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Restaurants are a slightly different situation. Once you're already in a restaurant, it's quitely unlikely that you're going to walk out without buying somethin
by breadbox 13y ago
Restaurants are a slightly different situation. Once you're already in a restaurant, it's quitely unlikely that you're going to walk out without buying something. The waiter (if motivated by tips) has every reason to help you actually enjoy your food.
Salespeople, who are more commonly motivated by commission, have every reason to convince you to buy something whether or not you need it.
- kmtrowbr 13y agoThey do but throw away any feelings of compulsion to buy things to make the salesperson happy. And if you don't like them or find them helpful, totally just walk away or say: "Thanks for your help, but I am going to look on my own now." It's not a personal relationship and (basic human decency aside) you have no need to please them. But don't categorically reject all salespeople. Maybe go to better stores where there are higher quality folks at work?
- breadbox 13y agoIt's not a matter of wanting to please someone. It's a matter of not having to deal with someone who's attempting to push the envelope of polite social interaction with a sales pitch. Even a low pressure sales pitch gets on my nerves. Not because it's going to work (quite the opposite).
- kmtrowbr 13y agoI understand, sometimes they are just obnoxious and that's just not how you want to shop. I definitely see what you are saying. I think this is why online shopping has been so successful. Amazon reviews are actually a great way of figuring out what is good and what is bad, in a totally objective way. You don't have offend or say yes or no to anyone.