Hollywood Pimpin, Fake It Until You Make It

Original Post date Monday, April 03, 2006

As long as I can remember I can recall someone quoting phrases like, “FAKE IT until you make it” or “you gotta ACT the part be get the part.” In this respect I think some people out here need some more acting classes.

I went to the market (aka the grocery store…I’m from Baltimore don’t hate) the other day to pick up a couple thangs. So as I go to check out, this lady (who looked like a designers billboard) was in front of me. When I say designers billboard I mean you couldn’t have gotten another article of designer apparel on her if you tired. I’m mean from the Gucci shades to the Louis V finger nail clippers on her key ring this girl was draped up and dripped out, know what I’m talking about? It was like she sold her body as ad space and had so many takers, she had to close up shop.

So Gucci Shades (what I have named her) has like two items in checkout, some pre-made market chicken wings which couldn’t have been more the 6 or 7 dollars and some ice cream sandwich which were 4.65 (I had them as well :-) ). Gucci Shades goes to the cashier, “I want to pay 3 dollars in cash and put the rest on my card.” At this point I personally think this is weird but who am I to say anything? I did the same thing all the time in college when I didn’t have enough money in the bank to withdraw and I wanted to keep my cash in case of an emergency or a party …but I’m thinking of course that can’t be the case with this chick because you know….she’s Gucci Shades. So the cashier is like I’m sorry miss but your card has been declined. Un-phased (like she has been here before) she then replies, “ok can I pay 4 dollars in cash and put the rest on my card.” The cashier rides with her request, as if she has been here before too and again declined. To make a long story short when I tell you she went up by dollar increment until we got to 8 dollars thats exactly what happened. I’m like this ain’t the Prices Right, you can’t keep bidding one dollar.

If I calculated right she ended up putting 1.43 on her card. Hey Gucci Shades if you’re out there and are reading this, next time check your bank account online before you go to make a purchase like the rest of us broke Mo Fos do.

Hollywood Pimpin got to love it….

  1. Sean says:

    Funny!
    Thoughtfull, insightfull,
    But mostly funny!

    I’ve been here for years,
    and I still think LA is a trip!!!

  2. hello,

    Thank you for the great quality of your blog, each time i come here, i’m amazed.

    black hattitude.

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