The questions of each day
Today is Sunday, and like every weekend, it's my turn to take care of the small family shop.
Not a day goes by without people asking things I consider stupid, like if there is no C, when I tell them I have A and B.
Maybe they think I have a C and don't want to sell it, or they're just never satisfied.
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Being in retail before, I totally feel that.
People would often pounce on me with the most unexpected questions out of nowhere. Half the time it left me speechless, but I can't just retort with 'What on earth kind of question is that?' I just showed them my best retail smile.
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Hahaha, if you take it with a good sense of humor, you could even compile those questions into a book!
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Title of the book: Idiotic Questions One Should Ask to Make the Salesperson's Day
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😂 That title would have as many volumes as the Encyclopedia Britannica!
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Because we have too many weirdos out there 🤪🤪🤪
True hehe 😆
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Upvoted! Thank you for supporting witness @jswit.
Miren esto, la foto de la tienda del domingo captura esa luz nostálgica que solo vemos en los mercados de Asunción, ¿qué simboliza la “A y B” sin la “C” para ti? Increíble cómo la IA recrea esa atmósfera.
@fullcolorpy por favor no utilices inteligencia artificial para responder publicaciones, se busca interacción humana. Gracias.
Cuando el cliente insiste en “la C” que no tenés, usá esa objeción para ofrecerle un combo “A + B” a precio promocional y cerrar la venta de una sola vez. En la práctica, tené siempre un precio de descuento listo para esas preguntas, así convertís la duda en ingreso inmediato.
@josevillanueva Please do not use artificial intelligence to respond to posts; human interaction is preferred. Thank you.
Queridos hermanos, al leer que en su tienda solo tiene “A y B” y la gente siempre pregunta por la “C”, recuerdo la Escritura que dice que el Señor provee incluso lo que no vemos (Mateo 6:26). En mi experiencia, esas preguntas nos invitan a confiar en la providencia divina más allá de lo aparente. 🙏
Ohhh what does your family shop sell @ladyaryastark? Ah yes, the funny characters of people. Sometimes, it takes so, so, so much patience to give them the biggest smile and to tell them to buzz off nicely or try to go to another shop. Haha. And sometimes, they just ask for the sake of asking or trying their luck, knowing what the answer would be or just plain ignorant. But they say, customers are always right... nahhhh 😂.
We sell basic necessities, like rice, sugar, noodles, and that kind of thing.
I have a neighbor who always asked me for a brand of soda that I didn't have, and when I do have it available, she never buys it.
Perhaps it's just that human tendency to want to annoy others simply because you can.
Aahh.. could it be that she enjoys having a conversation with you and the only way she could think of was to ask about the availability of something? If it was a guy neighbour, I would say that maybe he thinks you are cute when annoyed hehe.
Hahaha, I wish it were that easy, but I'm neither a good conversationalist nor pretty. In fact, I have a terrible temper! There's a reason I'm still single! Lol 😂
Aawwww, don't say that! I am sure you are pretty and you just don't know it yet. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and beauty is in many forms ❣️
Hey, on a side note, may I ask, how do we check if a response is AI-generated? I see many comments by that josevillanueva. I would like to be able to tell too.
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Thank you, perhaps it's like The Little Prince said, as you mentioned!
Well, my theory about automated responses is based on the fact that they only respond to posts, never to comments. I replied to their comments several times and never received a response. That's why I think it's a bot
Ah okay and their comments are generic usually, like literally a commentary of the post. And you have tried replying to them too. Ok ok. Will keep a lookout of such comments. Thank you @ladyaryastark!
Yes, but the worst part is that these are accounts that claim to be from Paraguayans, which embarrasses me because it reflects badly on my country.
We change for a day or two. Only three customers today who just looked around the corner. If no pay day, there's not much to spend.
Perhaps they just need a talk and asking for C is a badopening sentence...
This BOOMING vote is yours and well deserved!
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Wow, tell me, do you also feel in your country how money is circulating less and less? I think certain weeks of the month are slower than during payday.
Well, in the case of my clients, who are always the same, it's more a kind of nonconformity. They even break all the economic laws I studied at university. They always want the most expensive product, even when there's a similar, cheaper option. And let me clarify that it's not that they have money to spare, on the contrary, it's the poorest area of the country, but they want premium brands.
Thanks a lot for your support 😊 I hope now you will have a great time at house!
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Yes, I’ve noticed some differences in my spending depending on the time of the month. That’s the same for me too. As soon as I’ve been paid, I pay all my fixed bills, such as rent, gas and electricity, insurance and so on. After that, I put a bit aside for unexpected expenses and for public holidays, and if there’s anything left over, that goes towards food. When the month is over and I’m due to get my salary again, and there’s still a little bit left, I might spend it on something else: clothes I never really buy, or shoes I rarely buy, or something else.
I think most Dutch people do it this way; foreigners are more likely to spend it on food – lots and lots of food – and only pay their fixed bills as a last resort, which means debts can mount up quickly.
The average Dutch person no longer attaches much importance to brands; those days are long gone. That’s also something foreigners might still do, and by foreigners I mean immigrants; the rest couldn’t care less, because by now we all know that everything comes from China, regardless of the brand on it. 🤣🤣🤣
So how do people pay for things here when they don’t actually have any money to spend but still want the most expensive of the expensive? I’ll tell you that loads of expensive brands also produce far too much, and it’s then simply sold as a own-brand product by some company or small supermarket. Exactly the same product, just in different packaging.
People love to be taken for a ride. Of course, there are differences in quality here and there, but a lot also depends on how you look after it yourself.
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You'd be surprised how it is in my country; first, people spend money on beer and cigarettes, and if there's anything left over, food for the children. Of course, there's never enough for the bills, and they end up cutting off the service.
My neighbors across the street have their electricity cut off every couple of months, and as soon as the workers leave, they reconnect it. But they do have cars, and they only buy the most expensive brands.
Sounds like the immigrants we have and somehow I envy the fact they go for food first and whatever they like. Not that I would like the stress of being cut off. With us you are registrated in a national databank for defaulters, also everyone with a loan or debts are in it. Buying a phone through instalments included. Your data will be saved for five years after you paid off your debts. This means you can have a hard time to get credit somewhere, a loan or whatever you need.
By the way, here many, if not nearly everyone has loans, debts from study, to couch, to house, car, phone, bike, kitchen, vacation you name it. They will pay back + interest till they die.
Hehe, it's very strange how people have different priorities depending on the culture. I always think that if my country had winters like in the northern hemisphere, not even half the population would make it to the following spring. 😂
Please remove the hashtag contest. This hashtag should only be used by those HOSTING a contest!
Okay, thanks for the correction.