I was an english teacher in Japan for 2 years at a junior high school. The rep from a textbook company would go to the teacher's lounge every semester, bow to

I was an english teacher in Japan for 2 years at a junior high school. The rep from a textbook company would go to the teacher's lounge every semester, bow to each of the teacher's one at a time in front of their desks, and ask them what they wanted to order from the catalog. The teacher's could've easily put in an order online or over the phone and I imagine the salesman had to go to each school in person.