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Seriously, nearly every customer I have these days has a go at me about the prices, which I dont set by the way. So I'm going to have an indulgent rant 
sorry..
I work in one of the cheapest shops in a fancy mall in the centre of one of the UK's biggest cities- it's all glass and red brick, gold escalators & lifts and fancy designer stores (Gucci, Lacoste etc) Seriously, I cant afford anything in there and I wouldnt spend that much if I did - jewellery starts at thousands of pounds, the shoes are hundreds of pounds and all the restaurants sell those teensy tiny meals, give you champagne with them and charge you £50+ each. Sometimes when I'm in there on my day off I swear security are following me thinking 'poor person alert!'; it's THAT kind place.
SO Mr n Mrs SC, dont come crying to me when you think spending £10 in my store is too expensive. Did you come in here expecting a bargain?! Knowing full well the reputation for the mall being ridiculously expensive? No I will NOT give you 50% off. No I will not give you a discount because we are both women. No I will not phone the shop across the way to tell them that I know you and to give you a discount. Neither will I haggle with you; this isnt a frickin' jumble sale. Dont wheedle at me and give me the whole "this is ridiculous" thang when I say I cant lower prices randomly, just for special ol' you. Do you go into Gucci and bitch about the prices?!! Actually, you probably do.
sorry..I work in one of the cheapest shops in a fancy mall in the centre of one of the UK's biggest cities- it's all glass and red brick, gold escalators & lifts and fancy designer stores (Gucci, Lacoste etc) Seriously, I cant afford anything in there and I wouldnt spend that much if I did - jewellery starts at thousands of pounds, the shoes are hundreds of pounds and all the restaurants sell those teensy tiny meals, give you champagne with them and charge you £50+ each. Sometimes when I'm in there on my day off I swear security are following me thinking 'poor person alert!'; it's THAT kind place.
SO Mr n Mrs SC, dont come crying to me when you think spending £10 in my store is too expensive. Did you come in here expecting a bargain?! Knowing full well the reputation for the mall being ridiculously expensive? No I will NOT give you 50% off. No I will not give you a discount because we are both women. No I will not phone the shop across the way to tell them that I know you and to give you a discount. Neither will I haggle with you; this isnt a frickin' jumble sale. Dont wheedle at me and give me the whole "this is ridiculous" thang when I say I cant lower prices randomly, just for special ol' you. Do you go into Gucci and bitch about the prices?!! Actually, you probably do.
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