Old Airport Road // Types of customers promoters have to face // Dropping by ;)

hey ;)



So recently I had work during the weekend again. And since the pay was good + people there were nice, I wouldn't mind working there :) SO I dropped by to help out at the booth. This time it was at Suntec Convention Centre and the working hours were REALLY LONG. But since it's only for 3 days I guess it wasn't that bad! Had to work for 11h the first 2 days and it didn't help that I didn't sleep before the 2nd day but AT LEAST I TANKED THROUGH >:) I could sleep while talking to people though HAHA.

Went Old Airport Road to have breakfast on my 2nd and 3rd day with my parents and had FREAKING GOOD LOR MEE and SHAO BAO and PORRIDGE and TAUHUAY and CHEE CHEONG FUN hehehe. I always hate Singapore's chee cheong fun since it ruins the taste (Penang's ones are the BEST) but this hk one is REALLY GOOD NO JOKE. I usually bring food to eat at work for lunch and dinner since I am really broke :(((( Like legit, 0 cash and $0 in my ATM.

[caption id="attachment_787" align="aligncenter" width="660"] LOR MEE idk the price hahaha but damn good[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_785" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Handmade Chee cheong fun -$2/roll[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_786" align="aligncenter" width="660"] fish porridge-$3.50[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_790" align="aligncenter" width="660"] My shao bao for dinner[/caption]

AND my dad was so nice he knew I had a sleepover so I wouldn't have enough sleep so he secretly gave me this <3



Well, even though I was SUPER SLEEPY on the 2nd day, people came to visit me <3 So Shihui dropped by to have Llao Llao with me, which I haven't eaten since before As HAHAHA. But it was SOOOOO GOOD. Ok, I guess I've lost my interest in Llao Llao actually since there were too many outlets popping up suddenly and the quality is going down and the price is actually quite high ._. Time to find another craving.





Claud, Shabs, Leumas and 736iu came to visit me at work which was quite funny actually HAHA and all the dirty people who didn't change their clothes since the day before. But aww they came to visit me thanks!! ^^

[caption id="attachment_783" align="aligncenter" width="660"] only had a photo with Claud though hehe[/caption]

OK ANYWAY, back to the main topic.

Types of customers promoters have to face

Just working 3 times and I can roughly classify most of the customers HAHAHAH

1. Interested

They are genuinely interested in the product and wouldn't mind listening, then they'll buy.

2. Comparing brands but still slightly interested

They want to buy the product but is researching and trying to find the best deal possible/best product possible. Then they'll ask you what's the different between your product and the other brand's product and you'll be like ... uhh ... different brands lor. HAHA

3. Listening but not interested

Even if you explain everything to them till your throat runs dry, they will still listen but NEVER buy. -.-

4. Daosterz

Clearly there are some who would just dao you completely even if you try and ask them if they are interested. HOW ABOUT JUST SAY NO OR INDICATE THE PERSON IS THERE??? (ahahah I always feel like slapping these people you think you big isit???)

5. Awkward decline-rs

They're actually nice but are not interested in the product, so they'll just nod and smile shyly at you to show they're uninterested.

6. Question spammers

Well basically they'll just ask you every single question about the product in the whole world. Be mentally prepared.

7. The BUYERS

YAY even though I don't get commission but the satisfaction of selling it is GREAT. WHEEEEEEEEE

Well this is my take on some of the kinds of customers you'll see as a promoter HAHA But this experience is really valuable ;)) Even though there'll f-ing asshole customers but overall if your colleagues are nice, it's quite a fun and slack job ;)))

Luv, Olliee

First time working: Expo Promoter

heyy;)

For the last 3 days I've been working as a promoter in Expo in Baby Baby, which is one of the few baby fairs held frequently in a year in Singapore. I didn't work after O levels as I went overseas, and the timing was so odd that I couldn't even get any job since most robs require a fixed workday/commitment. Which was why I kind of enjoyed my post Os holidays slacking around being a hobo and hanging out with my friends.

The pay wasn't that bad, which was market rate, at $8/h, and it's quite good considering the fact that I have totally NO experience in the working sector. (LOL) Basically what I had to do was to stand there and try to promote a product for 11am -9pm (10h). There wasn't any fixed lunch break or whatsoever so I could go and eat whenever I wanted to. BUT the food there was EXPENSIVE and not theta nice so I just settled with Subway and Coffee Bean for all 3 days. The people working at the booth together was really nice, so we got along quite well and I even got random advice from them ;)) (since they're all mothers)

There were clearly tactics to being a promoter and being persuasive and being able to sell, and I wouldn't choose hard-selling since personally I kinda hate that x(

Another thing was, since I was working with another person, we had to go and eat alternately. BUT it means I have to eat alone, and I HATE eating alone. I'd rather not eat than eat alone outside LOL. So dependent but really, I have no idea why. But ofc I'd get really hungry and there's no choice and I'll just have to use my phone while eating to keep my mind off :'(( But <3 my friends for chatting with my while I was eating hehe LOVE U!!!

Day 1

I was feeling really stressed out and scared that I couldn't make it, or even sell anything. Initially, I was so JITTERY. Like, I couldn't even speak properly and I wasn't that familiar with the product actually LOL. Luckily my colleague was there to guide me through and help me along so it was still an amazing experience nonetheless ;))

BABIES WERE ALL AROUND TOO. SO CUTEEEEE. <3 I was LITERALLY spazzing over the babies and toddlers hehe! The crowd volume was really really small, so we couldn't sell anything :( Actually maybe cause it's a Friday and most parents are still working/haven't ended work yet!

Time passed really slowly at the start though, and I was counting time by money. So like, at 12pm I went "YAY 8 BUCKS" then at 1230 I went "YAY 12 BUCKS" and so on. HAHAHA

MY LEGS WERE DYING WHEN I REACHED HOME NO JOKE. After bathing I just laid on my bed like a zombie and slept immediately. (after blogging HAHA)

Day 2



MY LEGS WERE SO SORE. I was so reluctant to even get out of bed, but I still have to :'(( And Brenda was going for AFA and I'M SO JEALOUS!! But working is to pay off my prom debt (which actually in truth, this whole job couldn't even pay off my prom debt :( ) Saturday was better, with a larger crowd and we actually managed to sell off 3 products. Which was quite an amazing feat, considering the fact that the product had even BETTER competitors. \ -.- /

It was FREEZING in the morning too cause it was raining :( But I'd rather it be cold than hot HAHA



[caption id="attachment_279" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Ice Blended (you can't really see it HAHA)[/caption]

Though I was working alone, the people there were really nice and would just chat with me whenever there wasn't anyone there ;)

Went home with really sore legs too :(( Maybe it was cause I wore the wrong pair of shoes.

[caption id="attachment_273" align="aligncenter" width="225"] CUTE RIGHT[/caption]

Day 3

[caption id="attachment_280" align="aligncenter" width="169"] Mocha Ice Blended[/caption]

Legs not sore anymore (maybe cause I got used to it) but I wore my sports shoes there which was PERFECT. But I kept fidgeting since it was really fun to walk around in sports shoes, hehe. Sold 2 products at least, really happy and satisfied!! Plus we even took photos with Clifford!! It was really hilarious how all of us just went to take photos with Clifford ^^







I also bought freeze dried fruit chips from another booth, which is really expensive, but they were selling in packs (I really dk if it's considered cheap LOL).

Work ended early and packing up was a BREEZE. Maybe cause we didn't bring a lot of products and we just had to keep a few stuff. There was also a book fair at the other hall so I went to take a look and IT WAS SO HARD TO FIND BOOKS. But they were having a last day promotion:10 for $40 so NATURALLY I'll be there to get my books right!!! HEHE

Took a whole hour just trying to scan through the books there, and I nearly went crossed eyed LOL.

Nevertheless, working was really quite fun especially when the people you work with are really nice and fun to get along ;)) And I WANT MY MONEYYYY. Need to work more to pay off prom debt :( But I'll treat my parents to something since it's my first pay in my whole entire life!

[caption id="attachment_278" align="aligncenter" width="225"] selfie in the toilet because I can HURHUR[/caption]

Time for some nua-ing session at home <3


Luv, Olliee

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