I just came back from Hollywood Video where I picked up two movies, The Family Stone and Brokeback Mountain. I waited in line while a 20-something female clerk with an eye piercing chatted with a girlfriend about how, yes, she was going out tonight when she finally got off work and, yes, would they call her to let her know where they would be at? When she was through, she then waited on the guy in front of me, younger than me, with his "Navy Death" tattoo on his arm (one of many covering his body, I might add.) Yeah, he was in the Navy. Yeah, he had some issues with them. Yeah, he was counting the days till he could get out. Finally, another 20-something male clerk noticed that I was still standing in line. I pleasantly responded to his greeting (inside gritting my teeth at crummy service), and then waited while he finished charging my card. He then pushed my movies back across the counter toward me, saying, "Here you go, one gay movie for you."
Insert moment of stunned silence here. You would have thought I was renting porn (I wonder how many Google hits that is going to get me?)
I again tried to be pleasant and explained that yes, my husband was uncomfortable seeing it too, but it was the only Academy Award nominated film I hadn't seen, and I was curious as to what the fuss was about.
He told me he'd like to keep that type of curiousity to himself, adding, "Well, curiousity isn't really what I meant..."
Note to idiot clerk: I don't CARE what you think. It's not your job to comment on what movies I do or do not rent. It's not your job to imply that the movie I'm renting is "dirty." Lucky for you, I'm not inviting you home to sit on the couch and watch it with me. Also lucky for you, I won't be around the next time you and your buddies discuss your male fantasy of female mud wrestling.
Idiot.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
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2 comments:
A similar thing happened to me at the grocery store with a clerk commenting, adversely, at the volume of baby food jars I was buying. I got home, phoned the manager and said that part of the training to these young workers is to keep their editorializing to themselves unless they're on their own time. He agreed and it never happened again.
I might recommend the same tactic because if he did it to you, he did it to numerous customers. Any owner would want to know what's going on in his store and would strive to remedy it.
By the way...what did you think of the movie?
The movie was worth seeing. Truthfully, it goes on a little long (2 hours and 15 minutes). There are really only two uncomfortable scenes. Much of the movie is dialogue between the characters and the effect their "other life" has on their families.
Interesting. I won't buy it for my own collection, but it was interesting.
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