Sales Pressure, Materialism, Sarcasm

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During a huge sale at Nordstrom®, Brianna** found herself constantly accosted by commission-hungry salespeople as she browsed. Moments after Brianna politely declined assistance from the 5th salesperson in 2 minutes' time, a saleswoman within earshot spotted her armful of baby clothes and asked, "Have you been helped?" Brianna said with a smile, "You're about the 10th person to ask me that!" The saleswoman snapped, "Well, we're here to help." Exasperated, Brianna explained, "It's just hard to shop when I'm asked that every few seconds." "Well," retorted the saleswoman, "Maybe everyone's asking because you look like you need to get help!"