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OK, I finally had something happen to me in an actual women's clothing store. Tuesday I was in Lane Bryant using a coupon they mailed me, and a sales associate walked past me and said "Sir, those panties will look so cute on you" and kept walking. I said thanks. Couldn't tell if she was complimenting or being facetious.
yeah, some girl waved the bra around a while whilst looking incredibly angry with me, before scanning it and letting me bag it. Maybe she was annoyed at what she assumed to be another handsome but "gay" man? Who knows :P
im just kidding, she probably just thought the latter part.
It has not happened to me personally, but Monday evening my SO and I were in the shoe section of Macys at the Pentagon City Mall buying shoes for my SO. A fellow CD, yes I clocked her, walked by and was looking at shoes. One of the SAs approached and asked her if she needed help, and she waved the SA off. The SA came back to the sales station and mentioned the CD to the other SAs. They all looked. A few minutes later the CD left and then all the SAs began to giggle. I was not sure whether I was pissed that they giggled or relieved that they spared her feelings and held off until she left.
Like someone said before its not just CDs. GG's who are not 'thin' enough can get humiliated as well.
That being said it says more about the shop staff in question than anyone else.
I usually receive good service , but once in a while usually at a bigger discount store ( like this one Burlington coat factory )
I ll get an SA who is pleasant enough but but for some reason can't help but call me "sir" just to let me know I didn't fool her ! It kinda sucks and takes me down a notch, but I figure its a small price to pay for the amazing deals I get there. Then ill go next door to rainbow where I am always treated amazingly !
I figure I have to expect some adversity when I go out dressed
I was purchasing a torso shaper, which was on sale at the local Kohl's store about ten years ago, and the clerk at the cash register said something which could have been interpreted to be inappropriate as a joke. My male voice is very deep, and in response I made some joking comment about how I wasn't sure it was the right cup size for me, and she laughed. She probably shouldn't have made any comment, but my take was that she had no idea that I was buying it for myself, and genuinely thought she was making small talk about the oddity of a man buying a foundation garment for his wife.
Years ago I would stop at a couple women's stores (they had them in the old days) and browse and purchase sometimes. On one trip I purchased 3 slips that were on sale in my size. A week later I stopped again and the store manager asked in a loud voice "Did your slips fit?" I turned to her and equally loud said, Yes, and continued shopping.
Most embarrassing event was when I was going to purchase two blouses at a discount mall. They had a sale going and the store was packed. When the manager rang them up they were not the price I expected. I questioned the price she got nasty and so I said I didn't want them. I had handed her my credit card so she held onto it while going on a rant at me about how dumb I was and how I had wasted every ones time. The young girl SA had been very gracious and assured me that it was fine to try on the blouses. The women shoppers didn't seem to mind either. The sad part was I would have purchased them if given a logical explanation. As I walked out of the store I saw a sign that they were closing in a month. No wonder.
Twice I actually dated girls who waited on me in women's stores. One introduced me to her father by saying, "He buys all of his clothes at our store."