Feeling Hassled in Shopping Centres

Northernrobm · 24-01-2014 09:52PM #1

Is it just me who feels hassled by sales people standing at kiosks in most of the big shopping centres, normal selling something like hand cream? Its virtually impossible to walk past them without having one of these sales persons shouting to you, can i ask you a question or saying something stupid to you like "i've been expecting you" just to get you to stop and talk. Personally if i wanted hand cream i'd stop and ask!

lukesmom · 24-01-2014 09:53PM

Northernrobm wrote: »

Is it just me who feels hassled by sales people standing at kiosks in most of the big shopping centres, normal selling something like hand cream? Its virtually impossible to walk past them without having one of these sales persons shouting to you, can i ask you a question or saying something stupid to you like "i've been expecting you" just to get you to stop and talk. Personally if i wanted hand cream i'd stop and ask!

Yes and those e cigarette stands, annoying

24-01-2014 09:54PM

no thanks

dee_mc · 24-01-2014 09:55PM

Yep, just smile and say 'no thanks!', keep walking, they're just doing their job!

Agricola · 24-01-2014 09:55PM

I always found when you say "no thanks", even cutting them off mid sentence, you normally get a polite "ok thank you" back with a smile.

Northernrobm · 24-01-2014 09:57PM

Deleted User wrote: »

no thanks

and they continue to shout to you.

Angry_Mammarys · 24-01-2014 09:57PM

Just swan by them all shouting ''IN YOUR DREAMS:mad:'' works every time

Too Tough To Die · 24-01-2014 09:57PM

Scum of the earth.

MRnotlob606 · 24-01-2014 09:58PM

This doesn't happen here

Northernrobm · 24-01-2014 09:58PM

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

This doesn't happen here

Where?

monty_python · 24-01-2014 09:59PM

wear earphone and they wont speak to you, works for beggers too

24-01-2014 10:00PM

monty_python wrote: »

wear earphone and they wont speak to you, works for beggers too

can beggars afford earphones?

bookerboy · 24-01-2014 10:00PM

Spend my life trying to avoid them in Liffey Valley

Stavros Murphy · 24-01-2014 10:02PM

Deleted User wrote: »

can beggars afford earphones?

Ah yeah, TK maxx have them very cheap. So do the Eurosavers. No-one offers me any hand creams. I'm feeling left out. Very sexist.

Arthur Beesley · 24-01-2014 10:02PM

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Scum of the earth.

A bit unfair, the original poster doesn't sound that bad.

Arthur Beesley · 24-01-2014 10:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

can beggars afford earphones?

They can, but they have nothing to plug them into.

Heroditas · 24-01-2014 10:05PM

bookerboy wrote: »

Spend my life trying to avoid them in Liffey Valley

A polite but firm "no thank you" while keeping moving is all you need to do.
The ones just outside Marks & Sparks are particularly insistent though. Think they're the ones who sell the manicure stuff.

freshpopcorn · 24-01-2014 10:05PM

Say no thanks and keep walking.
If you feel hassled by people asking you a question you might need counselling.

shopaholic01 · 24-01-2014 10:09PM

When I say ''no thanks'' they usually just keep talking to me, or if there's more than one, they follow me.

Now I just ignore them. Rude, yet effective.

GreeBo · 24-01-2014 10:09PM

Not at all, I totally wanted to buy dead sea salt scrub from the sexy little Romanian girl in Liffey valley last week, I didnt even want that 60 quid.

And yes, Im a dude. (or was, now Im a soft skinned hermaphrodite)

moc moc a moc · 24-01-2014 10:19PM

My go-to tactic is a scowl combined with a gruff "NO HABLO INGLÉS".

darkpagandeath · 24-01-2014 10:23PM

I find doing a twitchy crazy eye gets rid of them

mikeym · 24-01-2014 10:25PM

Its worse when they call to the door especially the charity callers.

moxin · 24-01-2014 10:35PM

The worst ones are the drug rehab types outside shops where they literally block your entry into said shop, fricking annoying.

On the way into my local shopping centre, there is a Sky seller kiosk, a mobile phone seller kiosk and of course the e-Cig stand. As i'm familiar with them each time I pass them, I always have my simple excuses prepared.
Sky - nah, i'm renting a room so cannot install a dish(not really!)
Mobile - nah, I hardly use it and prefer the PC for internet
E-Cig - I don't smoke.

shruikan2553 · 24-01-2014 10:39PM

I often see the sky kiosk and e-cig kiosk bothering nobody and just interacting with people who come up to them. Just the chuggers and paralympics people bothering others.

lukesmom · 24-01-2014 10:42PM

Or people on exercise bikes with buckets in front

Aidric · 24-01-2014 10:45PM

Is Tony Quinn still selling tanning tablets?

cerastes · 24-01-2014 10:53PM

Heroditas wrote: »

A polite but firm "no thank you" while keeping moving is all you need to do.
The ones just outside Marks & Sparks are particularly insistent though. Think they're the ones who sell the manicure stuff.

Thats all the IDF training kicking in, honeytraps

Im not offered anymore, they know I have no information.

moc moc a moc wrote: »

My go-to tactic is a scowl combined with a gruff "NO HABLO INGLÉS".

Me spreaky no engrish is my go to line, actually none of them offer me anymore, its clear cream and curlers just isnt going to do it for me, I must have gone past the point of being helped, Ive never noticed anyone trying to force e-smokes on me, been buying bags of groceries I dont need in the hope that girl notices me :rolleyes:.

mikeym wrote: »

Its worse when they call to the door especially the charity callers.

Dont answer? jobs a good un?
or just be honest, tell them, not interested, or its not going anywhere, so I may as well just close the door now.

Angry_Mammarys · 24-01-2014 10:55PM

lukesmom wrote: »

Or people on exercise bikes with buckets in front

Haha I've never seen that! it must be so undignified !!

punisher5112 · 24-01-2014 10:55PM

I tell them their in for some punishment and mutter to myself as I walk by usually they run away screaming.

Angry_Mammarys · 24-01-2014 10:57PM

Also slowly walking past ,staring into their eyes with a menacing look whilst doing the slit throat gesture works.

Feeling Hassled in Shopping Centres

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