We would imagine that a salesperson is someone who'd persuade us to buy their products, right? When we think again, that's what they're suppose to do. There was once when I was shopping for my facial cleanser at the supermarket but couldn't find the one I've been using. At that time, I was really in a hurry and thought that I'd easily find what I wanted.
Then a saleswoman stopped me and asked politely, "Miss, may I help you?"
Of course I'll say, "I'll just look around by myself."
Then she asked, "What are you looking for?"
I said, "I'll find it myself."
She grinned and said, "Why not I introduce you [a product name]"
I didn't know what to say but after a second, I replied, "It's okay."
She narrowed her eyes and commented, "Your face is wrinkled, especially the area near your nose-bridge and you look very old for your age." Erm, he..he, like she knows my real age but when I heard 'wrinkles', my brain loses its ability to think properly and I became kinda shock. Then, she led me to a shelf and introduced a more expensive (but I don't think I've heard of the brand before) cleanser and started telling me all the goodness, and that I don't need to use moisturizer when I use the product.
Of course I believed her, I heard 'wrinkles'...I don't want to be all wrinkled at the age of 20. Maybe I was just not wise enough, or maybe I don't look at myself in the mirror that often and that's why I don't know how I look like.
When I got home, I placed the cleanser's bottle at the rack near the sink and my mom saw it and laughed because there's a word 'anti-ageing' on the bottle. She said I was just 20 and I'm using an anti-ageing product. I told her that I'm wrinkled. She said I didn't look that wrinkled up.
That night, I looked into the mirror and realized that my nose-bridge looked normal. This happened to me somewhere last year and I've stopped using the product because it dried up my skin. Had to use moisturizer anyway.
Facts about saleswomen at the supermarket...they're not all that expert and even though they'd tell you that their products will make your skin looked less oily or less dry or cure your pimples...there's no guarantee that a 100% it will be good for you but they'll make it sounds magical anyway so they can earn some cash. They don't even do skin test for you and they're not even experts. It's okay if they introduce you to their products and be polite, but commenting you in a negative way is definitely not something good.
Some random facts:
Look into the mirror and smile at yourself, you'll cheer yourself up. Some people might think that's insane but fearing to look like one's insane is also an insanity (or a phobia that leads to a certain degree of insanity). By the way, who cares if you look into the mirror and smile at yourself, right? Who's looking anyway? In addition to that, if you look into the mirror while you cry, you'll cry more. If you stare at your zits, it'd look "bigger" even when it's actually not that big.
If a saleswoman (or any salesperson) approach you and asked if they can help you, smile and tell them that you're just looking around. If they still ask you questions, tell them again, "I'm just looking around." Most of the time, when they hear the word 'just looking around', they'll back off. Why would they target someone who's just looking around, right? If they keep following around, leave that place. You can always come back later (if you still want to).
Personally, I don't think salespeople are really useful when it comes to giving advice because they're going to tell you that their product is the best anyway. However, they're useful when you're looking for the product they're promoting. They'll be more than happy to assist you...unless you meet a lazy salesperson, of course.