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| quote: | Originally posted by AmbiguousBliss
Where do you shop? It looks like for something like that to actually be true, you just might be doing something to merit the kind of service (or lack thereof) you're getting. |
I am always more than nice to people I deal with, so long as they are nice to me. I find that because I am a lot older than I appear, (if you see me in real life, I look like I'm 14,) and I carry my self in the manner an adult would, I think people assume I am an arrogant youngster. So, in turn I am talked down to, and a lot of the time, dismissed.
I went to bikini village a few weeks back to get my self a new bikini (DUH)! Anyways, I walked in and asked for help, and the girls behind the counter were like "sure sweety, here's a room to change in." After I was finished, I came out and asked to put the bikini on hold. They said that I needed a credit card, and asked if one of my parents would come in and use one of theirs for me. I turned to the girl and said "no that's ok, I don't live with my parents, so I can use mine."
She looked at me weird, then looked at the credit card and said "this is yours?" I said, "yes it is, I'm 18."
She then started to tell me about how they thought I was only 14 or 15, and were just humoring me. SHE EVEN SAID THAT! In fact, the girl who told me that, was younger than me. I laughed it off, but this isn't something new. I recieve this type of treatment all of the time, and it drives me crazy!
Sometimes I am tempted to walk into a store, announce that I am 18, have my own apartment, my own credit card, and I would prefer to be treated as such. Or at least have a sign saying, "I AM NOT 14 YEARS OLD!"
I suppose it isn't their faults, but it just goes to show how younger people are disrespected. I don't like the way most businesses handle their teenage buyers, and often, teenagers are those who spend the most. Think about it, 14, 15, 16 year olds are working, but have NOTHING to spend their money on. So, it goes directly to clothes, and other shit they don't necessarily need.
This has usually been my experience with customer service, so obviously I am not pleased, and have very little good to say about it. I know that it has nothing to do with my behaviour towards them, because no matter how nice, or not, I am still treated the same.
JMO!
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