A few things come to mind..... When we were stationed in Germany, the wife bought me a nice leather coat, in the mens dept. of a major clothing store. Guess how it buttoned?? Guess how ALL of the mens coats buttoned??
At a U.S. Dillards, I bought my wife a pretty (and tasteful) red dress. The check out lady (45 ish?) said, "That's really pretty. With your skin tone, you'll look stunning in it. Did you check out our heels?". Mind you, I'm in serious drab. My response? "Yes, I WOULD look good in it, but they don't have my size. This one's for my wife. I already have heels (I really don't)". She then said, "That's sad. Have a nice day." with very pleasent.
WOW, A.J. I just saw your avatar and can't believe how much you look like my GG kid sister!