Some tools required, but not that one!
The bedroom is finished , now it’s on to my bathroom.
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So Ethan and I go to Lowe’s yesterday to pick out tile and get everything I need to remodel the bathroom. This clerk Keith was helping us and said that he would come back and check on us once we had made a decision about the tile. Well I had a question and went in search of Keith, couldn’t find him so I asked another clerk to help me….and that’s where the fun began.
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As women, we have all had this kind of moment. When a man, either a plumber, machinic, electrician, Lowe’s guy, ect..talks to you like you are a complete moron just because you happen to be a woman.
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I asked this man the same question 3 times, to no avail. He just wasn’t hearing me. He even went so far as to draw me a little diagram on how to begin tiling the shower floor…small problem, I’m not doing a shower floor, I’m tiling the walls! Finally he suggested that I go to an office store, buy some graph paper, design something “pretty”, and come back when I knew exactly what I wanted.
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Ethan literally took a step back, so I just smiled said to this idiot….
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” I have one more question about the tools I will need for this job, is a penis really required? ( volume getting louder ) Because I don’t have a penis…. nope, not a member of the penis club! ( getting even louder ) But you seem to be implying that the only way for me to be able to do this, or understand how to do this, is to go find me someone with a penis who can do it for me. “
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At this point both the clerk’s and Ethan’s face were purple. So I leaned in and told him, ” I have two things I want you to do…#1 go away… and #2 go find Keith “ Kieth apparently was listening to the whole thing and came around the corner laughing.
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I like Keith, Keith is nice…Keith gets the whole ‘I don’t have a penis but I can still understand basic instructions’ thing.
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So I have mortar, and grout, and a tile saw….oh my! Keith also gave me his card and told me to call him if I get stuck. After all that bs with the clerk, the real kicker came at the check out.
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While Ethan was checking out, I was talking to the manager. I flagged him down to tell him how helpful Keith was, and what an idiot the other guy was. Ethan was talking to someone in line and wasn’t paying attention to what the checkout girl was doing.
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Once we got to the car I looked at the receipt, and found that instead of charging us for 9 boxes of tile, the girl charged us for 9 pieces of tile….we were undercharged by $220.
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We went back in and found that same manager, it took me 5 min to get him to understand what the problem was. He thought they over charged me for 9 tiles, instead of giving me 81 free!
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Finally he understood, but said that he was really suprised we would come back. We got a 10% discount.
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So I’m off to start prepping the bathroom, happy Monday all!
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I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
I’ve always hated that attitude, and I generally shove it back in their faces myself! But your response was priceless!! Where was the video camera when that was going on? That would have been worthy of airing!!!!
Hmm O.k. Erika, I have a penis!! But I still couldn’t tile a shower wall!!
Good luck on the project!! A very entertaining blog!!!
I love it! You have such gumption girl! I’m learning, some of your attitude has rubbed off on me, last week when I filled in for my hubby. The doof who was doing my hubbies job, was telling me how to use the computer to put in the miles etc. when the drivers call in etc. I just looked at him, and said do you think I am that stupid? I have done Lew’s job before plus I went to college, I have had computer classes, and I think I can put a few numbers on a spread sheet! His face turned red as his shirt and he just walked away! I knew he was going to be like that because whenever he fills in for my husband he acts like he owns the frikin company!
Have a great day!
I hate that crap!! I always get that at the car dealership when getting an oil change or getting something fixed. Good for you. I bet the idiot will think twice before doing that again!!
Ms. Sarcastic mom - you had me rolling. Oh my goodness! Weaker sex my ass! I had to share your story with a couple of other people, and we just laughed and laughed. You are such an inspiration to me for whenever I get my own place and decide to do things myself. I am sure the job will come out great in the end.
Boy, you sure do have alot more going on than weightloss in your life. If I had a penis, I’d run away from you.
you are so funny!
When my hubby and I were in Italy in Nov, every time I asked a question they would respond to him. If I asked directions, they told him. If I asked about money, they told him. The funny thing is I do the organizing and am better with money and keeping track of important things like passports.
We surprised a few people when I would pull out the money and pay, and we told people that in the United States it was common for the females to handle all the bills. In most of the couples I know the females do the money ’cause they don’t mind as much.
In a few places I handed him the money and told him he could ‘be a man and pay the bill’. We thought it was a big joke. But it was annoying.
Hopefully your daughter-in-laws won’t have to deal with this crap.
I do not have a penis either! Dont you just LOOOVE when males think they are better?? I get that for my life on a ship.. You keep up the great work and show them penis people that you are way better!