I Hate Flattery….

I had a busy day yesterday, ran around doing errands, shopping, Oklahoma City and my own city….Was dog-tired from it, nearly 9 hours of running here and there. Had a few minutes to wait before meeting up at a restaurant after 6 pm and went to Dollar Tree next door to browse. There was a guy & girl, college-aged, sitting outside at a table, apparently some kind of charity or something. The girl starts flattering me in a syrupy tone of voice telling me how cute my shirt was & asked me where I bought it. I told her loudly “Garage sale” and kept walking. She adds “Oh, I do love a thrifty bargain” 😖 to get me to interact. I went inside. Found canned cat food and got a case (I haven’t been able to find it in 4 Aldi stores this past week and a half) and was carrying it out. Once again she tries to interact with me asking if I time to talk about a charity. I told her no and kept going. I guess it reminded me too much of two-faced sorority girls we would encounter in our jobs at the university. And made me thankful I retired early.

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Longpatrol · 31-35, M

I actually do have trouble selling stuff to older folk. They've literally heard everything before. And for some folk it's hard to engage them in a convo in which they can warm up to you.

Five years in retail, still haven't got it figured out.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Longpatrol If we are retired it’s likely we don’t have a boatload of money to buy everything that is offered to us. I get hounded at times at Sam’s Club stores by either phone companies or internet companies wanting me to switch. I tell them quickly that I am on someone else’s plan and not going to switch while I am walking away from them. No one likes an aggressive sales pitch.

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

@cherokeepatti True, sometimes sales folk should realise they are customers too, and imagine what they'd feel on the other side.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Longpatrol the quickest way to run me out of a business is to approach me as a salesperson in an aggressive manner. I’ve turned on my heel more than once and went out the door due to that. I like to be able to think silently and clearly about the things I want to purchase. Sometimes I am just going into the store to check it out and comparison shop with other stores. No amount of pushing me to buy something in that store will get me to change my mind.