Every now and then, I’ll encounter a retail sales clerk who “sizes up” potential customers. If a person’s appearance isn’t swanky enough, the sales clerk decides to be dismissive and ignore the individual.
NEWS FLASH—people with money to spend don’t dress to the nines to go shopping; they wear something comfortable or whatever they otherwise happen to be wearing. A courteous, respectful worker gets the sales commission, and the snooty person—the one who couldn’t be bothered—won’t last very long at the job.
I once wore my Saturday grungies to a high-end luggage and purse store. A sales clerk literally looked me up and down, gave me a disgusted look, and turned her back. Big mistake! I made a substantial purchase from someone else—a helpful, polite young woman who’d provided excellent service.