The Dell Dellf Came To My Door

It was impressive! The girl who plays the part of the Dellf had a sweet, pixie face. She reminded me of my daughter, which then made this whole thing kind of sad.

It made me sad that I might hurt her feelings when I declined all the ‘cool stuff’ in her Cadillac Escalade (HUMVEE wannabe) SUV, that her three guys were unloading.

“Why?” She asked, showing surprise on her face.

“I don’t want any Dell products, thanks.”

Her eyes grew wide at the thought that someone might not want such expensive state-of-the-art computer gear.

Partly in an attempt to take away her pain, I said, “I’m waiting for the Apple Elf.”

“Oh! I thought it was because you maybe don’t like computers or television.”

She continued quickly, perhaps a bit embarrassed for me, “It’s OK. I understand. If you like Apple Computers better. We get a lot of that.”

“Then you know why I am turning down a truckload of new Dell products?” I countered.

“Yes. Most people would be wowed by getting a Windows XP PC with an inkjet printer, and a plasma display flat screen television, but not Macintosh people. They say they don’t want an insecure Windows box in their house, and that inkjet technology is very expensive for replacement cartridges, and that plasma TVs have extensive burn-in, so they don’t last very long…”

She looked deplorable. I was very sorry for her at that moment. Such a bright young kid, with lots of promise. I felt like telling her to apply for a job with Apple. She deserved better than being a dreary Dell flunky.

But she quickly turned and walked away, and said in hushed tones to the guys with her, “Lets try another neighborhood. This is the third Mac user this morning!”