How much time do you have?!!

How much time do you have?!!

Get use to it bro.

Some people aren't comfortable giving their opinions. I've had this exact experience at fragrance counters, in the wine aisle or a store, and countless other places. The thing to keep in mind when it comes to salespeople is that they are not experts. They're just regular people who are working to pay the bills. I mean, really, let's be honest here. Nobody gets a master's degree or doctorate so they can work at a fragrance counter, and stores cannot afford to pay what it would cost to hire experts. If you're going to shop at Nordstrom, it helps to go a few times in order to figure out who the best salesperson to talk with is.

Agree.

In the end, it's a 9 to 5.  Don't expect workers at McDonalds to be experts at making hamburgers.

It seems to men that SAs are damned if they do and damned if they don't! I don't envy them at all.

If I was an SA, my favorite fragrance in the world would be the one that you said you liked. And the other one you liked too. Hurriup and buy!!

Its pretty hard to get real opinions from them. Thats why all the places I go right when I see someone I drop in a comment like "I collect cologne on a scrub level ive smelt a good amount of stuff so you dont need to lie". And usually that helps me get better opinions, and then they will be more forward with telling me stuff they actually hate etc. Which 99% of the time includes A*men lol.

 

If were on the subject of knowledge generally most dont seem to have much more of a opinion then I like this or that. But I did talk to one recently when I told her im into cologne she actually brought up reformulations and started getting in depth with me quite a bit and I was surprised myself lol.

In my business, while people may not understand or appreciate, I am very non committal when asked for an opinion. As mentioned above, it can be a catch-22.

 

If I give my opinion to a client, there is always a possibility it can come back and bite me in the butt, so I would rather not take that chance. Personally, I do not see a problem with what the SA had said.

 

I see it all the time.  On Basenotes.

You are funny.

 You would come off as phony and whorish like most other retail slaves.  It's this lack of personality that causes me to do most of my shopping online, at least anonymous posters tend to tell you what they actually think.

 

Another satisfied customer!!!