The rudeness of presumptuous judgemental snobboes.............

[Y0rkshirelass]

I went into a very posh, very expensive interiors shop with my mum last Saturday as I saw some wallpaper I really liked in the window (looking for a bold print for a feature wall). Lovely lovely sales lady who got out brochures and swatches and allsorts, gave loads of advice, very helpful, and I came away with about 6 samples of the pattern in various colour combinations, along with colour charts and brochures, all for free.

It was all very expensive but such a nice print that I was really considering spending that bit extra to get the look I wanted.

I went back in today (without my mum) as I had seen another pattern in the brochure that I wanted to get a sample of. Different woman serving this time. Snooty cow looked me up and down (literally from top to bottom and back up again ), asked me what I wanted the sample for (???) and if I was aware of their prices and required minimum order amount (£) and that orders were non-refundable or returnable.

Well I'll be buggered if that shop's getting a penny of my money, such a shame because the first lady was so nice and helpful.

The search for the perfect wallpaper continues....

Dares to post the obvious, have you tried Habitat?

You did TELL her why her shop wouldn't be getting your money? Please tell me that you did. Or phone her head office.

send them a lettter so that they know they have lovely shop assistant and a cow
makes me hopping mad
never ever judge anyone on appearance, surely the first rule of commerce

I know what you mean. when DH were first married, our first house was a new build - therefore no garden, just rubble. We got a few companies in for landscaping quotes. One guy looked at the size of our garden - was big - looked us up and down and said, "Well, I don't think at your age you will be able to afford me!" We were 23 and both in well paid jobs. Did he think we were just getting quotes for the fun of it FFS!

I haven't tried Habitat yet actually, will have a look.

Do you know I might just write a letter, not that it will make any difference, it's not like they need my money!

I didn't say anything at the time, but they do say silent complainers are always the most damaging (don't give the shop the chance to redeem themselves). It's not like I look like Vicky blumming Pollard!! Snooty cow. I think I'm getting more annoyed the more I think about it.

I feel like going back in and telling her I'm not buying anything from her a la Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

but arent you cutting off your nose to spite face?

what about the fabulous wallpaper?

go back to the shop
if its nice lady say "oh gosh thank goodness its you, the other woman is a frightful bitch"
if its bitch say "hmmm, isnt your much friendlier colleague available? i only deal with her"

I think it was HappyDaddy, or DominiConnor - one of the fellas - who said on here that the best way to get your own back in these situations is to talk very loudly abbout the shop assistant's bad behaviour, create a disturbance, inconvenience other shoppers, get your mobile out and phone head office then and there... but that women rarely do this. Reckon he was right (I'm as guilty as anyone of being a bit of a doormat in these situations).

johnny lou-lous (john Lewis, sorry) has fabulous wallpaper, i want it All But i hve a shitty little ex LA house and it deserves huge high ceilings.

Agree with nailpolish. Don't let her get away with it.

I agree with nailpolish!

So many shop assistants are like that towards me (I'm a Nanny, rarely in my best togs).

Sometimes I'm tempted to inform them that I earn a lot more than them & can they please stop looking down their nose at me!

hmmm nailpolish, you have got me thinking....

Please write to them. It's important that they know how fab that other lady was in comparison to the nasty one.

How odd that there should be someone in retiail who hasn't seen 'Pretty Woman'...

Habitat wallpaper is to Habitat as the Billy bookcase is to Ikea - every bugger has it!

Try www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk - they have loads of fab wallpapers, a great interactive website and send out free samples.

Also www.cole-and-son.com has some lovely paper.

Hope you find what you want.

Thanks ILMB, I found wallpaperdirect last week and am waiting for some samples to arrive in the post, their website is great!

I love Wallpaper Direct. I'm trying to convince DP to let me have the Ulf Moritz beaded wallpaper on one of the walls in our lounge but it is £122 a roll. I know it is ridiculous but it is beautiful.

You should have done a Patsy from Abfab - Oi, Shopgirl!

Why do these people think they're so special when all they do is sell stuff?

Oh I hate this, I bought my house when I was very young, went into the estate agents and asked to view a property, they thought I was a time waster and gave me all that, they were rather shocked when I bought a more expensive property

Lovegirl - always made me PMSL when Eddie in AbFab went to buy some 'art' from the art gallery and she said to the snooty cow 'You only work in a shop you know. You can drop the attitude'.

Go back in there Yorkshirelass and kick some ass.