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Teresa Craft posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:25 PM
Said: We are small with limited staff. We have had success with saying to kids at the end of the day "I'll give you a sticker if you help me clean this up!" They generally seem to like being 'helpers'.I just thought of this so we haven't ...
Michael Bilharz posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Gift shop shrink and loss prevention
Our gift shop is situated on either side of our main entrance in the museum lobby. While this is great from an "exit through the gift shop" perspective, it also leads to an excessive amount of product theft and packaging damage. Short of relocating the gift shop, which isn't really feasible, what methods are you using to help in loss prevention?
Do any of you use an EAS system? Is it worth the investment? It seems it would be the most sure-fire way to prevent loss, but wondering i...
Do any of you use an EAS system? Is it worth the investment? It seems it would be the most sure-fire way to prevent loss, but wondering i...
Christy Ferguson posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Said: OK, so my comment is not completely in line with your original statement/question, however I feel it does go hand-in-hand with the overall struggle of those of us in the proverbial MUSUEM WORLD. In our museum we have noticed a tremendou...
Janelle Benson posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Said: Thank you for the suggestions! It is good to know we are not alone in this struggle. Occasionally we do have volunteers on weekends to assist with pick up, but they are few are far between. (It's been diff...
Brittney Green posted a reply on Re: Rules/Respectfulness of guests
Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 at 11:08 AM
Said: We use a reward system. If we see a child cleaning, we will give them a small prize and make sure the child is praised for their help. This has helped encourage other children playing to then pick up before they leave as well. We've als...
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