Throwing Myself into SC Hell

[rose_metal_nz]

I don't think you were sucky at all. You didn't swear, use abusive language, make threats or impossible demands. You simply pointed out his rudeness. You even pointed it out to him, and not to his manager. Don't feel bad, feel proud!

There we go, worded much better than I could've said
If it'd happened to me & my partner, I would've responded by cracking up into hysterical giggles - he does ALL the cooking!

[WoodenSunshine]

I'm curious about what's going to happen when we go shopping for a washer and dryer...I do the cooking, boyfriend does the laundry XD

I'm a very outgoing person, so I do tend to take the lead in coversations.

Actually, I was talking to a customer of mine who I handled his claim when I was down in TN. He's very conscious of gender and race equality and told me on the phone yesterday that he wasn't sure which one of us was the manager (my manager, who is of a different race than I am, male and much older, was with me), so he (the customer) tried his best to give us equal eye contact and conversation time. Quirky guy, but very considerate!

[Kogarashi]

There we go, worded much better than I could've said
If it'd happened to me & my partner, I would've responded by cracking up into hysterical giggles - he does ALL the cooking!

This would've been me, too. Hubby does the lion's share of the real cooking. I slap dinner together on weekdays, but he does all the fancy experimental stuff and 99% of the baking (I do it out of necessity, he does it because he loves it). I would've just cracked up until the poor salesman looked confused.

[PepperElf]

Yes. He did assume a bit much. But think of it this way... you gave him excellent training on what NOT to say while trying to sell a product.

[Flying Grype]

Seriously... if he said that I'd probably turn around and go right out the door. Similarly if a car salesman asked me what colour I wanted before talking about the more important features. They have to learn somehow. D: Be polite about it, but don't give him the sale.

[WoodenSunshine]

I would have considered that if I was actually there to buy. I'm still browsing around for prices. I went in person just to see how it acutally looks.

I've gotten really, really good service there before, that's why I'm not as annoyed. Now, if he called me honey/babe/dear, then I would have walked out...

[Estil]

In our case, I actually do most of the cooking (I cook my own meals and I cook most of my wife's too because she's disabled and she can't get up and around too much).

[Lovecats]

My husband does most of the cooking in our house. That started when I worked at a bank over 10 years ago. He was getting home over an hour and a half before I did and didn't want to wait for me to get home and start dinner. I've actually bought him cookbooks for gifts and one year bought him a slow cooker.