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How To Not Be A Crappy Customer

From the perspective of a seasoned retail associate.

Amanda Johnson

Dec 05, 2016

Georgia Southern University

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With Black Friday and Cyber Monday having just passed, I figured I would give everyone insight to the views of the retail worker. I have worked retail for my entire teenage and young adult life and the one thing you learn is that there are MANY types of good (and bad) customers. I decided I would do a “How To” on what NOT to do while shopping. I have probably done some of these myself when I was younger, but it is all about character development right?

When an associate welcomes you to the store and/or asks how you are, DON’T just walk by and ignore them. We are told to greet customers but most of the time we just really want to be nice and ask how you are and if you need help with anything.
Emails. WE ARENT ASKING FOR YOUR EMAIL TO BE ANNOYING. We get it. You get 94350270 emails a day. We do too. Stores have associates get emails because it is a marketing technique and most of the time we are graded on it or the store is at least monitored on percentages.
When we an item doesn’t have a tag, DO NOT make the “Oh so it's free? Haha.” Joke because we have heard it a thousand times and it is still not funny. We still have to laugh, though.
DO NOT be rude and huffy when we are bagging your items, even if it seems too slow. If we are taking a long time to bag items, it is because we have a method to it. When you start a retail job you have to learn if there is an order to unhanging, decensoring, and folding the clothes at the register.
People….please….if you need a size large in a folded item, I BEG of you not to just pull it out like a magician does with a tablecloth. Kindly place the other sweaters to the side, take out the shirt you need, and place it back. It's not hard!
Another crappy thing we have to deal with as salespeople is DRESSING ROOMS. Now we have a rack in there for a reason; it’s not hard to take the clothes out of the room and hang them on it! We even have a table for sweaters. Leaving piles and piles of clothes in the rooms just adds to our frustration.
Asking for the prices of every single item is honestly the most annoying thing ever. Yes, we love to help people. No, we do not want to spend 10 minutes calculating every item with tax because you don’t want to pull out your phone yourself.
Complaining to associates about things we cannot change. Sorry I am not the one who decides how many emails the company sends or what sizes we get in stores or what is put on the mannequins.

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"I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love"

1. That Time He Tested Out His Flirting Skills and This Happened

2. When He Was Willing to Do Anything to Avoid Confrontation

3. When He Couldn't Handle Awkward, Emotional Situations

4. How He Reacted Whenever His Friends Ignored Him

5. All of the Times He Worried About His Failing Love Life

6. Whenever He Tried to Whip Himself Into Shape

7. How He Handled New People and New Experiences

8. Whenever His Friends Got Annoying, He Was Always the Voice of Reason

9. He Always Knew How to Jam

10. He Finds a Way to Make Any Situation More Fun

It's just my face, I swear.

1. When you meet new people, they automatically assume you hate them or are rude.

2. People are constantly asking you if you're OK.

3. After being friends with someone for a while, they confess to you, "I thought you were so mean when I first met you," or, "I thought you hated me."

4. You get told to smile more, but they don't understand how scary that would be.

5. You're always labeled as seeming "judgy."

6. Passing a friend with your RBF in full force and not realizing you just shot them a death glare.

7. Being sarcastic, but everyone thinks you're outright rude.

8. Not knowing how mean you really look until you see a picture of yourself in resting face.

9. Your apologies never sound sincere because of your emotionless face.

10. Your "mad face" scares you.

11. And, lastly, people are constantly asking you if you are happy or having a good time because you look bored to death.

Please hold your blonde joke.

1. "Is Elle Woods your spirit animal?"

2. "Is that your natural hair color?"

3. "Oh wow, you get good grades at school?"

4. "You must really like the color pink!"

5. "You’re probably not into sports, right?"

6. "You must have such a bubbly personality."

7. "Your wardrobe must consist of all things preppy."

8. "What sorority are you in?"

9. "You were probably a cheerleader in high school."

10. "You look like you’re from L.A. because your hair is so light."

11. "You definitely like Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks!"

12. "Do you actually think blondes have more fun?"

13. "You must encompass the typical “white girl” stereotype."

14. "Is that daddy’s credit card you’re using?"

15. "So all of your friends are blonde too?"

16. "I’m surprised about you; I thought you would be a lot ditsier."

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1. When you get your acceptance letter

2. When you try to figure out how class enrollment works

3. When it’s move in day

4. When you arrive on campus and see all of the attractive people

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6. When you find your squad

7. When you visit DHall (RIP) or EHall for the first time

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12. When you see the infamous “preacher” for the first time

13. The first snow day

14. Madipalooza

15. When finals week rolls around

16. When you have to say goodbye

17. And when you finally get to go back

Do you have a small get-together or throw a big bash?

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3. Your family flies in town to celebrate with you.

4. Your siblings wake you up.

5. Your friends are so excited to be with you on your big day.

6. If you work, your office might throw a party for you.

7. For your actual party, you plan a small get-together with close family and friends ...

8. ... or large celebration with everyone you know.

9. You eat the best meal you've had in weeks.

10. You devour the first piece of cake proudly.

11. You embarrass yourself somehow.

12. You get the present you really wanted but thought no one would get you.

13. You are a little sad about getting older.

14. That feeling wears off and you realize how happy you are to have family and friends to celebrate this day with you.

15. The morning after your birthday looks something like this.

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