Rude People

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 12/9/2005 1:52:19 PM
Author:angel_nieves
For those out there be nice to everyone it''s Christmas. I was in dressed in simple yeans and a vintage Dior top and my son
( who was in his carriage not running around) when I stop to look at some ruby earrings. A ''lady'' who walks around to the jewelry case and wants to get where I am since I''m just looking to get ideals for Christmas presents I moved and let her look. The lady was decked in diamonds with a Chanel purse that she waved around like a stats symbol. As I walked away she said under her breath ''I don''t know why some people even come in here'' and looked at me as I walked off. Yes I am 23 have a short tomboy haircut and a few tattoos. However my husband and I own our own house in the good part of town that is fully paid off, my husband is a well educated cop while I am a mortgage broker. How is it some people think they are so high above everyone else!! Sorry for my rant.
People please remember everyone is different but have a unique and wonderful inside.

one time a guy waved his gold Rolex watch in front of my face,when i was in a jewelry store.

 

[Morticia]

I''m sorry that happened to you.

Screw her. She''s clearly a miserable person, who has nothing better to do in her spare time.

 

[nytemist]

In this day and age, we would all like to hope that we are treated equally and with respect. We all know the world isn''t that sunshine and roses. It''s a very sad thing that we are all STILL judged by how we look.

My example: every year, Chirstmas and birthday, I get my sister a Swarovsky figurine. That''s all she wants- she collects them. A few times in a row, I walked into the Swarovsky shop and all the employess would follow me through the store, but not ask if I needed assistance. When I would ask an employee to see an item, sometimes I would hear "well these select pieces we can''t take out of the case..." but it was done with other customers. They all fell over each other to verify I was who I said I was when I pulled out my platinum card to pay for it. After the transaction, I said sweetly "You may want to not be so obvious that you think I''m up to something. You don''t want to lose a regular customer, do you?"

Yes, I know my appearance gets peoples'' attention: goth chick with tattoos and piercings always does. But I would be in the store if I couldn''t afford anything. Certainly not dumb to try passing off a stolen credit card or something. Unfortunately, folks are still so ignorant.

Oh, yeah, multiply the suspicion factor since I''m also black. (hey, how can she have a platinum card? uh-oh... better get security!!!!!)

What century are we in?

 

[Petra]

I''m assuming you at least got service at this jewelry store; my husband and I are usually blown off. He''s a radiologist (a specialty in medicine that makes a fair bit of cheddar right now) and I''m a mathematician (ok I don''t make that much but I know a whole lot about math). Oddly the really highend stores tend to treat me well it''s the run of the mill folks that don''t want to show me anything.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 12/9/2005 11:48:14 AM
Author: KristyDarling
I''m sorry that happened to you. What a horrible woman -- if I were you, I''d be so outraged that I''d send in a letter to the store''s manager.

I look very young, and when I show up at Shreve''s here in San Francisco (very high-end, old-school jewelery store), I have to practically BEG for help, even though there are literally 20 salespeople standing around doing nothing. Little do they know that my husband and I do have the means to buy their goods...so too bad, with their attitude they''re not going to get my business! (James Allen did instead, heehee) However, when I walk in with my husband, they snap to attention and turn all gushy and courteous. It''s like I don''t count unless I''ve got my moneybags (aka well-dressed husband) with me. It drives me insane.

I''d love it if these people could stop looking at clients as walking dollar signs and just start trying to develop relationships instead. Many of these salespeople have no idea how huge of a difference that''d make.

they''re the worst...

2 yrs ago i went in there wearing T shrit & jeans and all the salesperson just ignored me until the manager spoted that i had a nice watch on my wrist he then politely ask me to take off my watch so he can show it to his sale staff.he told his sale staff this is the new line (Lange & Sohne) we will be carrying in a few months from now. after that, the salesmen was happy to show me 20k-30k watches. As i was leaving the manager gave me a special invitation to celebrate carrying Lange watches, it was one of those black suit and tie event that i would not feel comfortable of going to.....so i say no thanks.

 

[Dancing Fire]

you never know....

back when i was doing coin shows a gentlemen stop by my table (sloppy looking) want to look at some coins in my show case, i show it to him, he end up spending almost 25k purchasing 4 coins from me,he said... let me show you what else i brought here.he then show me like 14 or 15 other coins that worth over $100k......so you never know.

 

[bookworm21]

I just hate that, it makes me so angry to hear stories like that. Same thing happens to me all the time at Bailey Banks and Biddle; the salespeople there are so snotty, it''s laughable. Once, at Derco Jewelers in SF, I went in there to have a stone set in a pendant. I was wearing my RHR with a 0.88 carat Asscher, and the saleslady that helped me was rather disdainful. When I went back later to pick up my new pendant, I started browsing the engagement settings for fun. She asked me if I was planning to reset my engagement ring (indicating my RHR). I told her no, that my ring was a gift for my birthday. Her demeanor totally changed! She actually LEANED towards me, looked at it, and said "Wow. So what are you getting for you engagement? A three carat?"

What a b****. She''s never getting any of my future business.

 

[jaysonsmom]

I don''t know what gives sales people the hoity toity snobby attitude, even if they work at a posh place. I''ve always wanted to say: "If you''re so high and mighty, why are you working in retail? You have to be on your feet for ridiculous hours, work on commision a lot of the times, and spend the holidays slaving away for the CUSTOMER!"

 

[Kaleigh]

I worked for a very high end jewelry store years ago. A young woman walked in, dressed in jeans etc.. and browsed the diamond department. I saw that none of my coworkers were giving her the time of day. I walked over to the counter and greated her warmly. She proceeds to tell me that she won a big lottery and wanted to buy her mom a diamond ring. Never had any money to do that until now. Ended up buying her mom a lovely diamond ring for $ 20,000. My coworkers were floored. I said can't judge a book by it's cover. She was a lovely young woman who really wanted her mom to have a beautiful diamond. I will never forget that. She became a great client over the years.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 12/9/2005 3:34:17 PM
Author: nytemist
My example: every year, Chirstmas and birthday, I get my sister a Swarovsky figurine. That''s all she wants- she collects them. A few times in a row, I walked into the Swarovsky shop and all the employess would follow me through the store, but not ask if I needed assistance. When I would ask an employee to see an item, sometimes I would hear ''well these select pieces we can''t take out of the case...'' but it was done with other customers. They all fell over each other to verify I was who I said I was when I pulled out my platinum card to pay for it. After the transaction, I said sweetly ''You may want to not be so obvious that you think I''m up to something. You don''t want to lose a regular customer, do you?''

Yes, I know my appearance gets peoples'' attention: goth chick with tattoos and piercings always does. But I would be in the store if I couldn''t afford anything. Certainly not dumb to try passing off a stolen credit card or something. Unfortunately, folks are still so ignorant.

Oh, yeah, multiply the suspicion factor since I''m also black. (hey, how can she have a platinum card? uh-oh... better get security!!!!!)

What century are we in?

i''m a sucker for those figurines.

 

[anchor31]

The rude salespeople stories remind me of last summer, when I was looking for a watch for my SO. I wanted something elegant with a metal bracelet to wear at the office, and in stainless steel because he has nickel allergies. I had set my budget at approximately 100$ because I''m a college student and don''t have much money, so I wasn''t looking for big names or anything. Just something he would like to wear.

We walk in the jewelery and start looking at the watches. A salesman walks up to us and we tell him what we''re looking for, so he starts showing us the watches that matched my SO''s criteria. I ask him about the price, and he says 250$. I tell him I''m sorry but that''s out of my budget, and he says "That''s what credit cards are for." I laughed in his face. I don''t have a steady income because I only work summer jobs; I only buy things I can pay upfront and I have a set budget so I don''t run out of money during the school year. Encouraging young adults to go into debt is certainly NOT a winning selling technique!

 

[icekid]

some people just completely lack class. I don''t care you are THINKING to yourself, but it''s just ridiculous to actually come out and say such a thing.

My friends and I have the same problem with looking young though. We went to Kiehls last night b/c her skin has been dry from the lovely weather and she wanted to try some new skin products to take care of it. The saleswomen just kept walking past us like we were invisible. Grrr... we finally both just stood and STARED at one for about 5 minutes until she finally came and helped us. Why are we begging to give people our money?! It drives me nuts. Well, we''ll be doctors in a couple years and I will definitely take my money elsewhere....

 

[crafftygrrl]

icekid,

Trust me, looking young is not a bad thing, (even though you will get carded, and be overlooked sometimes) especially once you reach your 40s.