I know instantly…
When I do cold calls and walk into a store, I ask for the manager.
If the manager is a male I’m pumped.
If it’s an older female I’m pumped.
If the manager comes towards me and she takes up the entire isle and her one arm is as big as all of me I get scared.
Especially because she sees me waiting and I see her eyes narrow. I begin to get really scared.
As she comes closer “the look” passes across her face of “ooohhh look at that skinny b*tch. What does she want?” She is scanning me up and down. I’m sure she’s trying to see if she can eat me for lunch.
It’s seriously scary for me and very intimidating to go up to a woman who is ‘large and in charge like a hippo.’ I try to be as sweet and professional as I can, but they usually just snarl at me and peer at me with hate shooting from their beady eyes. I do my pitch, then make a hasty retreat always wishing I didn’t wear something as body hugging or as cute.
I know for sure that she won’t be calling me.
Next time I think I’m just going to carry around a small bag of mini cookies so that I can throw some cookies at her to distract her as I quickly retreat.
hehehe….I just got a visual of that…. 
I’m so mean.