Working as a promoter

At the beginning of year 2011, I don't have to go to school for attending boring lessons, but it indicates that I have nothing to do. So Loon wern and I went to the malls for asking vacancy available and suitable to us, but we had to wait until being informed.

On sunday I received a call from Aussino KP that asked me to have an interview at the noon. Actually there was just simple conversation before get the job. The manager told me next day come to work at clearance fair which held along 10 days in Centro Klang and I was excited when heard it.

So, it was the beginning of 8 days working as a promoter.

At the first day 6 pm, I came to the place and saw some people seen like wait the manager, same as me too. We carried on our first duty after instructed by manager, which moved all the stocks from the FIVE trucks to the fair centre! It was time consuming but afterwards we had to arrange all the stocks on the racks and shelves! It was midnight ad when I went back home and I was super duper exhausted!

On the next day I came to the place and began to work as promoter. I thought the following days would be tiring but it's not, I started to enjoy the work and environment here. There are four male part-timers including me and three permanent staffs. The fair was just in front of Secret Recipe and CIMB Bank.

Oh ya! Forget to tell you what we did there. Our jobs were to promote and sell pillows, bed sheets, quilts, boosters, bath towels, blankets and many more. So sad we can't sleep on the bed but had to serve customers. The cakes and ice cream displayed in Secret Recipe were trying to attract us. But the atmosphere is great, quiet and luxurious. My job is quite easy and comfortable. =D

There was peak hours when the customers off their works (There are many offices and companies in Centro buildings) and after having thier lunch or dinner. Actually serving customers can be fun, but the condition is I meet good customers. I would get a wonderful sense of achievement when they had decided to buy something after I promoted, especially some purchased as much as they wanted. Some customers are nice, they even asked me questions such as "waiting for SPM result?", "what is your next future study?". Of course I'm willing to help them carrying things to counter and sent to their cars or location seen they bought many things, although those aren't our responsibilities.

Serving customers is a very challenging task. I have to agree the statement "Customers are always right". I thanked to the nice customers when they're leaving. I still remember a man gave me thumb up before he left with the things. It was great =D

But the statement maybe allow some stupid fellow abusing their rights for meaningless purpose. There were a lot of bitchy customers when choosing the things. It's troublesome when you have to pack all the things they opened, especially the bed sheets or blankets, and arranged back nicely but they buy nothing. Some of them still disagree the price with dissatisfaction and suspicion. They should know this is a stock clearance and the price is as low as the cost of production.

I still remember there was a stupid drunk customer from the bar came to choose the shirt. You won't imagine how the drunk people keep the shirts messy around the shelf and left without purchasing anything! And there was a super duper troublesome and annoying customer came to buy a shirt. That time Kenny served him and he was angry of that stupid fellow. "Wah! Service here is so low quality arr? Didn't arrange the shirts properly?" bla bla... The staffs and I get to helped Kenny to serve the customer who just bought ONE RM 25 SHIRT only!

I was glad to know some friends there, which are Justin and Kenny. Justin is hard working and helpful when serving customers. Kenny is a talkative and nice buddy. He always chatted with us and shared his happiness, the topics are around family, future study, school life in kwang hua or high school and his girl friend, bla bla... Then we always played like the children, two of us chased Kenny around the workpalce when free time, because Kenny is a nice person to be bullied! XD

We also noticed the surrounding during the working hour. We always saw a malay guy being around here, went to New Zealand Nature, then Mynews, then moved to Secret Recipe, and seen like no work for him. So I called him si lepak, same also my buddies. I also saw some of my friends there, and they surprised when I was working. XD

Due to the high price of food there, we part-timers brought the meal by homemade or from outside. We always sat on a bench which under escalator to enjoy our meals during rest time. You won't visualise how nice and fun I had during an hour break. We shared our food and chit-chatting. Kenny always shared his school life as a Form 6 with me and I bought some Pre-U books from him. We also used Kenny's notebook surfing internet to have fun.

It was my last day to work as a promoter at 17 January. There were out of stocks for certain stocks, which is pillows, kids towel and bath towels. It was the last day I played and joked with my buddies. It was also the last chance I served the customers. At 6.00 pm, I wished my buddies before I left.

I still miss the moment I had although preparing for my college's course intake. Even though I began my college life, I also visit them when back from college. Nice to see them again and feel good when having dilemma! After two days, the fair was coming to the end.

It was a great experience of my very first job. Sometimes I also went to Centro and refresh back the memory when working. And of course we're still keeping in touch. =)

                                                

Last day working...

Last day of fair...

Most expensive stocks, SINO

Under escalator =D