We always say no because, at least for me, it's pretty rare that I actually need help. I am, in general, capable of following signs and locating where in the st

We always say no because, at least for me, it's pretty rare that I actually need help. I am, in general, capable of following signs and locating where in the store I need to be. Maybe I'll have to ask where they put the widgets, because it turns out they're in sporting goods instead of tools as I'd thought. But now, assume I'm shopping for clothes. This 19-year-old girl doesn't know me, she doesn't know what kind of clothes I wear beyond what I currently have on. She doesn't know what kind of price range I'm looking at, or even what particular clothes I'm currently looking for. I could stand there and relate all these things, at which point she can point at shirts ("how about this one?") until we find one I like... or maybe I can just go look at the shirts myself? If I'm in Radio Shack trying to pick up a transistor, there's almost no chance the kid behind the counter can help me. He just wants to sell me a cellphone. He might not even be aware that the store stocks electronics components, much less what a transistor looks like. Any real help will have to come from the Internet; I surely can't ask if these two diodes are equivalent, or if this coax cable is suitable for VHF operation, because he'll just say "yeah, I think so" and try to sell me a phone. If I go to a car dealership, the last thing I want is to see someone walking toward me, but we all can relate to that. About the only time I really want someone to come ask if they can help me is at a gun shop, because the things I want to see are usually locked in a glass case or hung up on the wall.