Daming zombie threads ah. Anyway, here's something I personally experienced from one of the attendants of a certain music store.
I was checking out a couple of amps and the attendant walks up to me with a trolling look on his face, "Opo, sir?" he asked, as if he wanted me out if I wasn't buying anything since I was in shorts and a really worn shirt. Mukha akong tambay basically. Since I was asking for prices anyway, "Boss, pwede ba patingin ng mga 2x12 ninyo?" "Wala po kami niyan sir." "Eh mga 1x12 tube amps ninyo?" "Wala kami niyan." *I point at the 1x12 tube amp in front of me*
:facepalm:
On a lighter note, there's this one Audiophile store that was really attentive. It was at one of those Robinson's shopping centers pero hindi full mall. Forgot where exactly (just moved here) and ayun. I was price checking the AC-30s and the guy there (middle-aged guy, might be manager or something) was asking me what kind of AC-30 I NEEDED. Okay, that's a first. He then went on to show me different AC-30 stocks they had (the ones with different color panels on the top) saying "Okay, this has a different speaker set and if you notice the blah blah blah, it's lightyears ahead of the stock AC-30s we have here. Lightyears, pare. If you could go the extra mile, I highly suggest this. Baka gusto mo muna subukan?"
I would've pero I had to leave right away for a family thing. Haven't had precise service like that tho. I like that. I wish I'd see more of that in stores.