Pushy sales people -- No help needed!

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Pushy sales people -- No help needed!

By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub February 29, 2008 10:48 AM

Is it just me or has shopping become like a game of dodge ball?

The last few times I have been browsing in furniture stores I felt like the sales people were more pushy than ever. Sure, we know that they are on commission, but this scenerio is getting like a skit from Saturday Night Live.

On one recent trip, five different sales people tried to "help" my husband and me. On another, it looked like two of them might come to blows over "helping" us. And we had no plans to buy.

The old "just looking" doesn't seem to work in these days with everyone scraping for a dollar. Do you have any advice? Let me know what works.

XOXO -- Shopper Girl

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About the authors

Doreen Christensen has never paid full price for anything. If there is a way to save on something, she will find it and share how you can save, too. Doreen is a senior reporter covering consumer news, health, beauty and features for the online and print editions of the Sun Sentinel. A 32-year veteran of the newspaper, she previously was a senior copy editor on the universal copy desk. Doreen spends her time off hunting bargains, clipping coupons, gardening and traveling.

Justine Griffin covers retail and marine business for the Sun Sentinel. She is a Tampa Bay native who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010. After spending a year covering crime in St. Augustine, Fla., she moved to Fort Lauderdale and made the switch to business journalism. When she’s not writing, she’s riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.

Marcia Heroux Pounds is the Sun Sentinel's workplace columnist when she's not shopping for shoes. She also writes about small business, which allows her to visit many of South Florida's unique shops and boutiques.


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