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PrintableLammastide said: ArielB said: it's actually against the malls' rules. Those kiosks, when they first open, they behave. after a couple of months, when the mall see that they are good, they look the other way.
I worked in a kiosk. I hated approaching people. Thankfully this job required too much bullshitting and so I was not qualified for it, since I kept telling clients how shitty the products are. Ariel, in my experiece a lot of employees at those kiosks, both in Canada and the U.S., are Israeli. What sort of programs are going on that that would be the case? Are they in cooperation with some type of work-study program? Yeah, I was going to ask the same thing. But like you said Lamm, I have no problem with a cute Israeli girl rubbing my hands down.  | |
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1sexymf said: I hate the lotion people - they are sooo obnoxious. I had my first encounter with the flatiron people yesterday. I don't see why they don't get that if people do not approach you, they're not interested!
Exactly! If I'm out in the mall with a nice curly hairstyle, WTF would make them think I want them to straighten it for me?!  "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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chocolate1 said: 1sexymf said: I hate the lotion people - they are sooo obnoxious. I had my first encounter with the flatiron people yesterday. I don't see why they don't get that if people do not approach you, they're not interested!
Exactly! If I'm out in the mall with a nice curly hairstyle, WTF would make them think I want them to straighten it for me?! oh they made my hair look really nice I bought one! but not from them 
I went out and got one from a pro hairdressing outlet at wholesale price instead, but I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise! So thank you corioliss or whatever the brand was, for my diva hair straighener  | |
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MoniGram said: I just ignore these people..smile and keep walking.
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chocolate1 said: Okay, so, one thing that REALLY irritates me is when I'm walking thru the mall and someone working at a kiosk stops me and/or interrupts my conversation with someone else to sell me their product! IF I WAS INTERESTED, I WOULD HAVE STOPPED TO INQUIRE!!!
Today: I ran into a store to make an exchange; I left my Mom in the car. This chick came out of nowhere and tried to interest me in "eyebrow threading".  When I tried to politely tell her I wasn't interested, that HEIFER told me I NEEDED IT! 
I yelled at her and asked her if she was telling me there was something wrong with my face?!
I apologize to those of you who do this job; it's an honest living. HOWEVER, please do not harass people.  I am sorry that you encountered an aggressive saleswoman. 
The first time that I had a similar experience was earlier this year. Ever since that one incident, every mall I've been to has kiosk people that use an arsenal of tactics to get me to buy their junk.  I just keep on walking and pretend I haven't seen them. | |
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Okay, so, one thing that REALLY irritates me is when I'm walking thru the mall My Legacy
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NDRU said: Okay, so, one thing that REALLY irritates me is when I'm walking thru the mall
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chocolate1 said: Well, when I started this thread this afternoon, I was so pissed! How DARE she tell me I NEEDED to have my eyebrows done?!
 Yeah, that is rude...I remember this lady in Harlem looked at my hair like it needed to be braided. Then she tried to get me to go to her.I was a little offended, but hey.unlucky7 reincarnated | |
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Lammastide said: ArielB said: it's actually against the malls' rules. Those kiosks, when they first open, they behave. after a couple of months, when the mall see that they are good, they look the other way.
I worked in a kiosk. I hated approaching people. Thankfully this job required too much bullshitting and so I was not qualified for it, since I kept telling clients how shitty the products are. Ariel, in my experiece a lot of employees at those kiosks, both in Canada and the U.S., are Israeli. What sort of programs are going on that that would be the case? Are they in cooperation with some type of work-study program? A lot of these kiosks are owned by Israelis. Israelis are considered pushy people who know how to charm to sell, plus they know how to take advantage of people. Both the customers and employers. | |
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Lammastide said: ArielB said: it's actually against the malls' rules. Those kiosks, when they first open, they behave. after a couple of months, when the mall see that they are good, they look the other way.
I worked in a kiosk. I hated approaching people. Thankfully this job required too much bullshitting and so I was not qualified for it, since I kept telling clients how shitty the products are. Ariel, in my experiece a lot of employees at those kiosks, both in Canada and the U.S., are Israeli. What sort of programs are going on that that would be the case? Are they in cooperation with some type of work-study program? A lot of these kiosks are owned by Israelis. Israelis are considered pushy people who know how to charm to sell, plus they know how to take advantage of people. Both the customers and employers. | |
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ArielB said: Lammastide said: Ariel, in my experiece a lot of employees at those kiosks, both in Canada and the U.S., are Israeli. What sort of programs are going on that that would be the case? Are they in cooperation with some type of work-study program? A lot of these kiosks are owned by Israelis. Israelis are considered pushy people who know how to charm to sell, plus they know how to take advantage of people. Both the customers and employers. I'll buy stuff from your kiosk any day.  | |
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hokie said: ArielB said: A lot of these kiosks are owned by Israelis. Israelis are considered pushy people who know how to charm to sell, plus they know how to take advantage of people. Both the customers and employers. I'll buy stuff from your kiosk any day. For you, it's free (plus taxes). | |
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ArielB said: hokie said: I'll buy stuff from your kiosk any day. For you, it's free (plus taxes). Actually, thats really only noticable in the States....when I was in Israel, they weren't as pushy...very personable if I remember correctly... He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
(George Eliot) the video for the above... 
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if I have the time, I'll stop and see if I like anything, but if I'm in a rush, yeah, it can be annoying if they're constantly trying to persuade | |
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uh. how is this an issue for anyone? i smile, say no thank you/i'm not interested and shake my head, and keep walking. i've never been bothered.  | |
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evenstar3 said: uh. how is this an issue for anyone? i smile, say no thank you/i'm not interested and shake my head, and keep walking. i've never been bothered.
Because sometimes they don't take "no thank you" for an answer! They follow you, or try to thrust the product in front of you.... I'm VERY rude....  "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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i remember this woman intruding my mom's way with some shaving machine in her hand. before she even opened her mouth she was told to check her own legs 1st | |
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PricelessHo said: i remember this woman intruding my mom's way with some shaving machine in her hand. before she even opened her mouth she was told to check her own legs 1st
CAT DADDY!!!! 
That was below the belt,,,,,literaly  | |
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PricelessHo said: i remember this woman intruding my mom's way with some shaving machine in her hand. before she even opened her mouth she was told to check her own legs 1st
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chocolate1 said: ZombieKitten said: "I'm allergic" how about that! I'm using that one
the pixie photo people always accost us in K-Mart to get portraits of the kids done. They lurk in the toy aisles. My husband got pretty sick of them. Once when the lady said "would you be interested in a free sitting and discounted prints of the kids" he replied "but have you SEEN our kids?!? 
the lady started looking frightened. I actually AM allergic. I hate the ones who THEN try to tell me that their stuff is "hypo-allergic".
One of my students came in one time with a bad rash on the backs of both his hands. He said he let some cute girl put some stuff on him at the mall! Chocolate1, I am allergic to that crappy lotion too. Every time I've told them that I am allergic they insist that their product is hypoallergenic. 
These people wont stop at nothing.  | |
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chocolate1 said: Well, when I started this thread this afternoon, I was so pissed! How DARE she tell me I NEEDED to have my eyebrows done?! It's not like I looked like THIS:
I am sure you don't look like that. I think that she's the one that needs to fix something in herself....like making a living on a more respectable job. One that does not require bullshitting customers. And depending on the mall, it's not that simple. At one mall near me, I literally turned around and screamed: "Don't U DARE follow me!" And he yelled back, "What's YOUR problem?!" So I told him. Loudly. We got into it, and I had to report him to the mall. My sister was mortified! What a moron!! | |
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1sexymf said: I hate the lotion people - they are sooo obnoxious. I had my first encounter with the flatiron people yesterday. I don't see why they don't get that if people do not approach you, they're not interested!
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ArielB said: Lammastide said: Ariel, in my experiece a lot of employees at those kiosks, both in Canada and the U.S., are Israeli. What sort of programs are going on that that would be the case? Are they in cooperation with some type of work-study program? A lot of these kiosks are owned by Israelis. Israelis are considered pushy people who know how to charm to sell, plus they know how to take advantage of people. Both the customers and employers. I can so relate to that. The worst therapist I have ever had was a woman from Israel. She was very skilled with words and quite pushy. | |
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chocolate1 said: evenstar3 said: uh. how is this an issue for anyone? i smile, say no thank you/i'm not interested and shake my head, and keep walking. i've never been bothered.
Because sometimes they don't take "no thank you" for an answer! They follow you, or try to thrust the product in front of you.... I'm VERY rude.... so you keep going while ignoring them? i just don't see why you'd ever start yelling at someone, that's all. | |
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There aren't really any malls in Manhattan and the one that I can think of is pretty upscale (Shops at Columbus Circle--Tourneau, Thomas Pink, TUMI, Swarovski, Godiva, Coach, Stuart Weitzman, etc.) so there are NO pesky kiosks to be found. 
In Manhattan you get hassled on the street instead of in the mall. | |
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DevotedPuppy said: There aren't really any malls in Manhattan and the one that I can think of is pretty upscale (Shops at Columbus Circle--Tourneau, Thomas Pink, TUMI, Swarovski, Godiva, Coach, Stuart Weitzman, etc.) so there are NO pesky kiosks to be found.
In Manhattan you get hassled on the street instead of in the mall. Maybe the kiosk people took coaching lessons from the street salespeople in Manhattan. | |
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evenstar3 said: chocolate1 said: Because sometimes they don't take "no thank you" for an answer! They follow you, or try to thrust the product in front of you.... I'm VERY rude.... so you keep going while ignoring them? i just don't see why you'd ever start yelling at someone, that's all. I don't understanmd Y U're not getting it. I only yelled at the guy who grabbed my hand that time with the lotion AND the bitch who told me I needed to get my eybrows done. I don't make a HABIT of yelling at all of them! When I said I was rude, I meant I keep walking and LET THEM KNOW I'm not interested with my body language. [Edited 11/25/08 12:07pm] "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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chocolate1 said: evenstar3 said: so you keep going while ignoring them? i just don't see why you'd ever start yelling at someone, that's all. I don't understanmd Y U're not getting it. I only yelled at the guy who grabbed my hand that time with the lotion AND the bitch who told me I needed to get my eybrows done. I don't make a HABIT of yelling at all of them! When I said I was rude, I meant I keep walking and LET THEM KNOW I'm not interested with my body language. [Edited 11/25/08 12:07pm]   'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..'
in a line from my dream, I heard a voice and saw a silhouette in a chair.. | |
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They are friendly enough. My wife falls for them all the time. I avoid them at all costs.  
To the point I go in a store I was not going to just to buy time. I feel kinda bad for them they look sad. | |
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I'm very lucky. I walked past a few today, in this country all you need to do is avert your eyes. They don't come after you, they couldn't care less. Obviously they don't work on a commission here | |
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