Sexist consumer
Posted Mar 2, 2011 by anonymous | 70 views | 0 comments
When I worked in retail, I worked for Shelton Fireworks, one of the largest fireworks franchises in the world. I had been there about a year and six months when one day during the off season, during which I was left all alone in this big store off the interstate, a man came in. I asked him if he needed any assistance and told him if he did later, I was happy to answer any questions, cuz by that point, I knew my shit about fireworks. After a while of looking at stuff and not understanding what it did, he grudgingly asked and accepted my help. As soon as I began to speak to this man, he grimaced and put his palms out as if he was protecting himself and said to me, 'Is there a man here I can talk to, I just don't think we're connecting.' I gritted my teeth but remained civil and said 'I'm the only person available, sir.' He promptly sighed and left without buying anything. I wanted to chase him down and hit him in the face with a roman candle and a mortar ball. I kind of wished he would have tried to come in with a cigarette, that way I could have tackled him at the door and sent him home before he had a chance to say anything to me.
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