Friggin' rude and annoying store clerks!
Dec. 20th, 2007 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raloriaI was out shopping for some last minute Christmas cards with my mom earlier today and I've just got to rant about a few pet peeves of mine.
I realize sales people are just being helpful (they think), but I'm sick of them coming up to us when we're talking and asking if we need any help. Not only do they rudely interrupt our conversation (I'm usually in mid sentence!), they break my train of thought. I've had this happen numerous times and it pisses me off! I'm trying to have a conversation with someone! Do I look like I'm asking for anyone's help???? And yet these clerks feel the need to barge right in to be "helpful". I don't need your help, I need you to leave us alone. When I want your help, I'll come to you. Oh, and it would help me a lot if when I actually did go looking for you for said help, if you were actually around. I don't know how many times I've been in a store and when I need help can't find a single soul to answer my question. They're all over the place when you know what you're looking for, but the second you need assistance? They're gone. One more annoyance....Don't pounce on me the second I walk in the door asking if I need help with anything. I do have two eyes and two working legs. I think I'm capable of at least trying to search for the item I need. At least give me the opportunity. Sheesh!
Oh, and these rants aren't just for the Christmas shopping season, either. I run into this stuff all year long. It's just that I had two clerks interrupt my conversation with my mom in a store one too many times tonight and if it happened again, I'm sure I would've exploded. It's inconsiderate and rude! I swear, next time one of those clerks breaks into our conversation and asks if I need any help, I'm gonna say, "Yeah, I need you not to rudely interrupt us. We're talking here. Thank you!". Grrrrrrr! >:[
Bah. I've got a headache now. I'm probably gonna take a mini nap and then get caught up on my flist. Been away from the computer for a couple of days now and I know I'm behind on things. Thanks for letting me rant, folks. *hugs flist*
I realize sales people are just being helpful (they think), but I'm sick of them coming up to us when we're talking and asking if we need any help. Not only do they rudely interrupt our conversation (I'm usually in mid sentence!), they break my train of thought. I've had this happen numerous times and it pisses me off! I'm trying to have a conversation with someone! Do I look like I'm asking for anyone's help???? And yet these clerks feel the need to barge right in to be "helpful". I don't need your help, I need you to leave us alone. When I want your help, I'll come to you. Oh, and it would help me a lot if when I actually did go looking for you for said help, if you were actually around. I don't know how many times I've been in a store and when I need help can't find a single soul to answer my question. They're all over the place when you know what you're looking for, but the second you need assistance? They're gone. One more annoyance....Don't pounce on me the second I walk in the door asking if I need help with anything. I do have two eyes and two working legs. I think I'm capable of at least trying to search for the item I need. At least give me the opportunity. Sheesh!
Oh, and these rants aren't just for the Christmas shopping season, either. I run into this stuff all year long. It's just that I had two clerks interrupt my conversation with my mom in a store one too many times tonight and if it happened again, I'm sure I would've exploded. It's inconsiderate and rude! I swear, next time one of those clerks breaks into our conversation and asks if I need any help, I'm gonna say, "Yeah, I need you not to rudely interrupt us. We're talking here. Thank you!". Grrrrrrr! >:[
Bah. I've got a headache now. I'm probably gonna take a mini nap and then get caught up on my flist. Been away from the computer for a couple of days now and I know I'm behind on things. Thanks for letting me rant, folks. *hugs flist*
