...so what's the harm in at least telling me what it is? That way I can at least feel helpful, like I'm doing my job.
I sell furniture in a store that's out of the way. You don't get here to just browse and not want something. You don't. It's my *job* to find you what you want. You're wasting your own time wandering my store aimlessly for 5 minutes, don't you think? And if you still don't see what you want, for the love of god ASK ME! I can probably get it. And if I notice you looking at sofas and *only* sofas and mention something to you about sofas, don't lie to me and say you're not looking at sofas. Dialogues usually go something like this:
Me: Well, you've been hanging out here for a while...what do you think?
Customer: Oh, no, I'm just looking.
Me: Well, do you have any questions on what you're seeing?
Customer: I'm all set.
Me: If you think of anything, I'll be right over there.
And then as I walk away I overhear 'Do you think this comes in different colors? What do you think this fabric is? I wish I had a tape measure'
*headdesk*
And lastly...just poking mattresses in order to see if they're comfy is ineffective, unless you sleep on your hands and your hands alone.
Sometimes I hate being on commission, because everyone of those makes me feel like a failure, even if some people just can't or refuse to communicate.
I sell furniture in a store that's out of the way. You don't get here to just browse and not want something. You don't. It's my *job* to find you what you want. You're wasting your own time wandering my store aimlessly for 5 minutes, don't you think? And if you still don't see what you want, for the love of god ASK ME! I can probably get it. And if I notice you looking at sofas and *only* sofas and mention something to you about sofas, don't lie to me and say you're not looking at sofas. Dialogues usually go something like this:
Me: Well, you've been hanging out here for a while...what do you think?
Customer: Oh, no, I'm just looking.
Me: Well, do you have any questions on what you're seeing?
Customer: I'm all set.
Me: If you think of anything, I'll be right over there.
And then as I walk away I overhear 'Do you think this comes in different colors? What do you think this fabric is? I wish I had a tape measure'
*headdesk*
And lastly...just poking mattresses in order to see if they're comfy is ineffective, unless you sleep on your hands and your hands alone.
Sometimes I hate being on commission, because everyone of those makes me feel like a failure, even if some people just can't or refuse to communicate.
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