Shouted at by shopkeeper

DianneB

Hi, I have just had a walk round town and went into an antique/junk shop, saw an item I liked and picked it up looking for a price, none on it but shopkeeper heard me place it back on glass shelf and came into the room asking me what I wanted. I said how much are these? She said £15. I smiled and said "Oh sorry too dear for me". She shouted "they are not too dear, you won't get them any cheaper anywhere else" and stormed off, I was rather stunned but continued to browse when she came back in and shouted "if you want everything for 50p you better go to a car boot sale". I was just about to buy a little delft plate for a friend but quickly left the shop.

The item I picked up wasn't breakable so I couldn't have damaged it looking for the price and I didn't say it was too dear as such but too dear for me, as much as I would have liked it I couldn't justify spending £15 on myself today. I am a mild mannered mouse (honest) and I came home shaking. Obviously I won't darken her doorstep again and I am busy melting wax to make an image and stick pins in it!! BUT WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?? :mad:

SpammyTheSpammer

It seemed like a good idea at the time, letting the mentally disturbed run shops....

Norma_Desmond

How rude!
I would have told her that her stock was far too low-brow and tacky for me to even consider making a purchase.

Janey3

I would have said "with an attitude like you've got lady, you'll be lucky to sell anything".

The woman is obviously not a very good sales person.

Next time you go into a antique/junk shop and you see something you like but it's too dear, say to them, "oh, I really like that, but have only got £.....on me" or "what's your best price on this" they may accept it. It's worked a couple of times for me!

Janey

kwaks

"if you want everything for 50p you better go to a car boot sale"

"Is that what you did then?"

marleyboy

I would have pulled out a HUGE wad of cash, and politely asked, "can you recommend a good antique shop with a nice friendly attitude, where I can blow this money?".

pulliptears

I would have not so politely shouted "!!!!!! you old crone" and left.

Then I'd vent on here, and name the shop in the title hehe

hedgesparrow

How nasty! And of course you won't ever go in there again when you do have £15 to spare. Sounds like one of those shops that could be on that TV programme on how not to run one. Poor you.

fiendishly

Personally I would name and shame on here too :cool:

kathy206

pulliptears wrote: »

I would have not so politely shouted "!!!!!! you old crone" and left.

Then I'd vent on here, and name the shop in the title hehe

:rotfl:Which is EXACTLY what I would have done as well:D

dmg24

marleyboy wrote: »

I would have pulled out a HUGE wad of cash, and politely asked, "can you recommend a good antique shop with a nice friendly attitude, where I can blow this money?".

I'm expecting Richard Gere and Julia Roberts to walk in any minute ...

Big mistake, huge ... I have to shop now!