an interesting sales tactic

[xatalantax]

Her: What about this piece here? *points to metal mesh bracelet with unfortunate large yellow stones which make the thing deeply ugly*

Me: That's nice, but is it available in a version without the stones?

Her: No, it's not ... see, mesh is new to you? But I'm a jewelry buyer? And I was seeing mesh fifteen years ago. And that would bore me.

Me: (repressing urge to reciprocate with rudeness, just raising an eyebrow instead) Ah, yes, of course.


At that point I had to turn away and look at stuff on the other side of the store. What an awful woman. Not to mention that I'm quite willing to bet I've been seeing mesh longer than she has, since at least three of my aesthetic traditions are intimately acquainted with it, plus my mom has a fantastic antique metal mesh bag which I'm always trying to borrow.

Well. Kind of funny now, but it sure wasn't at the time. Won't be going back to her store.

Comments

[sirendipity.livejournal.com]

when i was at illuminations in nj yesterday, i was getting rung up by this woman who didn't smile, didn't have a hello for me, nuthin'...after she scanned in my candleholders she asked for my name and address to which i replied: "i don't want to be on a mailing list"...her response: "it's just our catalog that is mailed 4 times a years, but fine!" then closes out the sale without a thank you or a have a good day.

then we headed to guess where i was checkin out their new pants (they actually have some cool ones this season)...no one said so much as a hello to us, but every other customer was getting their ass kissed by a salesperson. i have a feeling it was 'cause my mom and i don't look like we have poles up our asses, but i could be wrong.

god i hate bad salespeople...so irritating

[jasonlizard.livejournal.com]

what store was this?

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

It was the Baak Gallery .. she has a serious attitude issue. I would have left instantly, but S had already gotten me a really nice titanium bracelet that was a little big, so we were there to exchange it ... so, we had no choice about giving her our business. Otherwise, no way.

[bostonista.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! I have a tiny pair of white-gold hoops from there. When I bought them, the woman sniffed and said, "My very young daughter wears those."

I just gave her a look and handed over my credit card. She seems to lack a filter between brain and mouth.

[xenoglaux]

yes.
well.

I won't be shopping there again, and would have just taken my money back if it had been an option.

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

And if she'd been polite (or even silent would have been better!) we might very well have gone back there ... we'd been eyeing some of their other stuff. Maybe in Harvard Square she gets enough business that she doesn't have to worry about driving people away.

I think the other woman there was kind of embarrassed.

[digital-hypoxia.livejournal.com]

I couldn't help but picture a big haired woman in leopard print windsuit,gold jewelry falling off her and pink lipstick when I read that!

Maybe she should worry more about being a seller than a buyer.

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

No, this was a woman who thinks of herself as very stylish, very European-chic, I think. Her kid came into the store and she started telling us about how she'd always dressed the kid in French dresses. She seems to be very concerned with telling the customers how cool she is ..

[synaesthesia.livejournal.com]

Was this the older woman? She came into our shop with her daughter and grand-daughters last winter and the family dynamic was... wacky. You could see the grandkids getting implanted with weird interaction issues every time. The daughter and the grandkids were fine when they came in without the matriarch, though.

Weirdos, all of them!

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

it was the daughter, not the older woman ...
so the whole tribe is strange, eh?

[misscelestia.livejournal.com]

Why are these people such idiots? When I went looking for a wrap for my engagement ring, the lady laughed in my face - "oh, you'll never find anything to fit that thing, honey!!" She then tried to find me a set to replace it :(

I promptly left. Stupid people!

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

what a bitch!
at least you could leave and make it very clear to her that she wasn't getting any business out of you. god, how rude!

[heresiarch.livejournal.com]

that's ridiculous. you totally should've pointed out that it wouldn't bore you, and you're the one doing the potential buying... how silly! stuck-up sales people are weird. then again, she's stuck doing sales, and you've got a Ph.D. :).