For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 12, 2025

Yeah, that’s obvious!

Around about this time, I would feel an urgent need to “regurgitate” on that sales agreement!!!

:-)

Next panel: a stream of cuss-word symbols stream from the Patterson’s mouths, and that pushy @ss is finally scared off! ;-)

I remember a couple of family vacations where our parents had to attend time share meetings as part of the deal (they never bought in though…)

“Heeeeeeere’s Johnny!”

Honestly, thought he was swearing for a second.

“We’ll think it over and get back to you”, then run for your lives.

RUN YOU FOOLS!

Ugh…is this going to run the rest of the week? John and Elly need to put their foot down and just say no and enjoy the rest of their vacation. This guy is a creep!

Dr. Patterson should tell him he needs orthodontics. Then, they will break even.

Dr. Patterson should tell him he needs orthodontics. Then, they will break even.

I don’t usually feel this way, but right now I just want to make that guy swallow his perfect teeth.

I attended one of these mandatory sales pitches when I was still active duty. Little did they know there was no way I could afford a time-share on my military salary. They were a bit put off when they didn’t make a sale. HAHAHAHAHA. I did enjoy a nice weekend getaway (other than the sales pitch).

We used to own a time share, which we truly enjoyed using, until Hobby’s health got so bad. We were in Florida and some bloke tried to use high pressure tactics to sell us another one.

I just want to rare back and punch this guy in the face.

Pick up your wine glasses and leave the table.

Whatever you do, do not sign anything!

hard sale or no buts…. it’s hard to tell at this point. :\

“NO” is a complete sentence.

If you sign (up) now you can get it at this extra special low price — only available today …

RUN !

As April would say if she were there—-“Dis man cwook!”

Grrr…

John’s shoulder ‘accidentally knock the glass of wine over on the Sales Aggreement, "Oh sorry, can’t sign that one." The they both escape when ‘Smooth Talker’ goes to get another copy.

And what, exactly, would you consider a hard sell?

Run awayyyy!

His sales pitch in the first panels is all spoken in emojis?

How do you even do that? No wonder the Pattersons can only say but.

When I was in college we only learned how to make a presentation in Egyptian Hieroglyphics. [Not giving my age.]

John’s just there because he takes a professional interest in all those teeth.

There is nothing wrong with a salesman that a firm NO! and walking away won’t cure.

You don’t believe in the HARD SELL approach as much as you believe in the PUSHY AND WON’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER SELL approach. ;/

“Don’t call us, we’ll call you” is what Pattersons should say.

The farther you can get from these guys the better. If one tries to sell you a time share, let me know. I can reduce him to a pile of sniveling jello.

It’s time for either John or Elly to grow a spine. The easiest way is to stand up, look him right in the eye and say “Thank you for your time, but no. Show us where the exit is.” And continue that very same mantra with anything else he has to say.

A liar with teeth……….

Run away, run away …..

I have to say, my parents really enjoyed their timeshare for decades! But it sure cost ’em! And we kids abandoned it after we (corporately) inherited it. Actually, MOI inherited it, but my brother dealt with it for me. Phew!

If one is a tourist, beware of any person or persons approaching you with a beautiful appearance and a flashing smile. It’s a sign that they’re definitely after something you have and (believe me!) it works on some people.

RUN!

And the sales pitch comeback answer to the above is, "But we can’t guarantee this price tomorrow. "

Don’t trust someone whose speech bubbles are full of pictograms.

I got sucked into a timeshare once. I was only in it for about three months. But during that time I got two of my cousins to sign up. Made some money. haha And they aren’t in it anymore either, but one stayed about 10 years and the other 18. So they enjoyed it. They could both afford it better than me. And they’d bring my daughter and I on trips with them. I have great cousins! ;-)

I love how in the last panel they seem terrified of this creep!

Elly is a dropout. She would buy multiple time shares if John was not with her.

Just. Walk. Away.

Get up and walk away, courtesy goes out the door when you’re ambushed ! :-0

Nightmare face in panel 3.

RUN AWAY!!!

RUN

Leave. Even if you are in the middle of your meal. You can always find another place to eat later.

Just say “NO”. No is a sentence. Repeat as necessary.

Ridiculous. I’ve been to this type of presentation. You just say, thanks for the dinner, but we’re not interested. Then you enjoy the dinner and ignore the sales pitch. It’s not difficult.

Run, run run. You can’t catch me. I’m the ginger man man!

And it was at this time John and Elly reached into their pocket and purse, pulling out each a powerful taser. The shyster salesman woke up several minutes later wondering what happened.

A friend of mine (RIP) was an Air Force recruiter. Having been one who was recruited, I asked him how they can say things that, while not quite lies, aren’t an accurate picture of Air Force life. He said that they accentuate the positive and say it with flowers.