Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Foreigners in Retail

Is it just me, but since I have worked in retail most of my life I feel bad for many retail associates out there. There is like this unspoken bond that you know what they go through, so you want to be nice and help them out. For example: my friend Katie and I were at the mall, where she was returning something, and these foreigners were going through these shoes on a rack (making a real mess of things). They then started to "haggle" the price over the shoes.. which I will touch on in just a few moments. The employee said that those were the prices and that was that. Then they started speaking a different language (which was unverified) and left the shoes thrown about. At this time my friend and I started to put back the shoes that were messed up. We felt bad over what they had done to the employees display, because we too know how it feels when this type of customer makes an appearence.

Let us go back to "haggling"... why would someone even try to haggle at a retail place? It's not like the retail associate can make up a price, they just sell the stuff and clean up after customers. As my friend Katie says, "it's not a flea market." But the best part is that the foreigner customer gets pissed that they can't get it for a cheaper price. Which again brings me to my next point! The whole reason why these foreigners are here to shop is because it is cheaper here than it is in wherever else they are from. So we are already beating your price and you have the nerve to ask for even more off?! I doubt they do this shit in their own country.

But yea, if you have ever worked in retail and you even pick up a product to check it out... please put it back where it belongs (like where you found it lol). You know how it feels to pick up after an idiot customer. To my retail bretherin.