I had six cups of ice cream *burp*
“Please don’t be late” doesn’t seem to work as many were late.
So I spotted a Facebook ad regarding a 30-minute financial planning talk that came with a 1.5hrs free ice cream buffet at Udders. Talk about a sweet deal. Sure. I’ll listen for half an hour. 
Will work hard for my ice cream. Haha!
Was pleasantly surprised that the speaker did indeed keep to the 30-mins promised instead of rambling on forever. It’s probably not her first time. However, most of us arrived at 11am (as required) but the session proper started only at 11.31am. It was a lot of waiting, and early birds / those who were punctual were, in a sense, penalized. Luckily they let us have ONE scoop of ice cream to savor while waiting.
The Senior Director then introduces the speaker for today. A lady who has been with the company for 10 years and attained ‘MDRT’ for 7 consecutive years. I thought that was brilliant! Having the director ‘promote’ her instead of having her blowing her own trumpet.
Then, instead of telling us about policies, plans and the like, she shares about her “supportive husband” and baby she just delivered, how she has done many claims and delivered numerous maturity cheques, even showing screenshots of Whatsapp conversations with clients (with sensitive information redacted, of course).
What was somewhat touching / relatable was her mention of a primary school friend who had a brain tumor (he had, supposedly, wished his parents had bought more insurance for him ‘cos now he cannot buy it for himself). Also, she shared about her dog which had passed on. And her mother who had gone for an eye operation.
The finale was good, though it could have been better. She hands out kitkat (2fingers, not 4) which she says would be a nice topping for our ice cream. Then she unwraps hers and drops the chocolate on the ground. It was supposed to be a “wait what?!” moment but I think a lot of us couldn’t see where the chocolate had landed (too many tables in the way so the impact was somewhat diminished).
She asked if we wanted to swop the clean, wrapped chocolate in our hands for the one she’d just dropped on the ground. Then says the paper wrapping is like the protection you get when you are well insured. Nice! 
And that was it.
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Today’s session was a great opportunity to try the various ice cream flavors. And here are my ratings, purely for my own benefit so I know which ones to order / avoid next time 
Lychee martini – 2/5 too mushy
Rumrum raisins -4/5 yum!
Earl grey – 1/5 cloying
Awesomely choc – 4/5 good! With choc shavings 
Cookies n cream 1/5
Wildberries – 5/5 alcohol! Packs a punch!
Mango – 4/5 refreshing
Milky choc – 3/5
The Mao (Shan Wang) 4.5/5 Delicious
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The speaker, when doing her rounds, shared with me and my pal that the sessions cost her around $40 per pax(!!) I think that’s quite a hefty sum but cheaper than paying a marketer $50 per lead, ya?
Also, Udders gave us each $10 in vouchers so some folks bought waffles on the spot while my pal and I decided to save ours for another time.
I like the indirect ‘selling’. She told us this buffet is a good time to try other flavors. Don’t always stick with the same flavor at the same cafe. Otherwise you don’t know what you are missing out on. If your agent is MIA or has left the industry, perhaps it IS time to move on.
I’m very happy with my current agent so I have no plans to make the switch. But thanks for the ice cream! I’ll let my friends with (less likeable) agents from your company know about you.
