THE SHOP ASSISTANT.
(To the Editor.) Sir. —There are two kinds of customers —one comes io the shops with the intention to buy. knows what she ' wants selects quickly, and pays ' promptly-; such customers receive more than ordinary courtesy from we shopassistants, absolute politeness, in fact; it is a pleasure to servo such a customer. The other kind do not come to buy; t they come sightseeing, witltjlno money .in their pocket*. They inspect piles » and piles of goods, and finally say: "Ah, L well, I will not decide to-day." I'll bring t my sister or husband, she or he knows , what suits mc best, anil will decide for i me"—about a 2 11 hat. We willingly ; go to any amount of Trouble if we know , there is a .-ale at the end. "\\"ayback" . really seems to have been a long time ! there, otherwise she would know that a small minority of customers are any- . I tiling but polite to us. and yet she infers ■ customers are invariably so. —I am, [ | etc.. SHOP-ASSISTANT.
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 10
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173THE SHOP ASSISTANT. Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 10
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