ANNOYING OR FLATTERING?, hmmm..? Options

[Tung]

So today, I went shopping pretty much for like 4-5 hours. Newpark Mall, and Great Mall, for all the bay area people. Anyways, today I hit a record. Seven people asked me "can i try the fitting room" , "do you have a size 29 in this" "excuse me can you ring this for me" "hi do you work here" etc. This was all from different stores. Pacsun, Zuminez, Hollister, Abercrombie, Guess, and Hot Topic. This always happen to me, whenever I go shopping. But today was a record setting 7 people. It's usually only a 1-2 people. So I ask you, have you guys ever have a similar experience like this? And do you think it's annoying, or flattering? Or just plain out weird!!

[Relentless]

I like Great Mall, Newpark Mall is bleh. HAHA. 7 People!? Wow. I find it weird. Not flattered or annoyed.

Oh, you spelled "Zumiez" wrong. =P

I think the reason why people ask is because the clothing that you worn. And maybe seems to fit that clothing store. As well as appearance.

Like a couple times, I was asked because I was wearing HCO @ Hollister, brands from PacSun/Zumiez, and A&F clothes @ A&F. (Not all in one day, lol) It's like 1-3x.

It's weird though..maybe slightly flattering? I dunno, but it's just odd how people come up to you and ask about things. Some stores should start having name tags though, so it wont be confusing.

[jammylise]

Happens to me a lot.
I'm looking at the clothes
Some odd person walks up like "Excuse me um i was was wondering if you have any more of these shirts"

I'm like, "*laughs*, yeah sorry i don't work here.."

Places should get name tags and certain work clothes if they don't because it's annoying.

why not just have them employees have a hat with a big ol' sign on top of it saying "EMPLOYEE"

it's amusing though.

[*Michelle*]

I think it's flattering... unless it's someone I know. Then it can get annoying, especially if they buy the exact same stuff as you everytime you go major shopping. Too bad that's happened to me 3-4 times now. -_-

[salcha4u]

WHOAAAAAAAAAAA I WAS JUST AT GREAT MALL FOR LIKE 5 HOURS WITH MY FRIENDS

[Tung]

^ LMAO. You serious. I was actually about to call you, so you can come to Great mall lol. But i was like nah, thats too weird. had my cell out and your name highlighted too haha.

[salcha4u]

DUDE WTF I was there from 3-8:30 LOL and we went into Guess, Hollister, Pacsun, Zumiez, food court for like an hour, and hellaaaaa hella other stores too. OMG!

[Tung]

LMAO. I was there from 4:30-7pm. I went around the entire mall. LMAO, i bet we passed each other and didn't know. Cuz Great Mall is so damn fill with asians!!! haha.

[salcha4u]

We went around the entire mall too...but only once in the entire 5 hours LOL

Btw when you were at Zumiez, did it smell weird? Like incense or something burning?

[lidoxtitty]

hey tung, want the left overs?

[*IVIike*]

I get asked if I'm an abercrombie model I got that 2 or 3 times

[*Insurmountable*]

I wouldn't doubt that at all Mike xD


Hmm I guess from time to time I can find it annoying if more than 2 people come up to in one store. Just one or two in every store I guess its okay. I find it overall kind of odd though.

[Tung]

LMAO SALLY. OKAY. I BELIEVE YOU DEFINITELY NOW. HELL YEAH. Zumiez smelled like some kinda wierd smell. It wasn't bad or good. It was just this funny smell. HAHAHA. Dude, you totally were there today. HAhaha.

[salcha4u]

YEAH, I thought it was okay...not good/bad but my friend who has never seen incense thought it was horrible, so we left. Oh yeah and I think you didn't see me was cause we were in the all-girl stores a lot...like Papaya, 575, Styles for Less, Amuse, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, INVU, etc...yeah we went into every store.

[transcendentalis...]

that's never happened to me at a mall, haha. i dress mix brands way too much for that.

however, i did go college-visiting this summer, and apparently i look like a columbia, harvard, and yale student. harvard x2 because there were two people in a row who were all... "can you tell me where the - building is? i'm looking for a mr. ---"

i was like LOLSAUCE I'M 5 YEARS YOUNGER THAN YOU... uhh and i live in texas.

i don't even own any college paraphernalia..
anyway, it's flattering in a weird way :D

[breakingdawn]

It's never happened to me...but I do it a lot. Usually I ask if the person works there first before I go asking for something, though.

[tokyo-rose]

That's happened to me a few times. I don't think much of it. I just say, "Sorry, I don't work here" and exchange glances with the person I'm shopping with.

[S-Majere]

It's annoyingly flattering. :D

I get asked similar things when I go out shopping; which is weird because I already work in a store I Duty Manager for. I think people see a confidence in you and will presume that it comes from being familiar with retail. Whether or not it is your store they ask you for help in. XD

I'd take it as a compliment.

[DarkImpressions]

Lol.
Well it doesnt happen to me alot but once when I was in the mall this woman was like Do you work here, Im like No.
I thought it was so funny but yea..
Stuff like this really never happens to me.

[lilsnoopy]

I get that all teh time since I just stand there idly

[*Programmer*]

twice i was asked is i was a reggaeton star lol...

[Tung]

i think they meant faggaeton star.

[*alovesopure*]

I don't think its flattering, no. Annoying? only sometimes.

It doesn't happen to me though, or not in awhile.
Though, I was at target last week and this random girl was like "Do they sell shoes here?" and I was like "uhhh..... yeah. They are over there *points*" and she was like "Oh yeah, duh.. its target!" and walked away.

[HakunaMatata]

G'damn, I haven't been to Great Mall in FOREVER. As ghetto as it's known as, Eastridge does it for me.

[Tung]

So I went to The Northface Outlets yesterday in Berkeley, and 4 people asked me if worked there, while I was looking for a nice snow jacket. So f**ken annoying lol.

[illriginal]

So today, I went shopping pretty much for like 4-5 hours. Newpark Mall, and Great Mall, for all the bay area people. Anyways, today I hit a record. Seven people asked me "can i try the fitting room" , "do you have a size 29 in this" "excuse me can you ring this for me" "hi do you work here" etc. This was all from different stores. Pacsun, Zuminez, Hollister, Abercrombie, Guess, and Hot Topic. This always happen to me, whenever I go shopping. But today was a record setting 7 people. It's usually only a 1-2 people. So I ask you, have you guys ever have a similar experience like this? And do you think it's annoying, or flattering? Or just plain out weird!!

Uh... assuming you went to fancy malls.... I would have to also assume you were wearin a suit? lol

[NismoYo]

So today, I went shopping pretty much for like 4-5 hours. Newpark Mall, and Great Mall, for all the bay area people. Anyways, today I hit a record. Seven people asked me "can i try the fitting room" , "do you have a size 29 in this" "excuse me can you ring this for me" "hi do you work here" etc. This was all from different stores. Pacsun, Zuminez, Hollister, Abercrombie, Guess, and Hot Topic. This always happen to me, whenever I go shopping. But today was a record setting 7 people. It's usually only a 1-2 people. So I ask you, have you guys ever have a similar experience like this? And do you think it's annoying, or flattering? Or just plain out weird!!

RING UP THEM NUMBERS my friend..

[Tung]

Uh... assuming you went to fancy malls.... I would have to also assume you were wearin a suit? lol

Nope. I never wear suits when I go shopping lol. I wear my everyday clothes.

[illriginal]

Nope. I never wear suits when I go shopping lol. I wear my everyday clothes.

Were they really fancy-type people?

If they were, I might have gotten offended, they probably thought you were a lower/sub form

[Tung]

Were they really fancy-type people?

If they were, I might have gotten offended, they probably thought you were a lower/sub form

What the hell are you talking about lol? There just regular people like you and me. I go about my business shopping around these stores, and people just randomly come up to me if I work here and shit.

Has nothing to do with class lol. I guess the way I dress, makes them think I work at these stores. Because I dress a certain scene urban way that most workers at the stores usually dress I guess.

[icecreamisyummy]

happened to me a few nights ago. i was getting something at walmart and was wearing a red shirt and for some reason ppl kept asking me for help and if i worked there im like umm no. and then they would read my shirt after asking me and go " oh im srry i thought you were wearing a walmart shirt" im like wtf?

[illriginal]

What the hell are you talking about lol? There just regular people like you and me. I go about my business shopping around these stores, and people just randomly come up to me if I work here and shit.

Has nothing to do with class lol. I guess the way I dress, makes them think I work at these stores. Because I dress a certain scene urban way that most workers at the stores usually dress I guess.

Meh I dunno then, I guess you answered your own question

If I were to go to Boca Raton Mall... lol those richy bitches would sit there and stare at me cuz I'm not wearin polo or tommy hilfiger.

[Tung]

LMAO. Tommy Hilfiger? Wow, I hate that brand so much. Adults don't stare at me much. Mostly highschool girls check me out at the mall LOL.

[DoubleJ]

It has happened here or there, especially if I am wearing the brand being sold at the store...i.e. polo.

[stephinika]

It's happened yeah, but not often.

I hate at work when people seem so confused if people work there. Its pretty obvious since at my work you have to wear black pants or a skirt, and a black blazer/jacket. I mean c'mon.

[DoubleJ]

Do you work at victoria secret?

[Sprague]

The only similar encounter I've had like this are when old mexican ladies or men come up to me asking me something in spanish, and thinking that I actually know how to respond to them. (I look mexican, but I'm not really .-.) I've always thought of it as annoying, especially since I've only recently learned how to say, "No habla espanol"