Quote Originally Posted by Yaish
I'm sure you all get this too, but have you noticed how complete strangers now act as if they are old friends? I dont mean this in a bad way, but let me give you an example.

A while ago I revisited a bookstore I had not been to in several months. Its in a mall, so I usually stopped to browse the discount and sci-fi sections whenever I was in the mall but that wasnt too often.
Anyway, the sales lady sees me and starts talking, asking how I have been, she hasnt seen me in a while, etc... She starts telling me about how sales have been since last I was in etc...

She was a very nice lady and I enjoyed the conversation, but near as I could recall I had never seen her before. Obviously she had seen me though, and because of the kilt remembered our fleeting encounters (maybe two purchases over the course of a year?).

Another example. There was a Starbucks I used to visit once every few weeks. On about my fourth visit as I am maybe the sixth person in line the barrista looks at me and asks "Venti Caramel Machiatto right?" and starts making my drink. Hey, I appreciate the service but I'm sure there are some people who come in far more often than me and he doesnt know their orders.

Another benefit of being kilted?
LOL....well considering that kilts aren't the most common thing being worn, you do get remembered VERY often. I had a similar thing happen to me with one of the coffee vendors on the street. I wore a kilt for a few days while working on a project where I coudl go kilted. Of course this was back in the day when I only had three kilts so they had to be washed and I went back to the cofffe guy in one day with jeans on after working on another part of the project. Without missing a beat, he looked at me and turned to his partner and said, "Large light and sweet and an everything bagel with cream cheese."

Didn't get it before the other people in line but the kilt made him remember who I was.