Be nice to the demo ladies....
By sunshine4
@sunshine4 (8703)
United States
July 2, 2007 10:09am CST
Have you ever been in a store where they have the ladies giving demos so you can try different products for sale? Well, this past weekend I was one of those demo ladies and I couldn't believe how rude some people are. I was offering to taste green and white tea. It was amazing to me how many people just ignored me when I asked them if they would like to try it. If they didn't want to taste it all they had to do is say 'no thanks'. Try to remember that these demo people are hired to give away so many samples. I found it very exhausting and I thought it would be a fun job.
So next time you see one of these demos going on, try the product~ you never know, you might like it:)
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10 responses
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Exactly....just not even looking at me when I offered them to try the tea~ that was rude. All they had to say was no thanks, but some really tried not to even look at me.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
3 Jul 07
we love the demo ladies! :) that is the neatest thing for my girls to try the samples. we don't always try everything, but if we can we try it. If its something we don't want we'll smile and say no thank you. my mom raised a nice girl :)
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
3 Jul 07
i usually try to be really nice with the demo ladies and take what they offer me as long as i can eat or drink it... i know the feeling of being rejected and i am earning money myself... so i always try to respect every person regardless of their job... we all try to make a living anyway and we have to respect one another... that's what i thought...
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
The funny thing is regarding people looking down at the demo lady~ this is the best paying temp job I have found. I make about $15 an hour:)
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Now you are the type of person we like to see come along. Someone willing to give our products a try:)
@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
3 Jul 07
i am nice to demo ladies because my friend used to work as one and i don't find any reason to just snub them off or be rude to them. it's great that they're giving freebies, in fact. and also i think that they're job is physically taxing, some of them have to stand for many hours until they were able to give out all their goodies.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Luckily I was there for a scheduled time. I had to give samples of green and white tea for 5 hours. I didn't think that I would have enough for that amount of time, but so many people didn't want to try that it ended up being almost just right. It is a very tiring job, standing on the hard floor all day.
@sharonercastillo (888)
• Philippines
3 Jul 07
we call them promo girl here, and yes , im nice to them, i try what they are offering, i even talk to some, asking about their products, except of course if im not really interested, i just smile and say thank you. even to those who give flyers at the entrance of the mall, i always get what they're giving, my helper joke me one time, that everytime we go to mall, before we go home, my bag will be full of papers
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Wow, you are good even taking the flyers. I usually end up throwing a ton of them away. I can see not wanting the flyers, but all they have to do is say no thanks.
@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
3 Jul 07
Yes, people can be very rude. I think they're afraid of getting the hard sell, so, they don't even want to make eye contact. I don't sample usually because then I feel obligated to buy whatever it is I'm sampling, so, I simply say "No Thank You", and carry on.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Really, I don't think that any of the demo ladies are sellers. We are simply there to let you sample the products and if you like, you buy...if not, that's fine.
@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
2 Jul 07
Ihave to admit that most of the time, I don't try the demo. When I was little, I've been sick after trying all the sample they were in the store. So now, I really choose witch one I want to try, and most of the time, I don't try any because I'M really not hungry
But at least, I said NO THANKS when they ask me to try something. I think it,s important not to ignore someone who is talking to you :)
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
2 Jul 07
I am not a big sampler either, but I do respond to the person speaking to me. You would have been surprised at how many people looked right threw me or tried to not look at me when I asked if they would like to try a sample.
Many that did try it actually were surprised how good it tasted and many purchased which was good for me.
@awonderfullife (2893)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Oh my kids love to chat with the demo ladies! We always try some of the free samples and take the coupons. Why not? I've actually learned of some great new products this way, products I otherwise may never have tried.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Your family is like those that I loved to see. It was fun meeting some people and when they tried the tea that they have never tried before it was fun to discuss with them whether they liked it or not.
@jenius (131)
• United States
2 Jul 07
I know exactly what you mean about people being rude in stores. I work in a store and I have lost count of how many times I have offered someone assistance for them to just walk away and not respond. A simple no thank you sure would be nice. I do sometimes pass on tyring some of the demos I come across mostly because I have dietary restrictions but I always make sure to acknowledge the demo person. On the other hand I have met some very wonderful,funny and friendly customers they make it all worth while. :)
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jul 07
Oh, it is so true that I did meet some great people! The friendly did outweigh the rude, but I was so surprised how many were rude. I always acknowledge people that I don't even know. My kids are always asking me who I am talking to and I usually say that I don't know who it was.
