At Lowe's, I'm treated like a person. At Home Depot, I'm treated like a moron.
I was looking for baling twine to bind up the skillion branches left by Hurricane Sophie. I asked a troglodyte in an orange apron where I could find it. He gives me the once over, realizes I'm female, and says:
"It's on aisle 21. That's the aisle after 20."
I can't make this stuff up.
Posted by Jen at April 6, 2006 7:54 AM1st of all; hurricane sophie LOL! as for the jerk in the apron, i would have yelled for a manager and put in a complaint. the workers at home depot get cash for atta boys and their butts kicked for complaints.
Posted by: kath's mom at April 6, 2006 9:21 AMYou know, it's all a matter of perspective: we men assume women can't be both beautiful and smart, so obviously his condescending manner indicates he thought you were hot (hot looking, not overheated, which, in your condition, you may have also been).
Or maybe he knows you shop at Loews.
Anyway, you should buy twine and other hardware & gardening supplies where normal people buy them: at the mega-stupendous grocery stores.
Awww, thanks John.
Posted by: Jen Rodis at April 6, 2006 1:07 PM