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Originally Posted by evanny
so. the main point is. can you Japanese yourselves give me tips and maybe even some expressions which are guaranteed to sell you something?  |
No such thing as a guarantee. Some people (even Japanese) just like to see.
Eye contact and a heartily smile are very important if you want to confuse somebody into buying something they don't want (if they want it, they will buy it anyway).
If you want to make them feel at home, you need to learn proper Japanese sales etiquette including
keigo. After you get even a whiff of what's that all about, you may consider yourself extremely advanced in Japanese, since my native friends don't always understand what shop ladies are saying. But even Japanese don't necessarily travel to the other side of the world just so they could feel like every fri%#$&ng day.
Japanese tourists want to take in as much as they can in as little time possible. If they come to look at your ambers, they would be pleased to hear (short and wondrous) stories about how they came from the sea to your desk, or how they ended up in the sea in the first place. Don't assume everybody knows about them. Ask the manufacturers for more stories if you must.