Determined, Young Israelis Make The Hard Sell To Christmas Shoppers

Wall Street Journal:

At malls across the country, shoppers are being besieged by a determined crop of salespeople: young Israelis who man mobile carts and have a no-holds-barred selling style.

Amid the grimmest holiday season in years, these workers are approaching passing mall shoppers or calling out from their stations, pitching body lotions, irons, toys and knickknacks. They demonstrate their wares by flying remote-control helicopters, steaming shirts and applying makeup. Instead of charging American-style fixed prices, they harness the culture of the bazaar and often quote numbers based on what they think a customer will be willing to pay.

It's a far cry from the selling style of many of their fellow cart vendors who tend to be more passive and let customers come to them.

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[RichManPoorMan2009]

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[RichManPoorMan2009]

Glorified panhandler­s........n­otice they never do any work to get their hands dirty....t­he ''cattle'' can do that? they will never change.

[RichManPoorMan2009]

they have been playing americans for suckers for decades and usually successful. You will be dying for them next year as they slowly starve Gaza. S C U M

[Retrofuturistic]

These people are disgusting. I have complained to the mall management, but that was about like complaining to Congress. No response whatsoever­....

One of them cursed my daughter after she turned him down forcefully. He was speaking in a foreign language, but it was obvious he was cursing.

There are a number of stores I don't walk past now, because these people are in front of them. This will ultimately hurt business, for that reason.

[RichManPoorMan2009]

biggest mistake in history...­......shut­ting down _______________

[RichManPoorMan2009]

they are s c u m all of them.

[PiscesPrincess]

You can still just walk away.... snif

[ConcernedAboutRFuture]

There are plenty of suckers out there.....­like Miss Guembes.

[RJII]

hat e these co ck roa ches. they ruin a day at the mall.

[Susej]

They tried to sell me a fragrance laced salt jar for $40. I laughed until their annoyance started to show. I mean come on, half a pound of salt for $40?!?! Never mind the perfume, I can add my own.

[RichManPoorMan2009]

they have been playing americans for suckers for decades and usually successful. You will be dying for them next year as they slowly starve Gaza. S C U M