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Whose hat did the paper fall out of?

• alephnan 7y ago
  The store's. I put the hat on while I continued shopping. I had every intention of buying the hat, but apparently the paper fell out. The employee came to me fist-clenched, with a fighting tone. I'm sure you're skeptical and think there's two sides to every story, but I don't want to expand too much on the story for privacy and retaliatory concerns. I invite you to come to SoHo, NYC and visit a few stores if you have any doubts.
  • omarchowdhury 7y ago
    I've lived in NYC all my life and am familiar with the scene. Did they ask you nicely (initially) to pick it up? What was the tone of your response? These are two missing clues on how this might have gotten started.
    • alephnan 7y ago
      > Did they ask you nicely (initially) to pick it up? Nope. It was "Are you going to buy that?" and other rhetorical heckling questions. I said "yes" and didn't give them the attention they want. Eventually, looks over to my girlfriend, turned back to me, and commands me "go pick that up". If they simply asked "did you drop that?" I would have immediately said "oh, sorry, I didn't see that" and done so.
      • omarchowdhury 7y ago
        I see. Typical territorial domineering of an immature ego.
        • alephnan 7y ago
          In every other sane retail environment, this should have never happened at all, regardless of how rude the customer is, unless they're being racist or intentionally degrading or belittling the staff.