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Re-posted from AIBU

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changingmynameagain · 25/04/2011 16:04

I am re-posting this here on the advice of thefinerthings - hope you won't all laugh at me but this really really got up my nose.

Backstory - am looking to get a pop up tent - how boring.

Anyway, stockists locally are a major sports/camping retailer.

I was on the website looking to find out if they had the tent I wanted in stock to go and buy it, but also so that they could demonstrate it to me - how it goes up and down.

Anyway, I'm on the website filling in the "contact us" form and the only options for "Title" are

Mr

Mrs

Miss

Now, call me pedantic but I'm divorced, so I'm not a Mrs. I'm not a never married so I'm not a Miss.

There was NO OPTION for Ms.

For some reason this really got my goat and in the comments box of the page I actually typed

"Oh and for your information there's no option in your title box for Ms. I am divorced, therefore I am not a Mrs. I was married, therefore I am not a Miss. Please could you get some of your IT boffins to insert the option for Ms. In this day and age, I think it is unfair that the only options available on the form for a woman to have as a title refer to her marital status."

And yes, I know it's trivial but it got right up my nose.

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changingmynameagain · 25/04/2011 21:13

The title field was a compulsory field so I didn't even have an option to leave it!

they've sent an email acknowledgement that they've received the query so it will be interesting to see what transpires

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celadon · 25/04/2011 21:10

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changingmynameagain · 25/04/2011 21:06

I wish I had thought to put Mr tbh

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celadon · 25/04/2011 21:02

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AliceWorld · 25/04/2011 20:43

You're right. For unimportant things, I pick at random.

StewieGriffinsMom · 25/04/2011 20:37

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InmaculadaConcepcion · 25/04/2011 19:55

I am married, but prefer Ms. I would also be irritated about that.

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changingmynameagain · 25/04/2011 16:13

There wasn't an option for ms - so I had to put something.

I suppose I should've said my marital status was irrelevant but I didn't think to put it like that til I had sent the form.

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moondog · 25/04/2011 16:11

If marital status is irrelevant, why are you telling them yours?
Just put nothing.If people phone me and ask about marital status i either say 'Mr' (I am a woman) or say 'You decide'

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changingmynameagain · 25/04/2011 16:09

As I said on the other thread, I might not want to be an ANYTHING iyswim

Mr doesn't refer to marital status, so why they feel the need to label a woman by hers... GRRRRRR

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mathanxiety · 25/04/2011 16:07

Fair play to you. You are right imo.