I saw a big advert in The Times yesterday for a company called Kitchen Magic. They do kitchen refurbs, change cupboard doors, drawers and worktops. This is exactly what we are looking to do so I phoned them to book a time for them to come out and give me a quotation.
However when I phoned them, the man I spoke to insisted that my husband was there too as 'they present to couples'. I was a bit taken aback but wanted to proceed with the appointment so I made a few rubbish excuses along the lines of my husband not being around etc. I'm obviously not v good at lying because in the end he said he wouldn't make the appointment!
I was absolutely furious but still wanted the appointment so I phoned back and said my 'partner' would be there and eventually persuaded him to make the appointment. He kept asking me if I would be able to make the decision there and then so I just said yes.
We've done loads of thing to our house, I mostly do the arranging, seeing people, getting quotes etc and this this first time I have come across this. Thinking about it, I don't actually think it's a sexist thing, eg a woman must have her husband there to make a decision....I think it's a high pressure selling thing and that's why they like to see the couple together.