size 16/18 unsexy?

antiwings
antiwings Posts: 34
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I went into a underwear store and picked out a corset. It was size 20, and I'm an 18 (uk sizes) The only other size they had was a 14.
I asked the shop assistant if they would get any 16/18 sizes in store because I was interested in buying them.
She had this to say.
"I'm sorry but we don;t reorder those sizes because they arn;t very sexy."

Erm.. Thanks?

I feel really upset about this, and I don;t know what I should do.

Am I over reacting over this?
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  • SherryGbaby
    SherryGbaby Posts: 50
    I would've asked for the manager. I think any size can be sexy.
  • antiwings
    antiwings Posts: 34
    I would've asked for the manager. I think any size can be sexy.

    I should of, but I just felt so embarrist being there after she said that. :(
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    So a size 20 is sexy, and a 14 is sexy, but a 16/18 isn't? :noway:

    I would definitely speak to the manager about it.
  • tequila09
    tequila09 Posts: 764 Member
    What a dumb girl. What I don't get is if 16/18 is "unsexy" why would they have the size 20? I think she was just having a bad day or something and just being a b.
  • SherryGbaby
    SherryGbaby Posts: 50
    I would've asked for the manager. I think any size can be sexy.

    I should of, but I just felt so embarrist being there after she said that. :(

    I def understand that feeling. It would've hurt me too. It sucks to hear things like that when you have been doing a great job losing weight and living healthier
  • prmona83
    prmona83 Posts: 3
    Write an email to the manager or owner. Reread it or have a friend look over it. You want to get your point across that the salesperson's comment was very rude, insensitive and unacceptable in Customer Service. Make sure your email sounds professional and not an emotional rambeling. Believe meI have had to rewrite some emails as well.

    I would be very upset. Don't let someone like this get you down. It is sexy. HUGS
  • Jezebel9
    Jezebel9 Posts: 396 Member
    What a dumb girl. What I don't get is if 16/18 is "unsexy" why would they have the size 20? I think she was just having a bad day or something and just being a b.
    yeah. Sexy is in the eye of the beholder- her job is to sell, not to tell you what is sexy. Go back in there and have a talk with the manager...
  • barney50501Missy
    barney50501Missy Posts: 79
    Wtf? I am amazed at the ignorant things that come out of people's mouths. SHE may not feel 16/18 is sexy but that does not mean everyone else feels that way. I wouldn't let that slide, no way...I agree with everyone else...either go back and speak to a manager or write the email/letter as another poster (?) advised.

    As long as you FEEL sexy..."f" her. That's all that matters.
  • HIITMe
    HIITMe Posts: 921 Member
    with vanity sizing & folks with butt & boob implants...clothing size is an impossible thing to worry about
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    lol wow
  • quickchekgal
    quickchekgal Posts: 213 Member
    Oh wow. How RUDE. Definitely speak to a manager!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    I cant believe she flat out said that. Its one thing to say "we dont get many in that size because the demand isnt as high" but "not as sexy". What the crap? Supply and demand makes sense. Her personal opinon about sexy is rude.
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    Yeah, that'll be why they had none, not the fact that it's the average British women's size so they sell out quickest!!
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I would have smacked the ***** or at least would have given a very venomous response. But yeah, report her if you can. There are plenty of people looking for work and would be more than happy to take her spot.
  • stephm112
    stephm112 Posts: 297 Member
    What an absolute cow bag. Any size is sexy. I'd write in a complain, you never know you might get a voucher :P Argh I'm annoyed for you! Don't let comments like that get under your skin x
  • happythermia
    happythermia Posts: 374
    Chin up, pretty lady. Sounds like the sales girl was being an *kitten*!
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    While it was pretty freaking rude of the employee to say that to you, I personally don't find that size to be attractive (I've been a 16, it wasn't pretty).

    But that's MY OPINION. There is no one answer. Plenty of men find women sized 16/18 attractive. Plenty of men find women size 22/24 attractive. And so on, and so forth.

    I'd have asked to speak to a manager though, because that was beyond rude, and as a paying customer I can almost guarantee the manager would have ordered your size for you. I've had stores order my size in things before when they were out of it on the sales floor, sometimes costs a little extra but whatever.
  • Lula16
    Lula16 Posts: 628 Member
    I cant believe that sales person said that! I would've talked to a manager
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    what a rude b-itch

    16/18 can be sexy if you got the confidence to show what you got!
  • TheOriginalGinging
    TheOriginalGinging Posts: 171
    Sexy is as Sexy does--I'd call the manager.
  • TheSlimWithin
    TheSlimWithin Posts: 82
    How rude! Definitely send in some form of complaint, that's totally against good practice.

    And don't let close-minded comments get you down. There's no written or unspoken rule that says size 16/18 is unsexy, and if it is I know a lot of people who completely and utterly break that rule. Cheer up. :heart:
  • weighlossforbaby
    weighlossforbaby Posts: 847 Member
    Wow! That is sooo rude of that person to say that to you :mad: :( Any size is sexy and you're beautiful!!!!! :smile:
  • ninakir88
    ninakir88 Posts: 292 Member
    Wow, really?
    Thats rude.
  • fitpilatesqueen
    fitpilatesqueen Posts: 337
    Strange answer. They had size 20 but think 16/18 isn´t sexy then how come 20 is sexy?
    Just wondering
  • Kitten2629
    Kitten2629 Posts: 1,358 Member
    That was very unprofessional. Regardless of her personal opinion I doubt that is the store policy. I would speak to someone above her.
  • amyy902
    amyy902 Posts: 290 Member
    well, she sounds like a **** tbh. and really really unproffessional she could have just said sorry we are out of stock or something. im a size 4 - 6 uk sizes and i think THATS UNSEXY IN A COSRET - yes im talking about myself ahah. at least a size 16/18 would have some booobs, pfft, that lady sounds like a loooooser for saying that.
  • carray250
    carray250 Posts: 43
    That was extremely unprofessional. Please do not patronage that shop again. But first, let the manager know WHY you won't be buying their stuff anymore.
  • caiialily
    caiialily Posts: 28
    I think you need to have a Pretty Woman moment. Go back to the store, talk to the manager, and rub that ignorant sales clerk's face in your sexiness. Okay, that sounded dirty. But still.
  • trondclan
    trondclan Posts: 1 Member
    It's really hard for me when I am trying so hard to concentrate on health more and image less, to hear something like what happened to you! I want to find ways to feel pretty as I am in the process of living healthier. Sorry you had to hear that, but hopefully you can avoid buying into that. :smile:
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    All sizes can be sexy. Size 2 can be sexy. Size 20 can be sexy. It's about finding the right look.

    I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Next time, you make sure you raise hell about it. It's not a nice thing to say and totally inappropriate, and so wrong.

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