Rookie mistake.

This is usually a trait that develops later in the lifespan of a Shopper, a strange desire to commune with random store clerks. Their stories will amble on and contain some curious kind of magic that makes the minutes stretch out to feel like hours. Fighting the somnolence it leaves in its wake is futile effort. This partially born out of loneliness and partially out of age, but whatever causes it leads to boredom for others. Now, some, mind you, actually tell interesting stories. The problem is that the vast majority of these stories are unsolicited and almost burdensome, and we as shopkeepers are loathe to deal with them for the duration of our time in retail purgatory.

-The Retail Explorer