Pretty Woman Moment

I used to work in a cinema. One up selling technique we were supposed to use is if the asked for small we give them the second size up without question. The smallest size (still massive) was officially a kids size. I would always do away with sizes and ask do you want this £2.20 one or this one for £2.70. I used to feel it was such a waste of money and I wanted people to make an informed choice. I did have a customer respond very rudely to this once asking which I supposed a small was.

So maybe the sales person thought the doors were a total rip off. Or maybe people are stunned and disgusted at the price. I wouldn't assume it was a judgement on what you could afford.

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I know 2 millionaires and a few nearlys, the majority of them are scruffy gits.

lol. I’m sorry, too. You were inundated with unnecessary replies, including mine 😊

Moira and John does something similar in Schitt’s Creek.

I've been in this situation when trying to buy a kitchen when in my late 20s. We indicated our interest in one kitchen and were immediately taken over to a cheaper one that looked nothing like it. Maybe the sales guy had a remit to try to get rid of the cheaper kitchens 🤷🏼‍♀️ I decided I didn't want him in the house to measure up and we went elsewhere.

Also when buying a car. I knew what I wanted, a make and model that I'd always planned to buy once I could afford it. The sales person at the first garage was very dismissive so we ended up buying from somewhere different on the same day.

That sort of profiling mattered to me then but it doesn't now at all. Ironically we had much more disposable income in our mid/late 20s than we do now that we take paying into pensions more seriously and have kids to get through university.

Thinking about, I have so many examples of being treated like this, maybe I should start dressing smarter.

We're a scruffy jeans and trainers family. But my brother loves his gadgets and spends a lot on them. We were in Selfridges looking at phones and there was one so expensive it was on a pedestal under a glass dome. The shop assistant came over to move us on from the phone, usual spiel about how expensive it was and there were things more in our price range over theree. My brother casually pulled out exactly that model from his pocket and started to dial someone. Very funny.

I wondered 😂

Quoted the wrong person, sorry!!

Who pissed on your chips?

I had a pair of earrings that were a stud with a longer bit coming from it. The longer bit came off the stud. I took it back to the shop it had came from but they didn't do repairs.
I went to various jewellers who couldn't help. Including one who said " If we did it, it would be solid gold and YOU wouldn't be able to afford it". I had not mentioned any price.
I said " What do I do then? Do I throw them away? Is that the modern way?" He then suggested another jeweller. I took earring there and he fixed it for me. For nothing.
If I ever need to buy anything from a jewellery shop guess which one I choose?

I agree with you on this. It is likely some others on MN do too but don't want to put their heads over the MN parapet.

Bad morning @FaceIt ?

Get over yourself and stop being so petty. Pretty woman moment indeed.

There are far worse things in life to get upset about.

There was a scene in the Cosby Show where the doctor father dresses up as a poor person to try to get a better price on a car.

I disagree. There is a twist in the tale where he offers her the life of a "kept woman" and she turns him down. When he realises his need for her in his life , and comes back to her with the appropriate respect for her as a person, she "rescues" him from his shallow life of greed and selfishness. They each have something to give that the other needs.
Also, the soundtrack bangs.

Oh yes, that's totally true. I see it now. I was being affected by the fact that Julia Roberts is an incredibly rich and famous movie star!

It's the power he has, as opposed to her. She is very dependent on him for her status.

Brother and wife came straight from their yacht to an estate agent because they saw a new listing so thought they'd call on their way home. The estate agent said outright that they wouldn't be able to afford it. They were taken aback so went to another office. They did get it and were cash buyers.

Years back I went in to an estate agents to get a brochure on a house. The EA who I vaguely knew was at the reception desk and commented to the receptionist that I couldn’t afford said house. I was soo embarrassed.
Recently I was involved in the sale of a multi million euro property - advising re what estate agent to use.
We invited Mr.Smart Ass out to see the house, give a valuation (he was over a million off - he undervalued it) and pitch for the business.
We (there were a few of us involved) were never going to employ him because I wouldn’t allow it.
Revenge is a dish served cold. 😉

Why, though? A sex worker and her client fall in love and become a real couple at the end, with the implication that they are going to marry. What's wrong with that?

I never said that buying clothes from supermarkets is to look like a hobo. I had some fab things from George at Asda back in the day. I was referring to posters talking about how their wealthy acquaintances would shop smelling of shit and carrying taped-together plastic bags and looking (and smelling) like they might well be homeless.

@Bleachedjeans that's so nice to read, and of course if you DO have a windfall and treat yourself I'm sure you'll go straight back to that nice assistant!

So you read the thread but still decided to write exactly what others said, around 20 pages later. Sure.... 🙄🤣