“What don't you like about going to shops?”

Yes, one time I was doing the rounds in one of the malls here in Davao. I was trying to look for cheap gifts for my nieces and nephews when one of the sales ladies approached me and ask if I needed anything. I told her that I'm just looking around thinking what to buy. I thought she will leave me alone as I enjoy checking the items but not, she was following me. The next thing I know, I went out of that mall.

Is one of the things that makes me shop less every time and shop online

I hate that as well! I feel disrespected and judged. I tell them what I think and leave. I won’t shop there if they do that to me they have lost a customer!

That has happened to me and I think that they might think because I am not of their Country it might mean I am going to steal something. One got fed up of following me and I was going to tell him more than once that I had seen others "lifting" things and he certainly did not follow the obvious.

I also don't like sales people following me around it's very annoying i also don't like crowded stores and long lines at the register drive me crazy.

Me too! I know they're just doing their job but I'm really not comfortable when they do that. I'd rather walk out and go to another store.

I don´t go to shops. I mostly buy groceries. But that is about all.

I would not like someone following me either. I just say I'm browsing and if I need anything I'll get you

There's a bookstore here where they have a watcher who dress up like regular customers. They actually just watch you as you shop. I hate them when they follow me because maybe they suspect me as a shoplifter which I'm not

I guess they're not doing much because it's probably not crowded in that section. I remember going to the clothes section and it was almost empty with the sales clerks gossiping.

This was something I really disliked when I visited the United States. Here sales clerks do not follow you. You call them when you need them.

I would be out of there quickly. I don't like being followed when I'm shopping.

I hate that too! I'm not comfortable being followed by a sales clerk. But we can't blame them because that's what their boss told them to do.

It is easier to buy online

Oh, shopping and walking around shops! No this is the worst thing for me and I have not done this in years. I am glued to my computer now when it comes to making any kind of purchase. It's amazing but you can actually pick up anything you want now by shopping online. I appreciate some people may like to walk on the street visiting different shops and browsing but I don't feel comfortable doing this, perhaps it's a personal thing with me. It is funny but I suppose you do get the overly enthusiastic sales clerk and I guess they think they are doing their job appropriately and looking after the potential customer but not all customers like this. Anyway, shopping on the high street is a thing of the past for me.

I don`t liike that either.