Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Drinks with Lacy.
Lacy and I have both done promotional work in the past (although not at the same time). She talked about her stint as an Axe Bodyspray Girl.
Lacy: Basically, I'd have to go up to men on the street, ask if I could spray Axe on them. If they let me, I was supposed to lean in really close and smell them. Then I'd say, "This smells really good on you. I've smelled a lot of guys with this stuff but it seems to really work with your body chemistry." Then I'd pause. "You know, I'm not supposed to do this, but could I give you my number? I get off work at 5. You could call me then." I'd write down this number I had to memorize and when the guys called it they'd get this recorded message saying, "Congratulations! You're an Axe Man!" [laughing] It was horrible.
I would also like to add, as a footnote regarding the oddities of the workplace: that job paid $300 a day for a 4-hour shift.
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