Post a comment like 'Price?' and watch it get a public reply plus a private DM. Then ask something outside the catalogue and see it decline rather than guess.
Median reply
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Comments answered
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DM to sale
17%
Outside hours
58%
@nadeen.boutique
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@nadeen.boutique New crepe abaya, four sizes, in store and online.
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How it answered
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Why comments matter more than DMs
A public 'price?' with no reply is a public advert that you do not answer. The assistant replies in the open, then moves the actual selling into a DM where the link and the size can go.
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