What is it about the salespersons in this and most GNC locations that they make every possible attempt not to help you with an item but push every possible thing you DON'T want or need? I came to this location to seek three specific products: L-Taurine, which I did not find for reasons I'll explain shortly, L-Carnitine, and MCT.
[Incidentally, I have been here before and while they still slam a sales-pitch it was never this aggressive and incessant.]
This twenty-something kid decides to not just make conversation but ask me about the diet program I'm on. (I'm on a restricted calories program.) Against my better judgement I let him know and this let the floodgates of hell out. He began grilling me on what to eat, what to avoid, how to work out, etc, etc. which is interesting because he looks average (handsome, nice legs, though--the pants helped). It took forever and despite my shorter and shorter replies which were growing in irritability and a smile infinitely colder than ice he was going downhill on wheels and no brakes. Hang on, folks! We're about to blast off! We will smother our Poor Customer with Shit He Doesn't Need whether he likes it or not. Oh, and L-Taurine? Couldn't find it. I was being verbally mauled by a torrent of sale pitches.
Please note: I don't mind a suggestion... If I ASK for it. I was late for a picture as it is and once I heard the suggestion I buy a cream that burns fat--yes, America, you read correctly: GNC will push creams that BURN FAT. What is this, 1986 all over again?--I was done and wanted to pay what I went there in the first place.
GNC, kindly train your vendors that while it's great to be friendly I and many of us don't require having multivitamins and minerals and Mega Men and store-brand items raped right into our consciousness to make a sale and commission. It's not fun. It kills the intention of actually entering a store and visually browsing thru items. It makes me want to only shop online where I won't have a voice hectoring into my ear like a nagging wife. And if your vendors are going to lecture me about training and weightlifting they should look the part. In short, let the customer buy in relative peace. This is 2016 and anyone with access to a phone can browse and look and read volumes of supplement information and know down to a science what he or she wants without the borderline creepy hassle.
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