Clients recognising you out of work.

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:57:31 GMT

[quote user="lesley punton"]

I also get people coming in2 work making converstion about thier animal and I can remember the animals name no problem at all but can never remember the clients name - I get around this by asking the address then they seem really inpressed iv remembered the surname!

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I am the same!! Can always remember the animals name, never the client!!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

les punton — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:08:45 GMT

Im from a small town where every1 knows every1, I was really embarrassed one night because a client saw me out clubbing! she kept looking over all night then eventually came over and asked if I was lesley who worked at the surgery, of course I replied yes, to that she said 'oh my god your really pretty out of work'!!!!

Took it as a compliment to begin with but then thought well I must look like a scruff at work!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Vicky RVN — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:55:59 GMT

That's very brave of you Caro, no way i could do it! & def no way i could stay still for an hour!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:35:49 GMT

EG only things l would attract is harpoon practice for whales. I have a part time job posing naked for art groups they like large females as we have extra to draw. However l also believe that the artists should be pushed so choose weird poses and hang over furnature and/or contort my body into difficult poses, with my bad knees it can be a killer but l am generally able to hold pose for about an hour without any major breaks unless l am in hobos of pain.

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Rachel Jayne — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:09:26 GMT

I was in the local post office the other lunchtime when the girl behind the counter asked me how Phoebe was, I looked at her really confused for what felt like ages before saying "phoebe.....?" to which she replied, rather frustrated, "Phoebe my dog that we left with you this morning for an operation...!"

She didn't seem to believe me then when I tried to tell her that she was fine & coming round from her anaesthetic well. How embarassing!!

I usually walk up town looking down at my phone & tend to walk quite fast too so I don't get harranged!!!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Sal the 1st — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:51:39 GMT

I did have one nice client speak to me a few weeks back - she mentioned she hadnt seen me last time she was in so I told her that I didnt work there anymore. 'Where you working now then and I will swap' - I felt quite flattered

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Emily Hibbs — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:47:43 GMT

You love meeting clients in The Asda!!

I'm usually really blind when I'm out and either don't see clients at all or realise who they are after I've walked past them!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Sarah Cahill — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:29:14 GMT

I always meet clients, ALL the time!! I usually try and hide!!!!!!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Cat Woman — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:13:41 GMT

I live & work in a small town. I tend to walk about looking at the ground, or it would take me hours to get anywhere, cos people recognize me!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Sal the 1st — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:37:05 GMT

when I was at one practice I used to have this very very fat labrador (52kg fat) that came into weight clinics - the owners used to buy r/d but this dog just never lost weight. swore blind they never fed it anything but r/d but still the weight crept on. THEN mr .. let it slip that the r/d was being fed as a mixer because the dog had to have something with the roast beef, and to compound it mrs.. admitted that she couldnt stop the two bedtime biscuits as the dog needed them so it didnt suffer from night starvation (??? new one on me) but that she had stopped the bourbon creams and was using custard creams now as they had fewer calories !!!!!

Was walking through Asda one Sunday morning and there they were the pair of them - caught in the act so to speak in the biscuit aisle. So I walked up them with a big smile and said very loudly 'Hiya - hope you are buying lots of healthy treats for ...' . Never seen two people leave so fast

Carolyn has seen this pair when she locummed for us - in fact they kept asking me when she was coming back - I think I must have got them worried I was stalking them!. Got a result though! the dog lost 10kgs before I left the practice - I dont think they dare go down the biscuit aisle again in case I pop out of the ground!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Dippy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:29:25 GMT

Myself and the pal I went on my last trip to Cyprus with were in the usual Easyjet scrum to board the plane first and commenting about how many of the older people were being really rude and shoving to the front when they blatantly had tickets saying they were in a later boarding group than us, one lady in particular who turnmed out to be a client at aforementioned friend's practice, confirmed by a peep at her passport. We possibly also saw her later that week in Cyprus. Good taste if no manners!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

chris beasley — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:05:50 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

I was in Sainsburys once with my Mum when this woman started chatting and helloing asking how l was she had enjoyed the poses the night before she did not know how l could pose naked.

My mum was cringing, l was desperately trying to remember her face but l had been tired and couldn't place it and everyone around was staring open mouthed.

Animal wise the lady who l helped a lab to must be 11 years ago now caught me in sainsburys the other day we se each other every few years, she remembers me l don't remember her and said Cola (l named him cola as it means tail in spanish and it never stops) is still going we reckoned he was about 13 now.

Whats this - Topless + naked VN,s are you hoping to start a new trend to attract clients to your practice?

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Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:48:35 GMT

I was in Sainsburys once with my Mum when this woman started chatting and helloing asking how l was she had enjoyed the poses the night before she did not know how l could pose naked.

My mum was cringing, l was desperately trying to remember her face but l had been tired and couldn't place it and everyone around was staring open mouthed.

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Vicky RVN — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:29:30 GMT

Haha that just reminded me of a trip to Sainsburys the other day...i was on the way home from work and popped in to get a pizza for tea (mmm!). I came round the corner and came face to face with one of our very nutty clients who keeps you talking for AGES! Somehow she didn't recognise me (in my uniform), even though she nearly crashed into me with her trolly! Phew, that was a close escape, could have been stuck there for an hour!

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

Mac Feather — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:25:02 GMT

Used to be the other way about for me, Id recognise clients and say hi and nine times out of ten they hadnt a scooby who I was.

Re: Clients recognising you out of work.

emmiemac — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:20:22 GMT

Ha ha, i had someone recognise me in the gym once......telling me all about how their dog was feeling much better now whilst (a very sweaty!) me tried to remember who the hell they were! Not good!