Peg, I know EXACTLY what you mean. At the store, my absolute favorite kind of customer is the one who comes up to me and says "I really like [insert author here]. What else do you think I'd like?" Or something similar. Some opening question that allows me to just walk around the store with the customer, chatting books, making recommendations, finding out what sort of books they like, thinking of things that might be to their taste, getting them to try things that might expand their taste.
I've even had a few come back to the store and tell me they loved a book I recommended. That's the best feeling in the world, to introduce someone to a new author or a new book, especially if it's one that I personally love.
Oh, and I spent an entire semester talking about Schrodinger. That's what you get when you major in chemistry. Lots of quantum mechanics.
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Date: 2002-07-12 01:04 pm (UTC)I've even had a few come back to the store and tell me they loved a book I recommended. That's the best feeling in the world, to introduce someone to a new author or a new book, especially if it's one that I personally love.
Oh, and I spent an entire semester talking about Schrodinger. That's what you get when you major in chemistry. Lots of quantum mechanics.
Lori