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Giggle hands out tissues

While handing out promotional tissues for a pachinko parlor, Giggle met an older woman who wanted a few more.

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Giggle recalls a street encounter while giving out pocket packs of tissues to promote a pachinko parlor.

Handing out tissues

This happened when I was working at a pachinko parlor. I was out in town, handing out tissues.

So there I was, handing them out, when an older woman came up and said, “Could I have some tissues?”

I gave her a pack.

“Could I have some more?”

“Sure, sure.” I gave her a whole bunch.

Then she said she wanted to thank me. “Have something to drink with this.” And what she handed me was…

A straw.

She gave me a brand-new straw.

“You can drink with it if you suck on it. Isn’t that amazing?” she said.

Well, I said, “Thank you”…

As for the tissues, she told me, “My grandchild gets so excited when I bring home lots of tissues.”

I wonder how old this grandchild is… and what they’re using them for?

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