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BullChick said:
I don’t mind being treated as a stupid female on the occasion, but years ago, I had to call my “scratch and dent” guy three times about the refrigerator he delivered. The third time my husband was home, and the guy actually looked at the refrigerator. The fan was broken. I recently called about my refrigerator from the 80’s. Again, I am a stupid female. I don’t have male backup, so I’m dealing with a broken refrigerator for a while.
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That's infuriating! This is a bit different but DH and I once went to a fireplace shop where you can buy inserts and stuff and the guy kept making remarks to try to make a sale that were very much towards the "feminine mind frame". I guess he figured that if he appealed to me he could make a sale. What he didn't get is that I'm very much NOT a girly girl and every comment made me more and more angry and less interested in even being there. We never went back. Even DH was thinking to himself, um yeah, this isn't working for you lol.
 
Earlier on in our marriage, DH and I went car shopping. We agreed beforehand that since it was going to be my car, I’d be the one to test drive it. Found one I liked, salesman came out and started talking. He opened the hood, DH and I looked under the hood and salesman told me, “You’ll want to see the trunk. It’s nice and big so you can get lots of groceries in there.” We decided to test drive it and salesman handed DH the keys and said, “Your husband can show you how to run the radio.” DH handed me the keys and said, “It will be HER car, and she’s the one who programs the VCR at home.” I wanted to walk off the lot that second, but unfortunately that was the best priced car of that year, model and color (it was really pretty!) anywhere around so we bought the thing. Never did go back to that dealership, though.
 
bobbi-j said:
Earlier on in our marriage, DH and I went car shopping. We agreed beforehand that since it was going to be my car, I’d be the one to test drive it. Found one I liked, salesman came out and started talking. He opened the hood, DH and I looked under the hood and salesman told me, “You’ll want to see the trunk. It’s nice and big so you can get lots of groceries in there.” We decided to test drive it and salesman handed DH the keys and said, “Your husband can show you how to run the radio.” DH handed me the keys and said, “It will be HER car, and she’s the one who programs the VCR at home.” I wanted to walk off the lot that second, but unfortunately that was the best priced car of that year, model and color (it was really pretty!) anywhere around so we bought the thing. Never did go back to that dealership, though.
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Good for you.
 
bobbi-j said:
Earlier on in our marriage, DH and I went car shopping. We agreed beforehand that since it was going to be my car, I’d be the one to test drive it. Found one I liked, salesman came out and started talking. He opened the hood, DH and I looked under the hood and salesman told me, “You’ll want to see the trunk. It’s nice and big so you can get lots of groceries in there.” We decided to test drive it and salesman handed DH the keys and said, “Your husband can show you how to run the radio.” DH handed me the keys and said, “It will be HER car, and she’s the one who programs the VCR at home.” I wanted to walk off the lot that second, but unfortunately that was the best priced car of that year, model and color (it was really pretty!) anywhere around so we bought the thing. Never did go back to that dealership, though.
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The Princess buys all of her own cars, and I take her along to haggle when I buy. A little Gypsy blood goes a long ways when bargaining. :lau Trust me in that no one tries the chauvinistic bit with her. She was 'liberated' before it was a thing.
 
BullChick said:
I don’t mind being treated as a stupid female on the occasion, but years ago, I had to call my “scratch and dent” guy three times about the refrigerator he delivered. The third time my husband was home, and the guy actually looked at the refrigerator. The fan was broken. I recently called about my refrigerator from the 80’s. Again, I am a stupid female. I don’t have male backup, so I’m dealing with a broken refrigerator for a while.
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Infuriating!!! The pond has its own female posey. You didn’t hear it from me, but say the word & that guy might just ‘disappear’.
 

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