It never fails, 5 minutes til closing and 3 obnoxious women come in, and look at everything in the store,They try on a bunch of stuff (which they leave on the floor), and then leave without buying anything.And if you aren’t super nice to them, they tell all their friends what a horrible place it was and don’t go there, the staff was rude.what are ya gonna do…… is a shotgun under the counter legal?
I had a clothing store, waaay back when…. I used to try to let last-minute customers shop… after all, I needed the money, and if you’re nice, they’ll come back, etc….I learned that the tourists don’t spend a dime then cos they feel rushed… and with with some regular customers, it backfires….
let them start looking 10 minutes before closing one time, it’s 3 minutes next time….one woman, who knew I wanted to humor her cos she DID spend quite a bit, got so spoiled she was calling me every couple of weeks, asking me to wait for her…
Half an hour after closing time she’d show up, and shop for an hour or two.
Finally one night I put my foot down… I was taking buses home to another city…no more making me miss them….or wait so long for dinner.Half an hour at most after closing time we’re leaving.
She giggled like a little girl who’d been caught being naughty… always came in on time after that, and spent just as much.
She knew I loved Asian food, so she even brought me a home cooked Japanese dinner sometimes so I could eat while she shopped!
Women that size should know their size (and as these 2 are pretty straight up and down) trying things on should not even be an issue. Unless you actually HAVE a shape, what’s the point?
And – I’m sure all their clothes are stretch anyway!
margueritem about 10 years ago
Everyone’s favorite kind of customers… :-P
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 10 years ago
It never fails, 5 minutes til closing and 3 obnoxious women come in, and look at everything in the store,They try on a bunch of stuff (which they leave on the floor), and then leave without buying anything.And if you aren’t super nice to them, they tell all their friends what a horrible place it was and don’t go there, the staff was rude.what are ya gonna do…… is a shotgun under the counter legal?
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 10 years ago
I had a clothing store, waaay back when…. I used to try to let last-minute customers shop… after all, I needed the money, and if you’re nice, they’ll come back, etc….I learned that the tourists don’t spend a dime then cos they feel rushed… and with with some regular customers, it backfires….
let them start looking 10 minutes before closing one time, it’s 3 minutes next time….one woman, who knew I wanted to humor her cos she DID spend quite a bit, got so spoiled she was calling me every couple of weeks, asking me to wait for her…
Half an hour after closing time she’d show up, and shop for an hour or two.
Finally one night I put my foot down… I was taking buses home to another city…no more making me miss them….or wait so long for dinner.Half an hour at most after closing time we’re leaving.
She giggled like a little girl who’d been caught being naughty… always came in on time after that, and spent just as much.
She knew I loved Asian food, so she even brought me a home cooked Japanese dinner sometimes so I could eat while she shopped!
mikie2 about 10 years ago
And what they do buy, they’ll return later.
finale about 10 years ago
Verl’s smitten with the “Harlequin Collection”.
vldazzle about 10 years ago
Women that size should know their size (and as these 2 are pretty straight up and down) trying things on should not even be an issue. Unless you actually HAVE a shape, what’s the point?
And – I’m sure all their clothes are stretch anyway!