Sidenote:
You know that flood is coming when the moment you stepped into the office, the first question you were asked is not “How’s your weekend?” but “Eh, your house flooded or not?” You know the flood situation is really bad when your colleagues talked about nothing but how many inches more before the flood water reaches their front door, ALL DAY!
“Yes?” might be harmless at the first glance but it can potong stim put people off instantly! How many times that when you entered a shop and when you’re just about to start browsing through the things in the shop, the sales assistant ambled up to you and said, “Yes?” Nothing else. Just “Yes?” It was so annoying, I was tempted to answer, “No!” to all of them. Most of the time, I just ignore them!
It is not polite to do that, idiots! Your boss teach you good customer service is like that one kah? Often, they are yes-ing as if you have no rights to browse through products in their shop! And while you were browsing, they watch you like a hawk and follow you like a shadow. You can feel them breathing down your neck all the time!
Next time, you leave us alone okay! If you must ask, just say, “Excuse me, sir/madam, how can I help you?” with a smile and then leave us the hell alone when we don’t need your help! If I need you, I’ll look for you, get it? Siao-jie-yao-zhao-shen-me (Miss, what are you looking for?) murmurs will receive an iritated “Bu zhi dao” (I don’t know) from me. If I know what I’m looking for, I’d have found it already. Can’t I just browse and shop in peace? If I like something I’d buy it, but in the meantime, I don’t know yet and will you just fuck off? I can look at things on my own!
When I pull out a cloth to have a better view, don’t even bother to inform me that the piece of clothing that I’m holding is on sale at a discounted price. I’m not blind nor am I illiterate. I know what 50% discount means!
And shop managers/owners, please train your staff properly. Make them memorize every description of everything in the shop, if you must. Sometimes, I don’t know whether to laugh or correct them salesmen who don’t know anything about the product they are preaching and thought they could bluff us to no end. But knowing these salesmen, they’ll not admit mistake and somehow will managed to twist their words around to convince you that you’re wrong! Most of the time, I’ll roll my eyes, smirk and put on what-the-fuck expression on my face. Well with the help of the internet, smart consumers nowadays do their homework before purchasing something, e.g. electrical goods, cars, gadgets, computer-related things, etc. Better don’t waste saliva and energy to argue with these people.
The other day I went to one shop selling electrical products. The following conversation was overheard when I was looking at some movie trailer on the TV on display:
Alvin: This 32″ TV got full HD or not?
Salesman: No, no HD. 32″ too small. HD means more pixels, so 32″ too small, cannot put in HD, only 40″ and above got!
I tripped on an invisible stone and almost fell flat on my nose before turning around to see what kind of a face the idiot has.
Alvin: [whispering to me] Oi, even the 15″ monitor got full HD and it’s smaller. WTF?!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Okay *cough* *serious face*
Yes? What are you looking for?
Hello Clare! Apa khabar?
Khabar baik. Long time didn’t hear from you dear
clare, u need a boat arr???
No need la, my place no flood. But if you want to give me a boat, I don’t mind
I hate these sales people following me around in the shop. I prefer to browse slowly on my own. Worse are those who will angrily rearrange anything you have touched…even though you did not move them at all!! I would leave right away without buying anything!!!
Me too! They do that already put me off big time and I walked out after shooting an angry glare at the salesgirl. If I want to be a bitch, I’ll complain loud loud until everyone in the shop can hear
damn irritating the rain. cant go for CNY shopping without getting wet.
Last minute shopping huh. Well, at least the town was not flooded as bad as Sibu town