toddler had tantrum in clothes boutiqe yesterday

[narkymum]

on his behalf he was right to be pissed off as i had been dragging him round looking for wedding outfit for saturday got my dress and popped into "one more shop" to grab a cardi to throw over it on way back to car park it matched beautifully but i needed my size. said excuse me to pinched faced 50 something full made up lady. who ignored me said it again and followed her line of vision to my son who was throwing head back into pushchair and shouting she had a look on her face of utter contempt i said in my poshest voice ohe hates being in here seems you have the same opinon. No she replyed this is not the place for children at which i snapped oh get over your fucking self luv your a shop assistant and strode out. but that bloody cardi matched perfectly do you think i should go back in like a twat and get it or just live the rest of my life knowing my dress could have had a matching cadi (if it helps to decide may i add it had lovely beadind round edges too )

That would be great if htey gave you some vouchers or something free. You could then go in and thank the old hag.

I think I would have reacted the same way if someone had been as rude to me, the snobby cow!
I would send a friend in tbh!

You should complain, actually. She was the rude one first, your swearing was just in response to that.

It's not like your opener was, "Get me this mother-fucking cardi in a 12, bitch!"

Although if you do decide to go back in there today, maybe you could try it.

Let me know if you do decide to do that, and I'll come and sell tickets (and grapefruit).

Tis just a shame you're not Julia Roberts and it's not Pretty Woman!! .
I too have thrown many 'grapefruits' in my time (I get it off my mother too). Many a time I/mom have had to skulk outside a shop whilst the other goes to buy offending item!!
Or you could post a picture of your outfit and see if any of the wise MNers can come up with a better cardigan?

aha, I see 'throwing a grapefruit' is catching on, missblythe!

can we popularize it in honour of my mum, she would be chuffed!

Actually, at my first job, the editor one threw a jacket potato from one end of the other, such was his rage!

I think the throwing of fruit and vegetables should perhaps become a sport. MotherMarx could represent us in the Olymipcs, perhaps?

I wouldn't go back; some other shop could have my custom instead.

I wouldn't have spoken to anyone like that in front of my child, either.

I'd write a letter of complaint to the store, advising them that their assistants are miserable and rude.

'It's not like your opener was, "Get me this mother-fucking cardi in a 12, bitch!" '

LOL

missblythe

hope your friend manages to get the cardi for you narkymum (I think she deserved your reaction tbh!)

well, I certainly won't be shopping in East if they have a 'no child policy' which is essentially what the woman was implying

As someone who used to be a shop assistant-good for you for saying something to her!

There's some right stuck up assistants in shops who treat customers like something on the bottom of their shoe.

I wouldn't have the nerve but always regret not saying something to these people-one place recently had two woman that looked really put out when I asked for their help as they were busy chatting!

I hated a lot of my crappy shop jobs but I didn't take it out on the customers!

I just hope your ds didn't hear you-language Timothy!!

I would go back in with a gang of children (borrowed from neighbours, friends, family) and buy them all ice creams beforehand.

Oh, I can imagine them being like that in East. I hope you find your cardi online.

(I'm sticking up for Monsoon though - they don't bat an eyelid when my dds try on every single hairband and bracelet while I'm browsing.)

Can't stop laughing at "Get me this mother-fucking cardi in a 12, bitch!" Do that. Or let's all go to an East shop, deliver the line, and then throw a grapefruit. please

Not the place for children! Perhaps she thinks they should be up a chimney like when she was a girl.

missblythe

mothermarx would be honoured to represent the nation at grapefruit throwing ('ready steady, get me this mother fucking cardi in a 12 bitch' [throw])

your boss could do jacket potato lobbing (with filing?)

I nominate my ex to do impotent small appliance flinging (remote control, mobile phone)

I can get my little ones to do some chocolate mousse hurling?

Anyone want to join my Precision Brick Throwing club?

have you really, lazarou?

not at a shop assistant, I hope

LOL!

Can we not at least send East grapefruit related e-mails?

www.east.co.uk/pages/contact/contact.asp

Ladies, it ought to be an electronic flashmob. Sync computer clocks, send emails saying grapefruit at 15:00 hours precisely

Hmmmm. The shop assistant certainly was rather rude. But I think you were far ruder. 'You're a shop assistant'??? I'd bloody well refuse to serve you if you said that to me.

I hate the attitude of some people to those who they see as lower down the food chain than themselves.

personal/selfish gripe alert

Yes, she should have said 'you're a cardiologist' to protect her feelings....

Grapefruit, grapefruit, grapefruit.

But SlackSally, doesn't the word "assistant" imply that one might get some help? Which was clearly not forthcoming in this case?