Comments on: How to politely get salesclerk off her personal call to ring up my purchase? http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: B.Rabbit http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1799 B.Rabbit Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:06:07 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm#comment-1799 This is a highly annoying trend. Don't know if it's poor training or a general trend toward bad manners. Most of the time, if it's a business call the associate is on, h/she'll look up and say, "I'll be right with you" or something like that. If not, you can be almost certain it's a personal call. Uh, uh. Not acceptable. Save it for the break, says I. Your purchases aka YOUR MONEY keeps the business open and pays her salary. If a polite, "Excuse me, I'm ready" isn't sufficient, be prepared to put the goods down and start to walk away. Don't say a word...head toward the exit. If h/she has a functioning brain cell left, you'll be served promptly. If not, another establishment will be happy to have you as a customer. This is a highly annoying trend. Don’t know if it’s poor training or a general trend toward bad manners.

Most of the time, if it’s a business call the associate is on, h/she’ll look up and say, "I’ll be right with you" or something like that. If not, you can be almost certain it’s a personal call.

Uh, uh. Not acceptable. Save it for the break, says I.

Your purchases aka YOUR MONEY keeps the business open and pays her salary. If a polite, "Excuse me, I’m ready" isn’t sufficient, be prepared to put the goods down and start to walk away. Don’t say a word…head toward the exit. If h/she has a functioning brain cell left, you’ll be served promptly. If not, another establishment will be happy to have you as a customer.

]]> By: Caesar's wife http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1800 Caesar's wife Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:06:07 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm#comment-1800 I smile sweetly and say I have a bus to catch. And if that doens't do it, I walk out. I smile sweetly and say I have a bus to catch. And if that doens’t do it, I walk out.

]]> By: OoLong http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1801 OoLong Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:06:07 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm#comment-1801 Excuse me. Do you work here? Usually that's enough to get their attention and interrupt the conversation. Excuse me. Do you work here?

Usually that’s enough to get their attention and interrupt the conversation.

]]> By: sherl http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1802 sherl Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:06:07 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm#comment-1802 this has happened to me before. i usually just say excuse me loud enough for her to hear me. if that doesn't work i tend to get unpleasant. this has happened to me before. i usually just say excuse me loud enough for her to hear me. if that doesn’t work i tend to get unpleasant.

]]> By: ponygirl http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1803 ponygirl Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:06:07 +0000 http://smallbusinessmerchantaccounts.org/how-to-politely-get-salesclerk-off-her-personal-call-to-ring-up-my-purchase.htm#comment-1803 Try pointing at your watch. Try pointing at your watch.

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