year.
NDYW2: I don’t care, I’ll wait.
NDYW1: We’ll think about it (they walk off with the flyer)
They come back later.
Me: Hey, you’re back!
NDYW1: Yes, we’d like a big bag of the caramel crunch and a small bag of the ginger please.
(I hand them their purchase.)
NDYW2: You know, I don’t even like beetroot, in fact, I HATE beetroot. No, I DETEST it. When I see it in a restaurant, I avoid it like the plague! Also, I don’t even eat muesli! But look what you got me to do! (we all share lolz)
Me: Wow how wonderful! Thank you for sharing that! Good on you for having an open mind! Thank you so much. Enjoy!
Chorus: We will.
I am stunned but ecstatic.