to have complained to the manager about this sign in Debenham

[Jen99]

I was browsing in the home department in Debenhams today when I saw the attached sign. I feel that this is not something that Debenhams should be selling. It trivialises guns and domestic violence and is wholly inappropriate. There was no manager around so I complained to a supervisor who seemed to agree with me and said that she would speak to the manager. I told her that I thought she should have it removed from display. I left my contact details but have yet to hear from them.

Why have you left your contact details? Is a bounty on offer for finding stupid signs?

It is a terrible sign, for many reasons.

That's a crappy sign. Not very funny, even if you overlook the dubious messages. And agree with everyone about the typeface and weird use of capitals.

And wrong. I once shot my DP in the arse with a water pistol while he was washing the dishes.

It was hilarious.

How can you have the headspace to worry about something so inconsequential, and the time to make a complaint?

Possibly because people would be in uproar if it was about a man shooting a woman

Rubbish sign.

Bloody dreadful. Not much point complaining to the store manager, I doubt they have any say in the tut they sell. Write to head office instead.

Yanbu, is it meant to be funny? I don't get it

Why on earth were you in Debenhams, that's surely the real question?

There is every chance I'd shoot my husband while he was washing the dishes. He'd have his back to me and no chance of escape.

I can't see pics on app! What did it say?!

Capital bloody letters no no no! Who would put that sign up?

Naff as hell, and my Nan would've loved it. She had an entire collection of signs like these, and most of them rhymed, too. I am tempted to buy this one as an act of homage. Half-price, did you say?

My MIL has a horrendous 1970s wooden plaque on the door to the loo that says "It's here!"

I was when I saw it but MIL hasn't changed anything since she designed her interiors in the late 60s! My Mum is very stylish so it's a source of fascination for me. MIL has some side tables that are so awful they're back in fashion!

gobby

I'm glad you complained, well done.

It's terrible but I love that posters are pointing out the grammar punctuation and font.

People will find offence in anything no matter how silly, you're entitled to complain and they're entitled to roll their eyes and ignore you because your complaint is irrational, hysterical and bizarre.

Can't see pics on the app can someone please explain

Naff sign for putting on the kitchen wall in an oh so amusing way saying "No woman has ever shot a man while he was washing the dishes"

Sprinkle a few random capitals in there and you have debenhams finest wit.

[sigh] Another mumsnet moral panic thread.

It's always easier create imaginary demons in the outside world than face up to the real demons inside your own head.

Or, to just be exceptionally pissed off at sexist bullshit which affects every woman, every day.

It's a crap sign but it really wouldn't bother me enough to get my knickers in a twist about and make a complaint.

See it, make an opinion that its crap, move on, forget about it.

No man
Has ever
Shot a woman
Whilst she was...

Sucking his cock?
Changing a tyre?
Building a wall?

Sexist, unfunny and ugly. It wouldn't have crossed my mind to complain, I would have walked right past it, but YANBU to raise it, you have made your point and now they can do what they like.

I think the fact you complained shows that you won't put up with double standards. I'm sure most Mumsnetters would have been in uproar if it was a sign about women.

The flippant 'there are worse things to worry about' responses that threads like this always get remind me how deeply entrenched we are in the patriarchal status quo. Depressing.