things I love and hate about living in the philippines

[tiger31]

Yeah that bugs me too. Happens a lot in Pampanga although when I went to the BQ Mall in Tagbilaran it didn't happen once. Left totally alone and wasn't hassled at all.

its one of my pet hates when you go into a store here there seems to be 10 sales assistants to every customer then they follow you around the store I get so mad I end up leaving the store without buying what I came in for lol

[fred]

its one of my pet hates when you go into a store here there seems to be 10 sales assistants to every customer then they follow you around the store I get so mad I end up leaving the store without buying what I came in for lol

Agreed.. I just tell them I'm fine and I'm just looking..Works 8 out of 10 times.. The other 2, I tell to #$%# off.

[lordna]

its one of my pet hates when you go into a store here there seems to be 10 sales assistants to every customer then they follow you around the store I get so mad I end up leaving the store without buying what I came in for lol

Well at least there are sales assistants actually interested in selling you something rather than here in the uk where :-

1) you can't tell a sales assistant from someone shopping

2) when you do they look at you as if you were from MARS if you actually want help

3) You ask them a question and they say sorry we dont have that, have you looked on the internet?

4) Not in your size, you can order it on the internet!

Beginning to wonder why we actually have shops here now!

Sales assistants in the Philippines i have found to be polite, interested in finding you something and if they don't have what you want will suggest and show you something you may like instead. They also seem to have product knowledge of the things they are selling. In short you still get good customer service in the Philippines which seems to have nearly completely disappeared here!

[joebloggs]

Well at least there are sales assistants actually interested in selling you something rather than here in the uk where :-

1) you can't tell a sales assistant from someone shopping

2) when you do they look at you as if you were from MARS if you actually want help

3) You ask them a question and they say sorry we dont have that, have you looked on the internet?

4) Not in your size, you can order it on the internet!

Beginning to wonder why we actually have shops here now!

Sales assistants in the Philippines i have found to be polite, interested in finding you something and if they don't have what you want will suggest and show you something you may like instead. They also seem to have product knowledge of the things they are selling. In short you still get good customer service in the Philippines which seems to have nearly completly disappeared here!

I've got to defend UK shop assistants, i can't remember a time that someone on the till at Morrisons has not said, hello and do i need help with packing my shopping, some ask where's little joe is and are always friendly and polite, no problem with them at all. and to a lesser extent the same as Tesco and Asda