Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Etiquette of Sampling - by Jody

Today Steve and I went to the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor. We'll talk about that in a different post, but this post is a small rant.

So many times I've been a places that offer samples of food. Grocery stores, festivals, farmers markets, and many other places. Today at the MHF several times I stood watching someone block off the sampling area, causing a line of disgruntled people, and stopping the sales that might have been made had they taken their sample and moved on. People! Cut out that crap! Take your sample, and move to the next item. If you want to buy something, move off to the side away from the samples and make your purchase. I have to admit that I was rude in return. In both instances I went around them and used my body to cut them off from the samples because they refused to hear my polite 'excuse me's. Standing in front of the samples and engaging in conversation with the vendor prevents the free flow of commerce and pisses off everyone around you. Don't be surprised if people respond in kind.


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