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We had a policy change at work on Saturday. We retail handbags and accessories.

Everytime a bloke paid for his partners handbag, we gave the change to the woman, each bloke just smiled, shrugged his shoulders and left. Everytime a female paid for a wallet or a lap-top bag for her partner, we gave the change to the man. My god, every female bar none gave her partner "daggers" for taking the change.

We turned what we did into a bit of a laugh with the customers (trust me, it was very funny)

At first we put it down to disparity of earnings but more than a few of the men were obviously the lower wage-earners.

Hi. Your thread made me laugh.
Retail therapy for staff is ssoooo funny - and necessary.
Men like to be seen as giving 'the little woman' a pressie, whereas the 'little woman' in question likes to be treated as a person paying her way & entitled to getting the right change.

I love the predictability of saturday supermarket family shop.
My 3 adult children all work in the same place as me.
My youngest is a petite blonde stunner & if we have to 'buddy up' it is funny watching the women literally hauling their partners past her to be served by me instead - even if I have a queue & she hasnt.

Ah the games that people play, intentionally and unintentionally in their interactions with others. As you point out alive, provides for good entertainment as well as the painful scenarios endured.

Elle

Nope can't say i have ever been there , maybe my ex would of liked me walking down the street with a tesco carrier bag , tight bloke.

But alive i remember working for a well known shop when kiddies came in and paid we automatically gave the change to the parents , why ? that was prob the kids pocket money.

Another one that always amuses me is when the female customer asks her partner whether he likes the bag she is about to buy. The bloke starts stammering and beads of sweat appear on his face. He knows that if he answers that he likes it, he'll get the blame if she changes her mind upon getting it home.

I was in the Chanel shop at Heathrow, on a flight to South-Africa with a boyfriend, (around six years ago).

I chose three items of make-up which amounted to over £60 and handed over my Platinum Am-ex Card (I was successful back then!).... and my boyfie says "How Much"!? (obviously surprised at the price for make-up!)

The shop-assistant turned and asked him if it was alright to swipe the card!?

I yelled "It's my bloody card,I earned it, and I pay the CC bills"!

(It's Superdrug all the way nowadays though)

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But alive i remember working for a well known shop when kiddies came in and paid we automatically gave the change to the parents , why ? that was prob the kids pocket money.

We always give the change to the kids if they hand over the money, the parents (mum or dad) generally snatch it back from them within milliseconds