This salesperson at Dillard's (department store in the mall) would not leave me alone while I was shopping for clothes. At one point she even mentioned "If I'm pestering you, just let me know..." then proceeded to bother me some more.

I wanted to tell her, "You've already acknowledged you're being a pest, why do you keep doing it?!"

Then she came and knocked on the dressing room door to see how I was doing, which totally pissed me off because she had no business being back there, and I could care less about her opinion.

I took my shirts and stuff and went over to the fragrance counter and paid for them there instead, LOL.

Tom said:

maybe she was trying to engage you for some sacktime...

I've shopped at the same grocery store for years and see the cashiers talking away to customers about family etc. When you see the same friendly faces it's easy to engage in discussion with a sincere "how are you today?" (on the other hand if I'm in a hurry it's annoying).

I'm more apt to notice when I'm NOT getting service....
Shopping in an expensive boutique, in the dressing room, and need another size, and have to put my clothes on to get it myself.
In an nice restuarant where the waiter is way too attentive to the table full of hot chicks and my service is lacking...
I've learned to "pipe up".

Tom said:

That would've been a good time to politely say,,,"I'm fine, I'll let you know if I need help"

For those who work on commission, that's all it takes to nab you as their client.
My 1st thought was the same as purplereign's.

Tom said:

Maybe she thought she was hitting on the guy from "My Space"?
(I don't know if you still have that photo posted)

jerseykrs said:

If it was me, I'd have one of a number of stories to tell.

I was really really drunk one night and...

I lost a bet. Badly.

I was being held hostage by some Yankees fan and he had it done to me while I was being held at gunpoint.

...and one of those would be the truth.

I used to work in a few retail spots and trust me, we didn't want to follow folks around anymore than they wanted us to....it was a job requirement...it was the type of thing ("enthusiastically friendly with customers") that would show up on quarterly evaluations and determine your worth to the company.....

for instance, at Macy's, we had to build and maintain an inspectable client book...as in you, the customer, would fill out a personal info sheet in my client book....outlining your sizes....merchandise preferences....etc etc...then in the event of a sale, "your" salesperson (me) would call you and ask you if you would be interested in coming in to spend money....creepy stuff, and that was in the early 90's.....then I worked for the Warner Bros. store....and the worst duty during the day was being "the greeter", the yahoo at the door that welcomes you into the store and directs your attention to the various steals and deals....we also had to follow folks in the store to make sure that they weren't unattended for long, so that they would have a ready escort to the fitting rooms and the register.....

so as annoying as it may be, go easy on them....its their job....
[Edited 11/29/06 11:20am]

Sinister said:

beautiful

jerseykrs said:

You deserve it.