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[โ€“] [email protected] 68 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

The last time I was in a Spirit Halloween store, the cashier told me they liked my hoodie.

I want to emphasize that I still occasionally think about this thing that happened in October.

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's amazing how well a small, well meaning compliment can make your day, your week...

I was playing hockey last month and one player on the other team complimented something I did on the ice. Simple thing. "Nice puck protection!" after I made a play. Fuck, I'm so used to being chirped out there that it caught me completely off guard. I told my gf that night "The karma version of my brain is like: I should compliment players on the other team more. They probably feel great when that happens too ๐Ÿ˜€"

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Hell, I remember when one of my classmates in gym class complimented my basketball shot, and that was back in the '90s. (If you're out there, Leon, thanks.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a sales tactic! Careful, that is how those greedy capitalist get you lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I really don't think so. This cashier looked bored af and I'm pretty sure Spirit Halloween knows their shit sells itself. Besides, they were complimenting me on my decidedly anti-capitalist "pride brick" hoodie, which is a brick with a rainbow on top.