Hassled yesterday and yes it was my fault!

Yesterday I had to go to a........shoe shop :devil: to buy some new treads for my daughter for school. My daughter who like me had been barefoot all day had dirty feet and I was told politely but with just more than a little sarchasm that we would not be served and she needed clean feet to be fitted for new shoes! ........well :blush5: 1/10 for thinking!
We moved on and made a purchase elsewhere with no problems. My point of all this is that I get quite angry when others are inconsiderate to my alternative lifestyle, yet I forgot to consider a shop worker who quite rightly didnt want to handle, measure and fit dirty feet!
..........now I'm waiting for Social Services to turn up and speak to the bad Father

 

Down Here In Asstralia You Cannot

Try On New Shoes Without Wearing A Sock.

If You Come Into The Shop Barefoot Or Wearing Flip Flops The Shop Will

Supply You With A Sock....

Surely That Would Not Have Been Too Big An Ask Of Them....



Cheers Glen.

 

Yeah,the shops here have wee liner things for use on bare feet. Glen, maybe it's because we live in a country where flipflops are the norm and peeps don't usually wear socks.

 

So outrages a shop wants to keep it's expensive$$ product FUCKING CLEAN so everyone else can use them.

 

Was It Really Necessary To Respond

To This Happy Little Thread With All That Agression And Capitalised

Filthy Language....??



Cheers Glen.

 

Dudes dont wanna put on the cute little courtesy pantyho sock..
Ill have to say, they are not very sexy when trying on peeptoes either....

 

Peeptoes? I thought you were a stiletto man!

 

really Im more in love with the strappy sandals with a 3.5 heel. thought Id shorten my reply tho.

 

Given the frequency of rude interactions among so many people here, perhaps HIP FORUMS should consider changing its name to FORUMS. There's very little HIPNESS here....

 

the shoe store foot liner is the norm in this country too, but i wouldn't be entirely surprised to find an exception to that.

hip (hp) also hep (hp)adj. hip·per also hep·per, hip·pest also hep·pest Slang 1. Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.
2. Very fashionable or stylish.



has absolutely nothing to do with rudeness.

although i think most hipforumers are the opposite of this definition as well.

 

yeah, well the shop assistant was there probably on a low wage, had a hard day dealing with demanding and difficult customers and any excuse to do a little less was maybe a good thing. We've gotta consider everyone, they are not the owners of the business and bit of respect from 'alternatives' like me goes a long way to reduce any prejudice :sunny:
Fact is the more 'up market' shop I eventually bought her shoes in had no problem after I went in and asked if they minded and explained my situation.

 

there is a shoe store here with a big huge poster above the entrance showing two pairs of bare feet, likely of a chld and an adult, walking in the shop and in the background a clerk can be seen waiting for them with a wide smile . next time i 'll need shoes (the last pair still looks like new and i bought them years ago) i'll try to find out if they're so well disposed about selling shoes to bf customers :mickey: .

 

Said with all due respect--perhaps to wash the feet of ones child before entering the store might have worked somewhat better.

 

Oh indeed, completely my bad!

 

yeah yer dumb-ass scrub those feral children :tongue:........seriously though Madesh you know my feelings on this and I'm not as generous as you towards shops, I'd be there making a scene, having an arguement and getting thrown out of the shop (perhaps that's why you do these things rather than me )

Sxx

 

or just carry a pair of white gym socks of your own and wear 'em before trying on shoes. seems a fair compromise to me. people wearing shoes often have smelly feet , black soles into clean socks are more acceptable than white pale but sweaty feet in stinky socks.

 

coincidentally, i just bought some shoes today. the store actually had boxes of those little footie-cover things mounted in the aisles for people to take from.

 

free pantyhoes. woot..

 

Settle down!

 

how come they havent made liners like that for your hands, when you try on gloves and mittens..

next time you buy a pair of gloves., someone might of tried them on before you.. and they was probably picking their ass.. uke: