tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post4940241314875454199..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: The search for social shopping in the internet and big-box ageagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-10748305005319183242011-07-27T02:09:01.541-04:002011-07-27T02:09:01.541-04:00"Thank you for calling LotsOfBranchesBank…my ..."Thank you for calling LotsOfBranchesBank…my name is Joan…how may I exceed your expectations today?"<br /><br />You can start by wiping that fucking dumbass smile off your rosy fucking cheeks...agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-73852059828183717072011-07-25T16:28:10.413-04:002011-07-25T16:28:10.413-04:00Re the scripting of interactions, see my post mind...Re the scripting of interactions, see my post <a href="http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/8034.html" rel="nofollow">mindless verbal Taylorism</a>David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-83065917990747327962011-07-24T19:20:19.333-04:002011-07-24T19:20:19.333-04:00Social relations aren't so stratified out here...Social relations aren't so stratified out here in the Mountain Time Zone, so even at the huge corporate megamarket or Starbucks, the cashiers always make small talk with me, especially if I've been there for awhile.<br /><br />The one thing I hate is the line "there's that for ya" when they hand back your card. You hear it over and over, at every retail store, so you become aware that it's just some script, not some new slang phrase organically spreading across the country.<br /><br />It's not that single phrase that is the problem, but the awareness that it's just the tip of the scripted iceberg.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-17137541931668843712011-07-24T14:12:18.918-04:002011-07-24T14:12:18.918-04:00That might be why arts and crafts festivals seem p...That might be why arts and crafts festivals seem pretty popular these days as well. It's another venue where you can browse through the merchandise and talk with the salesperson.<br /><br />Concerning grocery store cashiers, even the human ones have scripts now that they have to follow so it's no better than the self-scan.Jokah Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185675633464395897noreply@blogger.com