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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:21

Well, if you can't smile at 'em, at least you can be efficient and give them what they want quickly, right? That way, you get them out of your sight quicker too...
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Unread postby winterfate » 24 Oct 2007, 23:23

@Kalah: :rofl:

You do have a point there. :)
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You wouldn't have any trouble with me. :)
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:23

I am efficient. In fact, I'm the most efficient employee there :proud: So they won't like me but at least my line moved faster and they got to leave the store quicker :D That's good actually cause it's always so damn hot in there..
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:25

Actually, my experience is that customers care more about efficiency in general... They're only interested in quality attention and advice if they have no idea what they want and no particular deadline as to when they need it.
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:27

Good point ;)
Do we need pictures?
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Unread postby winterfate » 24 Oct 2007, 23:27

@Kalah: So very true...even though a smiling helper is a plus.

I don't care how much quality there is in the service, if Mr.Helper looks like he wants to throw himself out the nearest window. :)
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:31

A few years ago, I read that Japanese firms were sending their employees to "smiling-classes", to learn how to smile to customers. Statistics showed the companies could increase their revenue by 50% thanks to increased influx of western customers. We like people who are nice, Japanese have a culture of not showing expression.
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Unread postby winterfate » 24 Oct 2007, 23:38

I see...:)

The Japanese smile with their eyes...or so I've read.
To paraphase what one Japanese man said once:

"The mouth is a deceitful thing".

So, that could be part of it. :)
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:39

There's a guy at work. He's so outgoing and positive and he's by far the best salesman I've ever met.
We have these copies of a lame-a$$ old movie called American Perfect. They cost next to nothing and we decided to sell all 15 to get rid of them.
Then our distribution decides to send us 20 more! We sell them. Then we get 30 more! Then we sell 'em and got only 20 more this time. But he's the guy who can sell all of those because he's that good. His attitude is perfect :)
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:42

Aaah, the old garbage dump techie. Found someone who can get rid of our crap? Let's send him lots of it. :)
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:45

At one time my boss got so desperate she bought me one plus one for herself. I haven't even unwrapped it... :disagree:
We might as well just throw 'em after the customers..."Take it! Just take it for goodness sake! I beg of you!"
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:46

Jeez... doesn't your boss know it's Christmas soon? ;)
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Unread postby winterfate » 24 Oct 2007, 23:47

:rofl:

@Milla: That could work...:devious:

@Kalah: :D
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:49

Actually once a year we have to set five goals. This year we couldn't think of a fifth goal so we decided it should be improving our sales of lollypops :rofl: It's was so stupid...they cost nothing as well so we thought about throwing them after the customers too... :D
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Unread postby winterfate » 24 Oct 2007, 23:54

:lolu:

Or, you could send them over here...I could use the extra income...:devious: ;)
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Oct 2007, 23:54

Aaaah, yes, the good ol' five-goal-plan...
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 24 Oct 2007, 23:59

winterfate wrote::lolu:

Or, you could send them over here...I could use the extra income...:devious: ;)
Aaahh...the Lollypop Pusher :rofl:
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Unread postby Tez » 25 Oct 2007, 02:30

Here is a picture of me. It's a little grainy/washed out but meh :-D .

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Unread postby ScarlettP » 25 Oct 2007, 12:49

Hi Tez!!! Nice pic.

Winter, grab it for the photo album before he gets away.
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Unread postby Tez » 25 Oct 2007, 17:27

ScarlettP wrote:Hi Tez!!! Nice pic.

Winter, grab it for the photo album before he gets away.
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I'll see if I can get a better one sometime.


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