I hate it too. So I really hated doing it to people when I worked at a bookstore and they pressured us to say it every time we saw someone, even if they were avoiding eye contact and making other "I don't need help" signals.
I just like saying "hi" to people. And maybe winking at them if they're cute.
Actually, I never did that when I worked retail. Even when it's entirely possible that customers were flirting with me. (At Club Monaco, I mean. I flirted at Starbucks all the freakin' time.)
I like to be acknowledged. I don't want somebody following me around, but I want to know that they know I'm there, and that if I need something, they'll help me find it.
When I worked in sales I would say hello to every customer who I saw walking into the store, but that was about it. I let them know I was there and I was friendly, and then I let them browse.
If a sales person doesn't offer so much as a "is there anything I can help you find?" then I have a much harder time asking if they have exactly what I'm looking for.
I think it's mostly that when I learned about the IUD as a form of birth control back in elementary school, it scared the heck out of me. I worry much more about transmission of STIs than I do about getting pregnant at this point. Probably not the wisest thing...but that's where I'm at. Since I'm not in a place where I can risk having sex without a condom, I figure they're a good thing for now.
Yeah, in a tiny yarn store that's full of folks sitting around a table, there is benefit to asking if people are looking for anything special, because we couldn't get everywhere to browse. And we WERE looking for a specific yarn.
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Grrr.
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Actually, I never did that when I worked retail. Even when it's entirely possible that customers were flirting with me. (At Club Monaco, I mean. I flirted at Starbucks all the freakin' time.)
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When I worked in sales I would say hello to every customer who I saw walking into the store, but that was about it. I let them know I was there and I was friendly, and then I let them browse.
If a sales person doesn't offer so much as a "is there anything I can help you find?" then I have a much harder time asking if they have exactly what I'm looking for.
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Yeah, in a tiny yarn store that's full of folks sitting around a table, there is benefit to asking if people are looking for anything special, because we couldn't get everywhere to browse. And we WERE looking for a specific yarn.
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