Saturday, November 19, 2011

costco sampling etiquette

today was a particularly hard day at the store of costco,
i decided to vent a little bit while teaching a great lesson for my readers.

i'm a sample lady.
yes it is quite a job.

so here is my guide to being a polite costco sampler.

(yes people really do these things)

1. don't ignore us. our job is to greet you and talk about our product, just be a little nice

2. please please please only grab one.we take all this time to fill up the tray and i'm ready to give nine people a taste and then one person comes up and grabs four. cool. i guess only five people will get to taste it.

3. we have a little plastic shelter thing for a reason, don't grab any other food that isn't underneath it. nothing irks me more. i've had people come behind and reach around me to get it while i'm preparing.

4. don't be a know it all. we don't know what we're sampling until we get there that morning, i can't tell you everything about the product.

and finally

5. don't hover. unless i'm having a conversation with you, and i'm not ready, don't hang around and wait for the sample, walk around the aisle or something.


now instead of giving you the stink eye like i do when people do these things, all the sampling ladies will love you.

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