Well Rack Room Shoes in Port Charlotte has lost me as a potential customer, walked in there yesterday in guy mode looking to buy some shoes. So I went to the Woman's Section and started to browse and an older gentleman (I'm assuming he was the Manager) asked me if he could help me and I told him I was just looking.
Then there was a slight pause and he said "You know those are women's shoes right?"
I told him yes.. then left a few mins later. All CD/TG issues aside here is a little tip, amusing your customer is too stupid to know what they are doing is an insult. Time to brush up on your customer relations I think.
Now Payless Shoes in the Mall handled it so much better, I was asked by the young woman there if I needed any help... twice during the 20 mins I was there (one time I was actually trying on a shoe ) Granted she may have been a little concerned about my presence in the Woman's Shoe aisle, which is why she kept checking on me... but she didn't let it show.