I thought a bit and said ok.
"Can you get me this shade of lipstick from Chambor? (some two shades: I forgot those numbers). Its for my friend whom I am gonna meet this weekend in Trichy."
Reluctantly, I said ok and comfortably forgot it. Five more days were there for my travel anyways.
Two days down the line, bored to the core by lack of work, I set out to Garuda mall. Entering shopper-stop store first, suddenly I felt a little bit odd for it was the first time in cosmetic section.
I spotted two sales girl idly chatting and walked towards them.
" Can you help me with Chambor brand products?"
" Its over there sir:
Hey customer for you",
she was not heard for the first sentence, I understood them. she was heard by every others sales girl for the latter sentence, and all gave a quick glance.
I crossed all the maze and reached the counter only for this answer
" Sorry sir, the shade is not in stock"
" Will any new stock come in the next two days"
" No sir, I think its old shades and got phased out"
I could not ask any more questions and was about to leave...
"Sir, would you like to buy some other shades? "
With a polite NO, I thanked her and left the store.
Ten minutes I wandered the mall before entering westside-shop. This time I was a bit confident and the same procedures ... finally standing there at the Chambor desk, I was asking those shades to a lady who seemed to be the boss of the cosmetic section.
" Are you looking for lip-stick or lip-gloss sir?"
what!!!!?, I gave her a blank look
"I dont know, look in both"
She got a bit surprised, but continued her search
" Hey, by the way what is the difference between both? ", I asked.
She gave that ONE puzzled and annoyed look. A look that gauged me.
Suddenly a sales girl interrupted and explained the difference. " The difference is with the moisture and alcohol content, and the retaining time on the lips"
I gave the satisfied look muttering "thank you".
Meanwhile the shade was fished out and immediately processed for billing.
"Sir, would you like to buy some compacts, .... ,...., ...." asked the lady who billed the purchase
"Errr, No" (Actually, I could not follow what she told after 'compacts')
Collecting the pack from them, I bid good bye. It was returned by a wide grinned smile by the four girls.By the way, what they were wearing ??
lip-stick or lip-gloss?? :)
