Nightmare #2

"I went to the department store after having watched my son's soccer team play two games in the drizzling rain. OK, so maybe I didn't look all that great, but I was pretty sure the store would still like to get some of my money. As I looked through the rack, a sales clerk came up to me and told me that I was looking at the designer jeans, and that they were very expensive, and that I'd probably find something that would be better for me in the "cheaper" jeans department down the aisle. A second sales clerk overheard her and rushed over to me and apologized for how rude the first clerk was. She then very solicitously told me that she thought it might be better for me to go to the Plus Size department because I was probably too big for all the jeans in the designer department and she didn't want me to waste my time trying on jeans that wouldn't fit. So, within five minutes I had been told I was too poor and too fat to shop there. What a morale boost!"

Posted by Clare A. on November 3, 2008 at 10:25 AM

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My husband had a similar "you can't afford this" experience when he went to go and purchase a birthday gift for me at Gucci. He had just come from the gym, so he was sweaty and dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt. Once a sales clerk finally went up to him to ask him if he needed help, he let her know which bag he wanted. Then she proceeded to recommend another option which was "much less expensive". He let her know that he was aware of how much the bag cost and that that's the one he wanted. Then when he went to pay, he was asked, "cash, right?". So not only was he told he was poor, he's apparently a drug dealer too that carries around wads of cash!

Although, I was very excited to receive my new bag, I felt awful when I heard about my husband having to subject himself to that type of humiliating treatment to get it.

Posted by Anonymous on November 3, 2008 6:53 PM