innit
c'mon, little life giver
look at your post! look closely!
in fact I'll save you the bother, look at this pink cheeked bastard:
You're not allowed to buy a kitchen if you're a woman!
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look at your post! look closely!
in fact I'll save you the bother, look at this pink cheeked bastard:
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did they say they like a man to be there, or did they just say they like the partner to be there? when i sold kitchens, we always recommended when selling large kitchen sets, that both partners be present when choosing. it makes sense seeing as you're both going to be using it.
kittyP
Pluviophile
^^ this is what I was thinking happened.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
They didn't assume anything, I expect it's a standard question that they ask to everyone.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
But he didn't say that both partners ought to be present as they're both, presumably, going to be using it.
His reason was that: "It's a big decision to have a new kitchen..."
Yes. And? What is it about making a big decision that the company feels I'm incapable of doing by myself, without my (presumably male) partner in attendance?
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it wasn't an assumption, it was a question.
salesman: do you have a partner?
customer: no
or
salesman: do you have a partner?
customer: yes
salesman: would you like your partner to be there? with a purchase as expensive and important as a kitchen, we like to ensure that our customers are 100% sure they are both happy with their choice.
customer: good idea, let's arrange the measuring up for a time when we're both free.
kittyP
Pluviophile
But he didn't say that both partners ought to be present as they're both, presumably, going to be using it.
His reason was that: "It's a big decision to have a new kitchen..."
Yes. And? What is it about making a big decision that the company feels I'm incapable of doing by myself, without my (presumably male) partner in attendance?
Because they possibly have a lot of people (male and female) asking for someone to come a give them a quote, which they do at their expense and then get a call back after saying "actually, sorry, my other half isn't happy about the idea".
I don't think they are assuming that you are with someone but if you are, then its better that you are both there. IYSWIM?
mattie
missing in inaction
FFS - the fact that your partner may want a say.
From the fitter's perspective, much better at the very start than half-way through, and better to speak to both to make sure everyone's on the same page.
Not good to start knocking holes in houses without speaking to both of the people named on the mortgage.
From the fitter's perspective, much better at the very start than half-way through, and better to speak to both to make sure everyone's on the same page.
Not good to start knocking holes in houses without speaking to both of the people named on the mortgage.
jontz01
taking refuge in the loft
Only if they would have done the same with a man.
and all my answers have been very sensible indeed.
Have we proved yet that they don't ask this question if the caller is a man?
Like others are saying, it's probably just a generic question to ensure both (if indeed there are a both) parties are involved.
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But he didn't say that both partners ought to be present as they're both, presumably, going to be using it.
His reason was that: "It's a big decision to have a new kitchen..."
Yes. And? What is it about making a big decision that the company feels I'm incapable of doing by myself, without my (presumably male) partner in attendance?
are you suggesting that if you're in a relationship, you shouldn't be discussing decisions relating to whether you purchase a new kitchen or not? pretty shitty relationship if you think not tbh.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
1. You've got no grounds at all for the whole presumably a man thing. They said partner
2. Don't you think this is something you could've just let go by and not get annoyed/wound up about? I mean srlsy - there could be a really good reason, as innit and others have said, for them asking that question.
2. Don't you think this is something you could've just let go by and not get annoyed/wound up about? I mean srlsy - there could be a really good reason, as innit and others have said, for them asking that question.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
this is what I am trying to ascertain, but strung out claims to have no credit on his phone.
Men. pff.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Load of fuss over fuck all.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
I'm offended not enough people are offended!
zenie
>^^<
yeh maybe
I'd still be annoyed they asked though, I can make my own decisons and I don't really care what they've gone through before with others. How's about asking 'are all parties agreed with this?'
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sorry. when i sold kitchens, i would have asked the question regardless of sex though. in fact, if anything, i'd be more likely to ask the question if a man rang up because of the likelihood of a man messing up the ordering of a kitchen without consulting his wife who would actually be using it...
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
I was hungover this morning, and my huge lunchtime meal has left me feeling bloated, so my Capacity To Take Offence levels are quite low, only about 2.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
i reckon if it was a male who phoned up they would ask if he was gay.
no: no worries. what time do you want us to come round?
yes: and am I speaking to the man of the house?
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
In a relationships, big expenses are a compromise.
Have I been doing it wrong or something? I just make a decison and sod my partner, is that what I should be doing?
Have I been doing it wrong or something? I just make a decison and sod my partner, is that what I should be doing?
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Presumably as well, when they go round they'll be bringing swatches of all the styles, accesories ('If you buy this NEF oven, we'll throw in a 14" flat screen telly built into the bottom of a cupboard!') and suchlike. Perhaps they feel that such decisions would be made by both partners?
quimcunx
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teuchter
je suis teuchter
It's a perfectly reasonable question and anyone who has ever designed anything for a couple knows what a complete nightmare it can be if one partner starts making decisions without the other one being informed.
Sometimes one will make the decisions and the other will be fine with this, but you don't know that at the beginning. Therefore at the beginning at least, you do your best to make sure both are present at any decision-making stage.
Sometimes one will make the decisions and the other will be fine with this, but you don't know that at the beginning. Therefore at the beginning at least, you do your best to make sure both are present at any decision-making stage.
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AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
I wasn't unhappy about any assumption that I would have a partner. He didn't assume that. He asked if I had a partner.
I was annoyed that the assumption seems to be that a woman can't make a "big decision" without a man present.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
How do you broach the subject?
Do you lure them into casual conversations about sex to find out the lay of the land first?
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
what?
you can't go assuming that it's the woman who will be using the kitchen. that's racist against women.
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i think the (correct) assumption was that in a relationship, both partners should be a party to making big decisions like buying a kitchen.
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