"To Greet or Not to Greet - that is the Question!"

Dear Reader (s),

As you approach the entrance to Wal-Mart, you will probably be asking yourself the eternal question, "What shall I do if the Wal-Mart greeter attempts to "greet" me?"  Do I acknowledge, or pretend I don't speak English & just slip past them?  Well, no one ever said shopping was easy!

If you do decide to respond, do it quickly & efficiently, & keep moving on into the store!  I can not not stress this too much - quick & condensed - do not spend a lot a time on this person - time is money! 

If you decide not to respond, avert your eyes quickly & feign interest in the display shelves immediately to your right.  Who knows, you just may decide to grab one of those very "interesting" items for yourself. 

As you may have noticed, greeters are often chosen for a variety of reasons, but God only knows what those reasons are!  And by the way, you do realize that they aren't really there to meet & greet, don't you?  They were originally multi-functional.  First, they were to there to "number" any returns you might have.  Second, they were there to make sure that you were not leaving with their merchandise without purchasing first.  The idea of "greeting" is just to make everything sound friendly & fun.  But Reader, please remember, this whole shopping thing is not fun - it is serious business!

So, you have slipped by the greeter & are into the store with a suitable cart.  It is time to pick your direction & make a go of it. And in case you missed my previous blog, it is probably time to check it out, so you will know which departments need to be avoided . . . .

And if you avoided the greeter (or didn't), not to worry, you will get another shot at it when you leave . . . .

Next up, "what not to wear!"