Persuation goal reached: Free movie ticket

“Hi”

“Hi” *grins.

That is one of the many possible ways to start the quest to get a free movie ticket. Like the way I do business, I like to attack front and center and get what I want despite showing my intention clearly. Only then, can I know that the victory is complete and my patient attempt has something to do with the outcome of the battle.

“Can I have that 2 for 1 special pretty please? But only for one person.”

“I am sorry, but you have to be couple with another person to do this.”

*Giving her the the sick puppy look: “Are you sure there’s no other way?”
“Which movie are you watching?”

“Manufactured landscape.”

“Well, if there is another person watching that in line you can pair up with that person.”

*Friend eyeballing me with disbelief adding to the pressure.

*Me towards the line behind me: “Is any of you single and would like to share a ticket?”

*Everyone murmurs: “no, no sorry buddy.”

*The cashier to me, pointing to a stranger: ” Hey, you two are watching the same movie, and he’s got a prepaid pass too, you can even watch it for free!”

And that’s how I talked my way in.

I am not a cheap person, nor do I practice this regularly as a greasy smooth talker. I just wanted to know if I can if I tried. The result of this is a combination based on luck as well as the combination of being super nice and a determination to harass everyone in line to achieve my original intention. I am lucky because the cashier who was kind enough to handle me is a cute girl and I have no problem being nice to her and interact in a pleasant way. I didn’t try to manipulate her, rather, I simply tried to get the outcome I wanted. At any point, any of the people involved can just say no, but they didn’t.

This is a perfect case where the environment is setup for a favorable outcome and I just need to reach for it. Now that I’ve pushed the envelop this far, I wonder what the next step should be.