Today at work (ladies/teens sportwear) i had a male customer shopping for a top. He was wearing a blouse with an obvious bra line and was wearing womens pants and shoes. I found it hard to focus on selling him a top. How should I deal with this politely?
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Suzie01
ANSWERS: 9
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You treat them as a paying customer.
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Treat him like a normal person, with respect.
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To deal politely should not be hard. Just be polite and do not refer to what you see under his blouse. Treat him like a very good customer==and he'll become one too. In fact, this goes for any customer who comes into your store.
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LOL--I can well imagine your dilemna! I work in retail as well and have a couple of crossdressers/transvestites as regular customers...focus on what he is asking you to help him find, not on his particular lifestyle preferences; treat his request as you would that of a female customer, concentrate on what would coordinate well with the pants he had on at the time and what would look good with his particular skin coloring and fit him well...and save the stupid jokes and comments for when you get home and are dishing about your day's activities with your significant other! Whatever you do, don't make any comments about him to your co-workers as "walls have ears" and he may well be someone from your corporate offices sent to see what kind of treatment he gets from store employees!
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Just treat him as a normal customer. If his attire bothers you that much, think about the fact that you're recruiting a loyal customer for your store.
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Your job is to sell merchandise. Just do that to whomever is willing to buy.
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he probably lost a bet, and the deal was to dress up like that and go into your store.
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All the answers so far have been good..you should never ever judge someone for their preference in dress....they are a human being......be grateful that he probably feels comfortable shopping there...and that you will be making a sale.....if you feel he is not 'normal' then you have a lot of growing up to do, kiddo!!!!! "normal' is not either black or white, but many many shades of gray!! Grow up!!!!!!!
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Remember that your job is to sell sportswear, to provide a customer with assistance and to treat all customers with dignity and respect. (Provided of course they treat you that way too but even when they don't the highroad is the best road) I worked in a pharmacy for many years and often found myself assisting people with personal needs. Our customers ability to communicate with us about even highly personal issues was essential to our business. So, if they wanted to talk about rashes, constipation, lice, what lube or condoms to buy or the side affects of a drug each of us had a professional duty to be respectful, to inform the customer while putting them at ease. Good customer care goes a long way.
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