07-24-2002, 02:52 PM
Quote:How does this make people feel? Do you want your clerk to feign how they are and be buddy buddy with you or would you rather them just take your money for your purchase, give you the change and be done with it? Does it bother you that the register jockey is prying into your life while all you want to do is shop or does it give you a warm fuzzy feeling that the minimum wage earner is making the extra effort to be nice to you?
I really don't mind if a clerk or employee treats me with "genuine" curtesy (the key word being genuine here). Certain buisness establishments that I frequent often, such as the bodega where I get my cigarettes, beverages, etc or the place I grab a cup of coffee from, or my dentist's office or doctor's office, etc.
I have experienced the other side of the spectrum. I'm sure you all have. You go to a certain store to get something and ask for help and you feel sort of "brushed off" by a disgruntled employee that is not very happy with what they are doing in the first place. That to me is sort of a turn off and usually not a place I go back to to spend my money at.
As far as like going to a dept. store and constantly being hounded by a salesperson, like Spit said, that can be quite annoying. I remember going to a clothing store in a mall ( I forget what store it was) going to the dressing room to try something on and having the salesperson actually follow me in while I am undressing....I found that sort of annoying.