Comments on: Retail Trauma

By: hotlyspiced

hotlyspiced — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:48:15 +0000

I can’t believe you have a friend who wanted to drink out of your best glasses even when drinking only water. Some people are so brazen! Yes, find a secret place and stash some away from yourself.

By: spiceandmores

spiceandmores — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:37:57 +0000

Nice glasses…sigh! I used to have a fantastic collection of glasses but everyone around me visitors, husband, seemed determined to smash them all. In the end I think I gave away the remaining few as I could not bear how annoyed/anxious I got when people were rough with them (I had one visitor who insisted on using them everytime she came over, even if it was just to have a glass of water!!). We have been doing the ikea wine glasses for far too long now. Perhaps I could sneak in some good glasses that I hide at the back of the cupboard for my use only…?!

By: Carolyn Jung

Carolyn Jung — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:14:11 +0000

A good store would have given it to you at the price that was quoted. I once spotted a skirt at a clothing store that was on the sale rack. I tried it on, it fit and I went to go pay for it. The clerk said the skirt shouldn’t have been on the sale rack as it was not marked down. But because it was mistakenly put there, she gave it to me at the 30 percent off sale price. Now, that’s a store that I would — and have — returned to because they showed such courtesy.

By: Just Add Attitude

Just Add Attitude — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:10:49 +0000

A belated Happy Anniversary. I too love Reidel glasses and I too have smashed a few in my time, usually when washing them *carefully*. Whatever the law relating to retail sales says, it seems extraordinary bad for customer relations to accost a customer, who has already made payment, on the way out the door seeking extra money to cover the assistant’s mistake.

By: ck

ck — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:12:51 +0000

I hope you had a lovely anniversary regardless – ‘smashing’, even…! What a cow, no way on earth would I have paid the extra cash and I agree wholeheartedly with the comments that they were yours, but still, that’s easier said than done, to just say ‘up you, their mine now’ and bolt for the door! No doubt some people would have. I do love the stemless Riedel though. I am a big fan of Everten Online and you can usually grab a good bargain there. The woman in the store may have been afraid that it would have had to come out of her pretty meagre pay, which some places insist on.

By: Arabella

Arabella — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:01:50 +0000

Good on you dad 😀 xxx

By: Karen (Back Road Journal)

Karen (Back Road Journal) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:18:11 +0000

I was married in Las Vegas at the little chapel but no Elvis. I’m wishing you a belated congratulations on your anniversary. I think you did the right thing the glasses, by the way.

By: Claire @ Claire K Creations

Claire @ Claire K Creations — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:51:10 +0000

That is unbelievably unfair and I agree, once you’d paid they were yours! Sure it’s a big mistake on their part but you’d already paid the agreed price.

I’m off to check out Celia’s alternative too.

Have a lovely anniversary!

By: Gretchen O'Donnell

Gretchen O'Donnell — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:35:54 +0000

What a total drag. shoot! I hope you had a wonderful anniversary anyway!

By: Kiran @ KiranTarun.com

Kiran @ KiranTarun.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:02:59 +0000

Happy Anniversary!!!
Never shop that place again, EVER! They are just pure thieves!!!!!!