Perceptions

How many of us judge people simply by the way they look? I ask this question because I recently bought two suits with this in mind. I went to a high end retailer that offered quality apparel at a price. Appearance is everything I thought so cost be damned. I must say I was treated like royalty and waited on with a type of attention I seldom receive. As I was paying for my purchase with cash by the way. Congress are you listening? The salesman whom I felt treated me with respect while I chose my suits revealed to me his earlier perceptions of me. You see I arrived in casual clothing to make my purchases. You never can tell who will make a large purchase simply by the way they dress. He went on to tell me that other clerks ignored me because I was not already wearing a suit when I arrived. They work on commission so big mistake for them. The salesman went on to say that if I was not wearing a suit I must really need one. Applying this simple logic he made a big sale and I got two suits. My point I am trying to make is this. The suits in Washington may look like they know what they are doing but do they really? Judge people by what you know to be fact. Judge them not by what they say or promise but what they actually do.