Moogie's Blog

Has anyone else been accosted by a sales rep riding a Segway?  I think it is frightening.  My first instinct was to run, but I was sitting on a bench and the thing was headed straight to me.   It was not a tea representative, but this is the closest picture I could find:

http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/bbbbrenda/?
action=view&current=segway.jpg

An attractive representative from the bank across the street tried to interest me in an account.  I usually politely refuse and keep walking, but in this case I was stationary on the bench.  The Segway's wrap-around ad made it look rather like a pulpit on wheels.  The smiling rep's face gave sort of a cheshire-cat impression.  I felt like Alice beyond the looking glass.  (I often do).  Once the disappointed bank rep decided I was not opening an account, the Segway/pulpit floated quitely away. 

I would like to suggest to ad companies that they try this approach when using Segways to approach people. 

http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/bbbbrenda/?
action=view&current=psegwayresize.jpg

This is much friendlier!  I am not afraid of being chased down by a spoon.