Mmastodon BusinessRetail first seen 1 d ago, last 1 h ago, peak #1

Pharmacy shoppers notice staff avoiding small talk

Original: At the # pharmacy today… Me: "Where is your toothpaste?" Clerk: *points vaguely to the aisles with all the products of t

A shopper described asking a pharmacy clerk where to find toothpaste, only to receive a vague gesture toward the aisles instead of a spoken answer, needing follow-up questions to get directions to aisle four. The anecdote is drawing attention to a wider perceived trend in retail of staff minimising verbal interaction with customers, with people debating whether this reflects new workplace pressures, understaffing, or changing service norms.

Why now: It taps into a widely shared observation that customer service interactions are becoming less personal and more transactional.

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• At the # pharmacy today… Me: "Where is your toothpaste?" Clerk: *points vaguely to the aisles with all the products of the store* "Do you know a specific aisle" "Four" I've been noticing this general trend in # retail of not wanting to verbally engage lately. Strange. · ottaross · 5

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