On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:46:15 -0600, "billn" > wrote:

> "sf" wrote:
> >
> >On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:08:50 -0600, "billn" > wrote:
> >
> >> I have a WalMart Market a couple miles from my house. My experience is
> >> complete opposite. The store is clean and well-kept and the employees
> >> are,
> >> and I'm not exaggerating, the friendliest, most polite people of any
> >> store
> >> around here. You cannot pass one without them saying "Hi" or "How are
> >> you
> >> doing today".
> >
> >Don't kid yourself. That's just store/corporate "training".
>
> I don't doubt it for a minute. But I don't think there's anything wrong
> with greeting a customer.
>
> There's too many sullen, unresponsive store employees anyway. (Although I
> realize from first hand experience that management can cause that too)

Not a problem for me either (when it's not over done), but you came
across as wide eyed and innocent about standard corporate training.

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