Note: This is part nine in a series of fun travel stories to highlight our alpha launch of FunnelScope. Need to find the right hotel for you? Try Funnelscope!
Most people aren’t fans of internet pop-up ads. In fact, they loathe them and quickly click on the browser button to delete them.
Well, what happens when you encounter multiple human versions of an internet pop-up ad?
My family and I visited a beach in Cabo San Lucas Mexico near multiple large hotels. As we were there the first of January, it was the slow season for tourists. But, apparantly the slow tourist season doesn’t equate to beach vendors taking time off.
As soon as we hit the beach, a slew of vendors approached us. My dad had broken his sunglasses and needed a new pair. He also wanted a cheap t-shirt as a souvenir. We negotiated with the vendors and made our transactions.
In the next hour we counted how many vendors approached us as we laid on the beach. We counted 45, no joke.
The vendors are human beings trying to make a living so we were obviously nice to them. A “no thanks” usually didn’t get them to leave right away. Gradually we got a bit firmer. We lasted an hour, and then left to find a less “touristy” beach.
Watch the short video. Yes, there is such a thing as the human version of the internet pop-up ad.
