Perhaps I'm a bit odd when shopping 'in public',,,,
Might be related to current my location, (Houston), and/or my B.F. Rural Iowa upbringing on a small farm outside a small town,,, where everybody knew everybody and your Parents would typically know about what you did that night before you even got home,,,
I prefer anonymity.
I don't need (or want) a 'Hello' or a 'Welcome',,, (I get one of those everyday when I walk into a large convenience store, just like the thousands before me and the thousands after me,,,,, Whoopee,,,,,)
Don't care if you know my name. Chances are I won't remember yours,,,,
If I need help/have a question, I'll come to you.Otherwise, please just go away and leave me alone,,,,. There's an extremely good chance I've already researched 'what I'm looking for' as well as a broad range of items all falling in and around the same category.
With that being said, I
do not make an attempt to convey those same feelings directly to the Sales people as they are just trying to do their job.
I most often respond to an approach / offer of assistance with a polite
'No thanks, just killing time' type of reply. No need to be rude or disrespectful to anyone*** as again, they are just doing their job,,,,,,,
*** ONE EXCEPTION,,,,,,,, Several years ago, a new car salesman out on the lot that just
would not leave my wife and I alone!!! A
'No thanks, just killing time' then walk away response to his spiel apparently fell on deaf ears,,, Stuck to us like gum on a shoe,,, Wife and I even picked up our pace walking away from this guy and he still didn't 'get the message',,,, When confronted, (and without going into detail)
none of us left the lot that day with a positive memory of the encounter.
But again,,,,,
'this isn't Kansas',,,,, and YMMV,,,,