Miss Manners: I Wasn’t Invited to the Party, but I Got the Sales Pitch

Miss Manners: People keep annoying me while I’m shopping

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When shopping for clothes, perfect strangers will offer their opinions and show me clothes that they have picked out for me, when no request for their help has been made.

Miss Manners: I wasn’t invited to the party, but I got the sales pitch

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When shopping for clothes, perfect strangers will offer their opinions and show me clothes that they have picked out for me, when no request for their help has been made.

Miss Manners: Why do strangers insist on picking out clothes for me?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When shopping for clothes, perfect strangers will offer their opinions and show me clothes that they have picked out for me, when no request for their help has been made. I know that they are doing this to be kind, but I know exactly what I want to buy, so why do people do this? How can I respond to their offers of assistance when I am shopping for clothes?

Column | Miss Manners: People keep annoying me while I’m shopping

Strangers keep offering the letter writer unsolicited shopping advice.