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The malls here are the worst for this. It's downright awkward having someone walk up to you in the middle of a busy mall and ask if you are interested in perfume, and they are trained to NEVER take "no" for an answer. They will follow you for 5 or 6 steps and ask again and beg you. It's really embarrassing and annoying.
One pretty entertaining incident that occurred similar to this was with me and my wife. She is easily annoyed at certain things and these types of marketing are one of them.
We were walking along chatting in the mall going to a store and a "toy helicopter" salesmen was flying his helicopters dangerously close to shoppers. It was really stupid because he was getting them within like 1' of people, even near their faces - and shouting at people to come buy his helicopter.
Well, the first pass we just kept going and didn't bother or make eye contact, but the second time we passed by to return to the entrance the toy helicopter he was controlling came about 1' from my wife's face and she swatted it to the ground and it burst into 100 plastic pieces of shit all over the ground. I couldn't help but let out a quick laugh and then an "oh shit" and we walked out. Maybe he won't fly them so close to people anymore.
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Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.
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