Monday, August 10, 2009

Nose Hair is no small detail

For those of you that know me personally or professionally you know that I work at Starbucks a lot. Standing in line this morning to order my tall iced coffee with two pumps of vanilla I was confronted by grossness. What kind you ask? The kind involving the nose. And Hair. Nose Hair to be exact. This man, who I am sure is highly adequate in his job, was suffering from an overgrowth of nose hair. Now I try to not judge a book by it's cover but well....I tend to judge a book by it's cover. It's true. If this was not the case, actual book covers themselves would not be so important in determining whether or not the book gets read or not.
According to www.bookmarket.com, the quality of the book cover does indeed make a difference in whether or not we pick up the book and more importantly, buy it. Now let's extend the metaphor shall we? The same can be said for picking a contractor, consultant, doctor, attorney, accountant--well anyone. And our "book cover " if you will is HOW WE LOOK. Personal grooming is a big part of that package. Men--overgrown nose hair is a no no. Giant Cattepillar Eyebrows (a la Bobby Knight) is again, a no no. Don't get me started on ear hair.

Now, if I can find a way to let Mr. Hair Nose know this.....

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