(Belated) Friday Smile
So I left work *almost* on time yesterday, and Geoff wasn't getting home from work until 8ish... So I decided that I'd go and get a few things done at the mall - including a new bra, because I'm apparently busting out of everything these days, and I was tired of looking/feeling like a whore.I went to La Senza, and one of the girls measured me and helped me find something that would work. Sounds simple, but it took probably 45 minutes. And then I went to go stand in line to pay.
There were only five or six people in front of me, but the girls working the tills were setting a record for poor, slow customer service. After 15 minutes of standing and waiting, there were still three or four people in line in front of me - and I'd reached the end of my rope.
I didn't yell or scream or throw a fit... I just very calmly stepped out of line, approached the counter, and put down my bra. 'I'm sorry. I don't have time to wait anymore. You just lost a $50 sale.' And then I turned to leave the store.
But before I could leave, I had to walk past the ten women who'd been waiting in line behind me. It started with a few of them commenting quietly, 'Good for her!' And then someone started to clap. And within a few seconds, almost all of them were clapping and cheering. And one of them threw the bra she was holding onto the counter beside my abandoned non-purchase. 'You lost my sale too. That bra cost $35.' Another woman had an armload of items, and she dumped it all on top of our bras on the counter. 'My time is worth more than this. You lost $200 on me.'
It was a revolt. A revolution. And I walked out of that store with my head held high, giggling to myself a little bit over the mess I'd created at La Senza - it felt GOOD.
At least until I woke up this morning and started to get dressed, and I realized that I don't have a single bra that fits me. And now I can't go back to La Senza. Argh :)
Labels: Baby Talk, Friday Smile
posted by Lindsay @ 2:43 PM
10 Comments:
Oh, my goodness, I'm giggling uncontrollably here! I WISH I had the guts to do that. Bravo to you! Oh, that is so funny : )
Hooray for you! Oh that just put the biggest smile on my face. WELL DONE!
That is hilarious. But man, if I walked out of a store every time I got crap service... Well... I'd probably never buy anything.
I recommend Diva Lingerie at Grant Park. Bras are ridiculously expensive (even little bitty ones like mine :), but at least the service is good.
good for you Lindsay, how cathardic that must have been.
(and when you sneak back in the store, could you please buy me a new one, my wire popped and its imbedded deep in my armpit)
you rock!
That's amazing! Good for you! You definitely NEED to write a book!
that is hilarious!
Ha! I love it!
That's a scene straight out of a movie. I do love a good revolt.
If you want amazing bra service, and gorgeous bras, check out the Bra Bar in St-Boniface. They have normal bras, nursing bras, masectomy bras, everything! As well, some fantastic personalized customer service. Some bras are expensive, but they fit you like a T, last forever, and they never try to upsell you or make you buy anything. I've been going there for years.
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