Odd encounter at Westroads

I wandered off from my shopping partners to go into Yankee Candle. Before I reached the store, a lady from the kiosk outside the store, rushed at me to give me a hand lotion sample before I stepped into the store. I’ve seen these “lotion” vendors before and took it because she literally shoved it into my hands, then turned my back with no acknowledgement of her and walked in the store which stopped her cold. Shortly after, I saw my group outside(who were not approached by the vendor) and I briefly stepped out of the store to motion to them when the lady a started to rush me again with a bottle of lotion which I knew she was going to try to squirt a sample in my hand but I quickly stepped into the store which again stopped her approach. But then, the man who was working the kiosk with her, came into the store and was following me around the counter until I walked to the back of the store. My husband was standing outside and observed his strange behavior. I felt uncomfortable with the man’s presence, but the fact that my husband felt that way from observing it outside, tells me something was very off about this kiosk and the people working it. Has anyone else had this experience? And there was a security guard and a policeman standing around the corner chitchatting.