AOS Freelancer Position??

[MetroNome]

Today local mall..AOS shop:

Me: "Are you guys looking for seasonal help?"
Manager: "Sorry, no"

Me (wandering around the store): "Is Sandlewood still the biggest seller?"
Manager: "Yeah...you use our products?"

Me: "Yep, I have been wetshaving and using your products, with a DE and SR for many years......"
Manager: "Actually...I might have something..its called AOS Freelance work...it is weekends, promoting the products to people passing by the store. Maybe also going to Norstroms, Neiman Marcus.... Pays about $16-18 per hour...plus you get a big discount on AOS products......"

Anyone know about these AOS Freelancer jobs? Decent gig?

 

[Go West Young Man]

Translation - you're the guy harassing passers-by in the mall corridors as they try get get by you without making eye contact. You're on commission, and if you're selling constantly you can make up to $18/hour. More than likely, you barely make minimum wage, because how many people buy AoS products on the spur of the moment in a mall?

 

[MetroNome]

Translation - you're the guy harassing passers-by in the mall corridors as they try get get by you without making eye contact. You're on commission, and if you're selling constantly you can make up to $18/hour. More than likely, you barely make minimum wage, because how many people buy AoS products on the spur of the moment in a mall?

Hmmmm....so the pay is based solely on commission? On how many people you get to buy the AOS line of products?

I got the impression you just try to hype up the line and they want people who know what they are talking about......

 

[Drubbing]

Hmmmm....so the pay is based solely on commission? On how many people you get to buy the AOS line of products?

I got the impression you just try to hype up the line and they want people who know what they are talking about......

Er, no. If you don't sell, you don't get paid very much/anything. It's a Win-Win thing. If you do sell, AoS win. If you don't, AoS win.

 

[TMH478]

Not bad! I would take it if we had a store close. I would love the extra income and I dig their soaps and creams! The hardware, I am not a huge fan of though.

 

[dpm802]

If you know how to sell, it could be very lucrative.

Does AoS offer any training, and/or support? Or do they just push you out cold, and expect you to sink or swim on your own?

Being effective at selling is not as easy as it seems ... even though you may be well versed in the products, you'll need to know some of the tricks of the trade when it comes to getting someone to actually make a purchase.

Then again, $18 an hour is pretty good money these days, especially in retail ... give it a go for a week or two, even if it doesn't work out, at least you'll be a several hundred dollars better off than if you don't give it a try.

 

[Drubbing]

As a sales and marketing person of 25 years standing, knowing the products is important, but only a small part of getting sales.

It's often hard enough to get sales from people who walk into a store, where the implication is they are actually looking for something to buy there.

Grabbing people in the middle of a mall, is entirely different.

 

[azmark]

Maybe you can just stick around long enough to teach them what tallow is and to stop saying that it doesn't contain it in the soaps.

 

[dpm802]

Grabbing people in the middle of a mall, is entirely different.

I would open with a simple Either/Or approach ...

"Excuse me, madam ... we're conducting an opinion poll ... which scent do you prefer? Sandalwood? or Lemon?"
"Excuse me, sir ... we're taking a survey ... do you shave with a cartridge razor, or an electric?"

 

[ouch]

If you know how to sell, it could be very lucrative.

Does AoS offer any training, and/or support?

Training? Have you ever been in an AoS store?

 

[mmack66]

It is clear that no one here knows anything about the specifics of the job.

I'd give it a try if I were you. At the very least, you get a discount on AOS soaps and creams, which wouldn't suck.

 

[MetroNome]

It is only for 2 weekends up to X-Mass. My experience with several stores in my area, are that the salepeople really are not schooled in wet having...when I start talking they look like I am speaking Greek....

 

[memoryleak]

It sounds that the position would be on a par with the "guerrilla girls" that attack you with parfum bombs as you attempt to negotiate the aisles of many chic stores.

 

[BladeDE40]

Training? Have you ever been in an AoS store?

Good point...that's why the employees come here...so they can actually learn something.

 

[Shavely Manden]

I wouldn't rely on the job to support yourself, but if you're looking for weekend work, it sounds like you could do worse. The employee discount would probably make up for the salary.

I guess it came down to whether you mind preaching the gospel of shaving in the middle of a shopping mall. Though it could be fun..."Say, sir, do you enjoy shaving? No? Did you know it could actually be a fun hobby? That people discuss shaving products at length on the Internet? Sir? No, I'm not crazy, sir..."