Manly Men

[MadMike]

Ok, my question is, what kind of man wouldn't go to JoAnns?

This man doesn't, but that's only because I'm not interested in that sort of stuff. In fact, my wife gave up trying to drag me out there with her. I'd get bored and do all kinds of stuff to embarrass her, like grab two foam balls and one foam cone, and.... well nevermind.

[Evil Queen]

I'd get bored and do all kinds of stuff to embarrass her, like grab two foam balls and one foam cone, and.... well nevermind.

....Dad?!

[Mark Healey]

As someone else has wisely said (I think it was on this board, actually!), he has no problem doing that because that means he HAS a woman! lol

Rick Scheidner, A standup in the eigthies.

[allniter]

Ugh, retarded stores allow their employees to get treated like that, cause if you argue you're the one who's fucked. Hope that guy gets his foam rubber pads wrapped around his throat from an angry contractor and dies.

[MadMike]

....Dad?!

LOL, not to my knowledge.

[SpyOne]

I got this 15 minute RANT on how stupid I was and how could I reasonably expect him to go to ::gasp:: JoAnn's???

Practice being insufferably poilite, because if you can't sound undoubtedly polite while saying this, you're better off not saying it at all, but:
"I'm sorry, sir, that was thoughtless of me. I should have considered that you might not be confident enough in your gender identitiy and/or sexual orientation to be willing to shop in a store that might be considered 'girly', even if they do carry exactly the product you are looking for and at a reasonable price. By all means, continue looking for that product in stores that don't carry it, but are 'manly' enough that you wouldn't be afraid to be seen in them. I can offer you a list of such stores if you'd like."

[Samaliel]

Real Men aren't afraid of wearing pink.

[edible_hat]

Real Men aren't afraid of wearing pink.

unless it's in camo form.

[Samaliel]

Obviously. Not one sentient being in the whole multiverse and near-by dimensions would be caught dead wearing pink camo.

[flybye023]

I just remembered another similar story.

A few weeks after this another guy comes in wanting something we don't carry, namely grommets. I look up in the computer and ask a few guys, no deal. (actually I really was surprised that we didn't carry these.) Again, I had recently been shopping at JoAnn's and bought grommets there as well as a tool that could put them in. I tell him this. He at least doesn't start ranting but he gives me just this filthy look and makes the comment about how he can't believe I'm sending him to a competitor and stomps out. I shrug and think "end of story." Not.

He comes back in two days later for some other stuff and stops at my register.

SC: I thought you'd like to know, I found some grommets and they weren't at JoAnn's.

Me: (non committal) Oh, yes?

SC: Yeah, they were at <some store 15 miles away in another town; JoAnn's is less than 2 from our store>.

Me: (totally not caring, I mean, if you want to drive that far out of your way; go for it) Oh, that's nice.

SC: ....what are you going to do about it?

Me:

SC: I expect you to, like, write it down or something for future reference. (said verrrry condescending)

Me: (brain to mouth filter failing, but I managed to sound totally sincere ) I'm sorry, sir, but you are the only customer in the two years I've worked here who asked that. I will probably forget the minute you leave the store as it's just not information I've needed.

SC: pays and leaves.