P.T.S. R&D...

Today I was truly in my element.

Had an early meeting today about an hour and a half away in the southern part of P.R.   I went with Maribel, another CSR here.  Maribel looks and acts exactly like her name sounds-  she's as sweet as can be with a laugh to match.  She's also a hell of a detectivo (Detective) when it comes to sales, something which is vital to this type of business here on this crazy island.  But more on that some other time.

So there we were, sitting in a customer's office and talking business.  I had been waiting all week for this meeting.  The man we were talking to was in charge of the entire operations and shipping process of a new Brewery they are building in Puerto Rico.  Thier hopes are to make a great new beer that will become one of the top-selling beers on the island- and hopefully surpassing the shitty ones like Coors Light and others.  Puerto Rican owned beer for Puerto Ricans.

And there I was, sitting in this guys office that overlooked an entire brewery.  And after a great meeting, a lot of laughs, and good promise of business in the future, he invited Maribel and I to the room next door.

There, to my enthusiastic surprise, was the laboratory where their first batch of beer resided.  He kindly offered me to sample the product and off course I graciously excepted.  Several times.  I even confiscated Maribel's sample, not wanting to be a bad influence on the innocent and church-going woman that she is.  It was an executive decision but I felt it was the right thing to do.

And that was it.  What a day.

I couple of hours later I was back at the office and feeling good.  When I explained the positive meeting and the sampling to my Father, the Jefe, and the rest of the office everyone kind of rolled thier eyes a bit.

Look guys, I'm serious here.  An important part of good business is proper Research and Development.  R&D, baby!  And that's all that this was.  Now no need to thank me for making such a sacrifice, that's just how I roll.  I don't stand on the sidelines like the rest of them- I get in the GAME, baby!  R&D, it's a must!

And then the whole office erupts in a roar of laughter.

And just to emphasise my point a bit more, I posted the sampling cup up on the wall as a reminder.

R&D Baby!