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Shopping
One of the things I'm not overly fond of about Bury is that it's sufficiently small that one becomes known in the local shops. I like being anonymous when I'm shopping and I like to be left alone to select what I'm after. On recent occassions when I've been shopping I've had shop staff say they remember me and have had people coming to offer 'help' when I'm browsing quite happily. I can accept that this happens every now and then (& presumably some people like it otherwise retailers wouldn't do it or it'd harm their sales), but when it happens twice in three minutes, it becomes annoying.
So questions for discussion:
How do you feel about the friendliness of local retailers who know you well? How about the 'little fish in a big sea' syndrome you get when shopping in big shopping centres/cities?
How do you feel about unsolicited offers of help by shop staff? [Incidentally, my increasingly vague memories of working at Woolworths tell me that I'd wait until people were looking lost/unsure before offering help.] How about inability to find anyone to help when you do want some help?
So questions for discussion:
How do you feel about the friendliness of local retailers who know you well? How about the 'little fish in a big sea' syndrome you get when shopping in big shopping centres/cities?
How do you feel about unsolicited offers of help by shop staff? [Incidentally, my increasingly vague memories of working at Woolworths tell me that I'd wait until people were looking lost/unsure before offering help.] How about inability to find anyone to help when you do want some help?