I need a sale, help me:(:(:(

Please fellow grown ups and children alike, do not have a pity party and display these threads on the forums. When I see threads like these I feel like you are throwing away your sales and only hurting your long term business:( Here are some prime examples of what I feel you should never do. IMHO♥

I need a sale because...

I lost my job
My husband lost his job
I'm moving
I'm graduating
I'm getting married
I'm having a baby
My (insert friend/relative) is having a baby,
I'm giving to charity
I want to reach my goal
I quit my day job so I need to start selling more on here.
My son's friend's mother has cancer.
My (insert relative) is sick.
I'm sick.

And don't even get me started on BnR's, (buy and replace). Worst type of self-doubt/pity sale ever:(

Okay, before I make everybody angry, I'm definitely not saying that you shouldn't share your personal info. w/forum friends or post in a thread w/these items. What I'm trying to say is not to use personal problems to beg for sales. When we feel sorry for you we tend to buy spur of the moment. But after the pity fades we will probably never return to your shop.

You have all seen those cutie pie kids that come to your door w/popcorn, candy, and cookies. Because we feel obligated or need to eat some junk food since it is being dangled in our faces, we buy. Will we go online next month and look for those cookies again? No, we will go grab a tub of ice cream on the way home tonight! These types of threads all equate to begging in my eyes. I don't remember the last time I went to Nordstrom and the sales clerk told me her mom needs an operation, so be sure to buy so her commission will be bigger!!

Guess what people? You might not get a sale.
Yep, it sucks and I'm pretty impatient too. But if no one is buying there are so many reasons and you just can't push it. I don't understand why anyone would use these tactics? No sale is worth discounting yourself. Discount your items if you have to so they move faster, but never yourself. Always think long term gratification with your shop, because short term in this instance is a bad road to go down.

This Mama Bear knows of which she speaks!
Tara♥