I went to the mall this afternoon

[alpacinou]

Is this correct and natural?

I went to the mall this afternoon and looked at cellphones. The saleswoman at Sony was neither smooth nor subtle. She practically forced me to check their latest phone. I have to say I ain't wooed by Sony Xperia. Having said that, I'm not as easy man to woo.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Wooed means courted. You probably mean wowed, meaning amazed, impressed, dazzled, bowled over, blown away.

I'm not sure that's quite the right use Having said that. I'd like to see what here others think.

Other possible expressions include:

- But I must admit that . . . .

- To be fair, though . . . .

- But in all honesty . . . .

 

[emsr2d2]

What do you mean by "she was neither smooth nor subtle"? She's a saleswoman. Her job is to make you spend as much money as possible!

 

[jutfrank]

I agree with Charlie that you mean to say wow, not woo.

As far as the Having said that bit goes, I'd suggest But then, which is much better.

 

[alpacinou]

I meant to use "woo" because here's the definition from Longman dictionary:

to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/woo

But if you say it doesn't work, I will forget about it.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I meant to use "woo" because here's the definition from Longman dictionary:

to try to persuade someone to do something such as buy something from you, vote for you, or work for you

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/woo

But if you say it doesn't work, I will forget about it.

I've never heard woo used to mean persuade. I suppose someone has.

But how can Xperia persuade you? It's an inanimate object. People woo people. Things don't woo anyone.

So I'm still a little leery. But use it if you like it.

 

[Tdol]

I ain't wooed by Sony Xperia doesn't work for me. You could say that Xperia doesn't do it for you.