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Damn....a bunch of player haters in this thread!!! It is cracking me up!!! Salespeople in retail are typically at high school, college age where they haven't developed a sense of salesmanship yet. Go easy on them. They are just trying to earn a living too.
I have been selling for ages it seems. I have sold shoes, cutlery, sporting goods, people, and have sold in many types of environments. If one thing never changes, it is the automated response. When I worked at Footlocker while in High School, we were required to greet everyone as they walked through the door. We also had actual "sales-training" where we learned to be informative on the products we sold. If someone came in and I said, "Hello" and they replied with, "I'm just looking", I had to almost bite my tongue from answering back with, "I didn't ask 'WHAT" you were doing, I asked HOW are you doing". But, I would always follow up with, "Great, let me know if I can answer any questions for you."
Nowadays, I think it is more of a hassle because people aren't properly trained in the products they are selling. I too get annoyed with salespeople when they try to earn my buck and I know more about the product than they do. I feel that other consumers are having the same types of experiences, so the trust factor in salespeople is slowly sinking into the abyss!
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-Homer Simpson
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