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Prompt repository Sales

Write a guide for helping customers on the shop floor

You run a store and want floor staff to find out what each customer needs and suggest only what genuinely helps, with no pressure tactics.

Registry no.
SAL-044
Collection
Sales
Laid out for
Any chat model
Score
10 out of 10
Blanks to fill
5

SalesAny chat

The prompt

Score 10 of 10, Excellent

Use it when You run a store and want floor staff to find out what each customer needs and suggest only what genuinely helps, with no pressure tactics.

  • {{store}}
  • {{product_facts}}
  • {{policies}}
  • {{add_ons}}
  • {{customer_types}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
Write a guide for the floor staff at {{store}}, so that every associate, including someone in their first week, can greet customers well, find out what they need, explain our products clearly and suggest add-ons that genuinely help, without ever pressuring anyone.

What we sell, with the facts staff need to explain each product line (what it is for, how options differ, price ranges):
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{{product_facts}}
"""

Our policies staff may quote (returns, price matching, warranties, loyalty program, delivery): {{policies}}
Add-ons that pair with each main product, and why: {{add_ons}}
What our customers usually come in for: {{customer_types}}

Produce, with a heading for each part:
1. Greeting: when to greet, four or five openers that are not "Can I help you?", and how to tell when a customer would rather browse alone.
2. Finding the need: five to seven open questions for our products, such as what they will use it for and what they have now.
3. Explaining products: for each product line in the facts, a two-sentence plain explanation and the one or two questions that decide between the options.
4. Add-ons that fit: a table with the columns Main purchase, Add-on, Why it helps, When not to suggest it.
5. Price questions: how to answer "Is this on sale?", "Can you match this price?" and "Why is this one more expensive?", using only our policies.
6. Closing the sale: how to confirm the choice, mention returns and thank the customer.
7. What we never do: false scarcity, pushing warranties or store cards on everyone, following customers around the store, and guessing what someone can afford from how they look.

Keep it under 900 words, in short lines staff can read on a break. It should sound like an experienced colleague showing a new one how the floor works.

Use only the products, prices and policies above. Do not invent features, discounts or warranty terms. If a policy staff will be asked about is missing, such as price matching, write "[ASK YOUR MANAGER]" in that answer rather than inventing one.

Variables

{{store}}
Your store's name and what kind of store it is, for example "a kitchenware shop".
{{product_facts}}
Your main product lines with what each is for, how the options differ and the price ranges.
{{policies}}
Returns, price matching, warranties, loyalty program and delivery, as staff may quote them.
{{add_ons}}
Add-ons that go with each main product and why they help, for example "filters with water jugs, because the jug needs a new one every two months".
{{customer_types}}
What customers usually come in for, for example "gifts, replacements, first apartment setups".

Why it works

  • What to avoid. No false scarcity, no pushing warranties on everyone and no guessing what someone can afford from how they look.
  • Format. An add-on table that includes when not to suggest each item teaches staff that a good suggestion depends on the customer.
  • If unsure. Questions about a policy you did not give are answered with [ASK YOUR MANAGER] instead of an invented rule.

How to use it

  1. Press Fill in blanks and type your details into each blank. What you type stays in this browser.
  2. Copy the filled prompt into the AI tool you already use, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, or open it in the Grader or the Prompt Tester here.
  3. Before you rely on it, try it on three or four real examples. The Prompt Tester runs them all at once and shows which ones go wrong.
Use it from code

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curl -s https://thinkhard.si/api/v1/prompts/retail-floor-sales-guide

With the MCP server added to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, call get_prompt with {"prompt": "retail-floor-sales-guide"}, or just ask for it by name.