Local Let Down

Last night my business partner and I passed out fliers at First Fridays in the Kansas City Crossroads. It was a lot of fun we got dressed up like dead girls and walked around handing out fliers for the Paranormal research tour we are giving of Whatsoever the community center we have our day jobs at. The center is over a hundred years old and there is a lot of activity with ghosts there the research group that is doing the tour will talk about the history of the building show evidence of what they've recorded and give a guided tour. All the proceeds benefit Whatsoever and the research group. Handing out fliers proved to be a bit uncomfortable for me at one point, and it's stuck with me all through the day. At one point we reached Birdies and I entered the store and handed a flier to the owner. She was helping a customer but she just dropped the flier and gave me a dirty look! Small business 101 says that each person who enters your store is a potential customer. They will or won't make a purchase based on how you treat them. I felt dirty and unimportant and I couldn't get the scene out of my mind. We sell our clothes at Spool right next store. She had no idea who I was or how important I might be someday, but I know that I will never treat anyone that way. Emotionally I feel certain that wild horses couldn't drag me back in that store, mentally I know that our paths will cross again and she will probably never know she was rude to me. Kansas City is a small town and eventually he fame will wear out and then what will she have. I wish I could look past my own ego and celebrate another fellow artist reaching some fame, but the impact still remains. So for all you women out there who are starting out or established just keep in mind that you never know what a person might become or who they are. So be nice and reap the rewards!