Three Basic Rules

It's getting close to the holiday shopping season and as a service to you I'd like to inform you of three simple rules to remember that will help insure that you will not upset a sales associate in your holiday shopping. By not upsetting the sales associates you will be more apt to get quality service and less likely to be "accidentlly" hit with falling merchandise. So here they are in no particular order.

1) Do not hail an associate as you would a taxi cab. Do not gesture, clap, whistle or shout across the store for service. Associates are people with jobs to do... NOT dogs at your beck and call.

2) When you want something... ASK! Associates are not mind readers and they are trying to be sensitive to allow you your shopping space. Associates do not want to be ultra-intrusive and pushy salespeople.

3) Do not immediately ask the first associate you see for everything you want and/or need. Associates will be more than glad to help you in your quest but will not shop FOR you. If you take a minute to look, think and are even slightly self-sufficient, chances are that you will be right on track. Believe it or not, associates do have other responsibilies than to take you by the hand and locate every item on your shopping list.

Now if you will just remember these three basic rules the next time you walk into a retail establishment you will have much friendlier service from the sales associates and a better shopping experience for all involved. Thank you and good day!

[This has been a public service announcement from the CEO of Scoundrel Enterprises Inc.]