Mmastodon BusinessRetail first seen 15 h ago, last 15 min ago, peak #1

Pharmacy shoppers say staff increasingly avoid talking to customers

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

A shopper describes asking a pharmacy clerk where the toothpaste was, only to be met with a vague gesture across the store rather than a spoken answer, and a short reply of 'four' when pressing for the aisle number. The account says this reflects a broader retail trend of staff avoiding verbal engagement with customers, and asks whether others have noticed the same shift.

Why now: It touches on a widely shared frustration about declining customer service and human interaction in shops.

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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 · 4

API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/1641794