May 06 2008

Don’t Take That In There!

Published by Corey Smith at 11:50 am under Common-sense, Communication

So often, in a store, you will notice a sign that says, "Please don’t take unpaid merchandise in the restroom."

The word "don’t" is a very negative approach and you can find that "don’t" will cause people to shy away… even if that is not intended. Try to take a positive approach to things you would hope your customers would understand.

Last month when I was in Hawaii, I went shopping at Hilo Hattie. I noticed this sign:

Hilo Hattie Aloha Restroom

It is amazing that you can say the same thing but be far more friendly when saying it.


Corey Smith is the Chief Web Architect for Dealer Marketing Systems and maintains a news service for the copier, printer and document management industry.

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