Car Salesman - would this wind you up?

[FTM91]

Would this bother you?

Swapping cars at the moment so dealing with the salesman at the dealership.

First three times he called me he said 'Hi, am I speaking to Mrs FTM91?' every time I said, 'it's Miss, but yes that's me' (hoping he will get the message)

Fourth time he does it, I say 'yes it's me but just so you know, it's Miss, I know it's a small thing but Mrs FTM91 isn't my name' he apologises and says yes that must be annoying, very sorry.

Have spoken to him since and he's still doing it and he has left messages, and every time says 'This is a message for Mrs FTM91'

Leaving any possible feminist angle out of this (is it impossible that a single woman could buy a car? and it winds me up anyway that the distinction still exists) would it bother you that he is incapable of remembering a simple detail about a customer who is about to spend a lot of money with him?

(Yes I know there are bigger and more important things to worry about)

I find this quite grating. I am married but use my maiden name for work. I always use Ms, if a title is required, even on the rare occasions that I use my married name and think it should be the standard default. I’m technically not a Miss as I’m married, but I’m not Mrs anybody either having kept my name. And to be honest I have no desire to explain my personal circumstances to randoms who don’t know me well enough to be in the loop. Just use my preferred title or even better, my actual name.

Good for you OP, things like this are why car salesmen have a shite reputation.

DH came with me when I was company car shopping. I told the salesman it was for me, but all he did was ask DH about spec then offer me a catalogue to choose the colour. I walked out.

Some years ago in private hospitals as a patient I was always called Mrs. even when I corrected them. Never knew why.