Shopping in America: Why Store Employees Won’t Leave You Alone

Описание: When an American store employee asks ‘Can I help you find something?’ they’re following the ‘ten-foot rule’ — a corporate policy requiring them to greet anyone within 10 feet. The magic phrase to make them stop: ‘No thanks, just looking.’ American return policies are incredibly generous (30-90 days, often without a receipt), and ‘let me check in the back’ is usually a performance of effort, not an actual inventory search.

You'll learn the magic phrase that gets retail workers to leave you alone, how to handle the small talk at checkout, and why returning things without explanation is actually your American right.

KEY MOMENTS:
0:00 - Cold Open: When They Won't Leave You Alone
0:20 - The Retail Ambush
2:16 - Why Do They Greet You? (The Ten-Foot Rule)
3:50 - The Magic Phrase: "I'm Just Looking"
5:56 - Fitting Room Protocol & Small Talk
9:16 - The American Return Policy Superpower
10:59 - Grocery Store Rapid Fire (Bags, Dividers, Samples)
12:32 - The Truth About "Let Me Check in the Back"

This isn't just about shopping—it's about understanding the unspoken scripts that make American customer service feel so intense. Once you know the rules, you can play along without the anxiety.

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