Re: Fancy stores sometimes :|

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> People are stupid.

Their loss.

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That reminds me of visiting a fraternity once. It was rush

week and I saw a guy sneak a look at the label inside my coat after

offering to hang it up for me. What snobs. Of course, why I was

doing that at all is beyond me now.

Jerry

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> I have never been one to gripe about customer service. I prefer

to

> shop without sales people up my butt and I have never really cared

if

> people make mistakes, go too slow, serve someone else first, etc.

> However today I made the mistake of going to a more upscale store

in

> an upscale mall, dressed too casual. I did get some nasty looks

from

> a salesperson, I guess because I didn't look trendy like everyone

> else, but I really didn't care. She even almost ran over my

daughter

> without saying a word and hovered around me staring me down. I

just

> thought she was nuts or having a bad day or something. It was when

> she rounded the corner and approached a trendy person and said " Is

> there something I can help YOU with today? " in a loud sweet voice

> that made me realise what she was doing. She wanted me to leave.

> As I left I walked past her and told my daughter we needed to

hurry

> to go sign the papers to get our new house. THEN she looked up

with

> an " oops " look on her face. I don't really care if people pass

> judgement, assume and even be a snob, but that woman was

deliberately

> offensive. I'm thinking of writing a letter to the store.

> What's irritating is that we worked so hard to get where we are,

have

> plenty in the bank, a high credit score, and atthe time had a big

ol

> check to go close on a house. Yet this sales person seemed to

think

> I wasn't worthy of being in the store because of how I looked.

> People are stupid.

>

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I have never been one to gripe about

customer se...............

What's irritating is that we worked so hard to get where we are, have

plenty in the bank, a high credit score, and atthe time had a big ol

check to go close on a house. Yet this sales person seemed to think

I wasn't worthy of being in the store because of how I looked.

People are stupid.>>>

I have not one of those things, and yet still " belong " anywhere I choose to

shop.

> She wanted me to leave.

> As I left I walked past her and told my daughter we needed to hurry

> to go sign the papers to get our new house. THEN she looked up with

> an " oops " look on her face.>>>>

Not sure I fully understand.

I live in " public housing, " and I'm happy I do. If my husband's disease came

about when we were in a " house of our own, " we'd have lost it. The house, I

mean. At least my rent adjusts to accomodate change of income, which saved

us when he had to stop working. AND I'm not 6 digits in debt!

If I did have a house, I would not have given the salesperson fuel.

I recall walking to the corner to get my then kindergartner off to school a

few yrs. back. There is a road adjacent to our where everyone owns their own

house. Those kids are at the same busstop as kids on this street yet are

bussed to the more heavily funded school and even though the other school is

further thats where " project " kids go,. I had small talk with a mother who

just moved in to her own house and she said to me, " My God my husband and I

would never have moved here if we knew THEY were back there, " and she hooked

a thumb to indicate MY street.

I said " I live there. "

She said " Oh I thought you walked up from that street. "

She did end up moving. Thats a type of discrimintaion too. I endured 2 yrs.

of hairdressing school between the ages of 14 and 16, when my parents pushed

me to get accepted to the school. I learned there, in my formative yrs., no

choice, how to look the part, how to apply make-up, how to follow the flow

by looking like people in the store you describe. The hairdresser teacher

drilled it into us, and was part of our grade: Look the part ladies! You

must project you are in the beauty profession or who will want to be your

client!

I dropped out but I learned how to be phony enough to get by. I don't care

what store I walk into, and I don't dress according to where I shop. I

could, but don't.

I don't really care if people pass

> judgement, assume and even be a snob,

With respect, because I know your good character here onlist, I wouldn't

write that letter proclaiming your worthiness. That's going to the

salesperson's level.

but that woman was deliberately

> offensive. I'm thinking of writing a letter to the store.

> What's irritating is that we worked so hard to get where we are, have

> plenty in the bank, a high credit score, and atthe time had a big ol

> check to go close on a house. Yet this sales person seemed to think

> I wasn't worthy of being in the store because of how I looked.

> People are stupid.

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