WARNING: THIS IS A RANT POST
The Ish with Salesladies
I hate the “You don’t look rich” / “You look like a kid with no money” look with matching up and down motion of the eyes whenever you walk inside a store.
Duh, even millionaires dress down. Sa tingin niyo ba e hindi rin nagsasando at shorts ang Presidente at si Henry Sy? Syempre naman oo, yun nga lang, baka Hanesway o Ferragamo ang label. Pero, simple parin ang panamit nila.
I have experienced this a few times already and even observed the same thing happen to others especially when I have no make-up on and I’m just wearing a plain shirt plus jeans (they say I look like a highschool student even though I’m already a college sophomore >.<, I beg to differ.) Recently, I entered a beauty specialty store in SM San Lazaro (I don’t want to drop the name of the store but I will describe it) where amidst all the green wall paper are three thirty-something ladies who are inappropriately combing their hair and doing their make-up in public, amidst customers. I didn’t mind this and just thought, fine, the mall just opened half-an hour ago or so… So, I went to look around the store until I was the only one left. When I decided to ask the price of the eyeliner that me and my ate was dying to have, I politely came near the salesladies and politely asked, “Excuse me po, how much po yung Kajal or Kajal (Kay-jal or Ka-djal) eyeliner?” Sabay bungisngis.
Lady 1 raises a brow and pauses, “Ha? Ano yun? Wala kaming ganun.”
I wince and look at the three stare at me indifferently. I point to the display INFRONT of the store where my desired product is being blatantly advertised. (I even opened the testers).
Me, “Uh… ayun po oh. Yung mga nakadisplay po XD”
Lady 2, “Ahhhhhh. *scoff* yun pala e. I ba kasi sinabi mo!” Sabay smart-ass expression.
Lady 3, “Khhhhaaaaaahdyal kasi. Hindi Kajal. Kaa-dyal (magcocorrect ka nga, inconsistent pa. Mali pa. grrrrrr, ano ba talaga ate?)”
Me in a less happy mood, trying my best not to frown, “Ah, sorry. :/ Anyways, how much nga po?”
Lady 1 scoffs again and directs me near where the products are and lifts the black eyeliner, “Ito po e 600 plus (I forgot the exact amount).” Mejo (ang jeje, I know, fine Medyo,)sarcastic/amused pa nga yung tone e.
“Ah, ok. 3 colors lang po siya no?” I was reaching for the liner when she winced and placed the liner back. My eyes shot wide and I was very much insulted now.
Eto pero ang pamatay.
Lady 1, “Bakit po ba ma’am? :D”
Daaahhhhh, siguro kasi bibili ako diba?
I was really insulted now, I had a silent debate between what I should respond to her.
A. WHAT’S IT TO YOU? MY REASON TO ASK THE PRICE OF YOUR DAMN LINER IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
B. DUH, MAYBE I PLAN ON BUYING.
C. BECAUSE I THINK YOU NEED IT. AND IF IT’S THE ONE YOU’RE ACTUALLY USING, THEN I’D RATHER NOT BUY ;P
D. Taas kilay sabay sabi, “Why is there a need for you to be so rude and annoying? I’m a customer, you’re a saleslady. Do the math.”
(And yes, when I am freakishly mad, I speak in perfect English XD)
Luckily, I didn’t respond with any of these statements and instead, I couldn’t help but drop my smile and put on a black expression while saying in a low tone, “OK, thanks.”
Then I left. Nawalan ako ng gana bumili.
I told my sister who was actually the one who was most interested in purchasing the liner of what happened. She was furious and she wanted to confront the people there. I was able to convince her to do otherwise. I refused to let us stoop down to their level.
My ate even said that the next time that we’ll both enter the store, she’d buy not just the whole liner but the whole set for the both of us (lucky for me) and remind those Bs of what they did to me.
We have nothing against the franchise but I just wish that the people of the higher-ups would make it a point not to only ensure that their employees look presentable on the outside (di nga rin e) but also make sure to make over the attitude of their employees.
Ladies, develop a filter. Having a bit of tact kills no one. It saves them.
I say, if you can’t save face, save voice.
Don’t blurt out prejudiced statements just because of how people look. If you do, they’ll come looking for you with a formal complaint.
Just a quick fact: I wanted to use the eyeliner for my Death (The Sandman) cosplay and my ate was supposed to use it for her Lady Gaga look. But now, I'm considering other options >:D
(No images for this one, I won't waste effort for it.)
The Ish with Salesladies
I hate the “You don’t look rich” / “You look like a kid with no money” look with matching up and down motion of the eyes whenever you walk inside a store.
Duh, even millionaires dress down. Sa tingin niyo ba e hindi rin nagsasando at shorts ang Presidente at si Henry Sy? Syempre naman oo, yun nga lang, baka Hanesway o Ferragamo ang label. Pero, simple parin ang panamit nila.
I have experienced this a few times already and even observed the same thing happen to others especially when I have no make-up on and I’m just wearing a plain shirt plus jeans (they say I look like a highschool student even though I’m already a college sophomore >.<, I beg to differ.) Recently, I entered a beauty specialty store in SM San Lazaro (I don’t want to drop the name of the store but I will describe it) where amidst all the green wall paper are three thirty-something ladies who are inappropriately combing their hair and doing their make-up in public, amidst customers. I didn’t mind this and just thought, fine, the mall just opened half-an hour ago or so… So, I went to look around the store until I was the only one left. When I decided to ask the price of the eyeliner that me and my ate was dying to have, I politely came near the salesladies and politely asked, “Excuse me po, how much po yung Kajal or Kajal (Kay-jal or Ka-djal) eyeliner?” Sabay bungisngis.
Lady 1 raises a brow and pauses, “Ha? Ano yun? Wala kaming ganun.”
I wince and look at the three stare at me indifferently. I point to the display INFRONT of the store where my desired product is being blatantly advertised. (I even opened the testers).
Me, “Uh… ayun po oh. Yung mga nakadisplay po XD”
Lady 2, “Ahhhhhh. *scoff* yun pala e. I ba kasi sinabi mo!” Sabay smart-ass expression.
Lady 3, “Khhhhaaaaaahdyal kasi. Hindi Kajal. Kaa-dyal (magcocorrect ka nga, inconsistent pa. Mali pa. grrrrrr, ano ba talaga ate?)”
Me in a less happy mood, trying my best not to frown, “Ah, sorry. :/ Anyways, how much nga po?”
Lady 1 scoffs again and directs me near where the products are and lifts the black eyeliner, “Ito po e 600 plus (I forgot the exact amount).” Mejo (ang jeje, I know, fine Medyo,)sarcastic/amused pa nga yung tone e.
“Ah, ok. 3 colors lang po siya no?” I was reaching for the liner when she winced and placed the liner back. My eyes shot wide and I was very much insulted now.
Eto pero ang pamatay.
Lady 1, “Bakit po ba ma’am? :D”
Daaahhhhh, siguro kasi bibili ako diba?
I was really insulted now, I had a silent debate between what I should respond to her.
A. WHAT’S IT TO YOU? MY REASON TO ASK THE PRICE OF YOUR DAMN LINER IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
B. DUH, MAYBE I PLAN ON BUYING.
C. BECAUSE I THINK YOU NEED IT. AND IF IT’S THE ONE YOU’RE ACTUALLY USING, THEN I’D RATHER NOT BUY ;P
D. Taas kilay sabay sabi, “Why is there a need for you to be so rude and annoying? I’m a customer, you’re a saleslady. Do the math.”
(And yes, when I am freakishly mad, I speak in perfect English XD)
Luckily, I didn’t respond with any of these statements and instead, I couldn’t help but drop my smile and put on a black expression while saying in a low tone, “OK, thanks.”
Then I left. Nawalan ako ng gana bumili.
I told my sister who was actually the one who was most interested in purchasing the liner of what happened. She was furious and she wanted to confront the people there. I was able to convince her to do otherwise. I refused to let us stoop down to their level.
My ate even said that the next time that we’ll both enter the store, she’d buy not just the whole liner but the whole set for the both of us (lucky for me) and remind those Bs of what they did to me.
We have nothing against the franchise but I just wish that the people of the higher-ups would make it a point not to only ensure that their employees look presentable on the outside (di nga rin e) but also make sure to make over the attitude of their employees.
Ladies, develop a filter. Having a bit of tact kills no one. It saves them.
I say, if you can’t save face, save voice.
Don’t blurt out prejudiced statements just because of how people look. If you do, they’ll come looking for you with a formal complaint.
Just a quick fact: I wanted to use the eyeliner for my Death (The Sandman) cosplay and my ate was supposed to use it for her Lady Gaga look. But now, I'm considering other options >:D
(No images for this one, I won't waste effort for it.)
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