This post originally appeared on rain. I do a lot of writing about customer service and the customer experience. Needless to say, when I go shopping for products and services, I pay close attention to how retail employees interact with customers. That being said, I’ve learned not to expect much when I make a trip to my local Walmart. Typically, I plan on finding items on my own because past experiences have led to frustration when employees couldn’t tell me where products were, or even if they had them in stock. Then there’s waiting in long lines only to reach a cashier who barely acknowledges my presence and half-heartedly shoves my items in bags and hands me a receipt with a rushed, “Have a nice day” in a monotone voice that is anything but sincere. I was expecting the usual employee apathy when I dropped by Walmart on the Monday after Thanksgiving, but I got something totally unexpected. As I waited in the checkout line, I overheard the conversation of the cashier and the woman ahead of me. “Your name is Ruth?” he asked the woman.” When she nodded, he continued, “I love that name because it’s also my sister’s name.” The elderly cashier continued to engage the customer until all of her items were rung up and bagged. But he wasn’t done, yet. He carefully folded the customer’s receipt and walked out from behind his POS station. Handing her the receipt, he extended his other hand to shake hers. “Thank you for coming in today,” he said. “Please come back and see us again, won’t you?” My mouth fell open a little (okay, a lot) until my cynical side kicked in and I thought, “Well, I’m pretty sure that was an isolated incident.” Then it was my turn. Immediately, I was engaged in conversation, and when he ascertained that I was off work for the day, he said, “Well, I’ll just hand over your candy bar and Pepsi right now, instead of bagging it, because you deserve a treat right now. After all, it’s your day off. “ The pleasant banter continued until he’d finished bagging my items, after which he came around his station to hand me the receipt and shake my hand. “Thank you for shopping with us today. I hope you’ll come back and see us soon.” His voice was sincere and his smile was as genuine as my shock. I walked away with a smile on my own face and a feeling that I was appreciated (something I can honestly say I’ve never felt before at Walmart). You can read the rest of the blog here: https://blog.rainpos.com/what-i-learned-about-customer-service-from-an-unexpected-source/
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