Today, I was trying on some shoes when I felt the heels break underneath me. Not only did they cost two paychecks worth, but as I was leaving I heard the sales girl say that "we really should have a weight limit for who can try on our products." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was working at a shoe store and was helping a dude try on shoes. He looked like trouble and I wanted to finish with him. When he finally picked his shoes, he abruptly stood up and ran out of the store with the shoes on. The cost of them was deducted from my salary. $240. FML
Today, I was serving an incredibly rude woman at work. The ladder I had used to get her two pairs of shoes came crashing down, and hit my face and neck. She only bought one pair, and ten minutes later returned them after, complaining they were too expensive. FML
Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML
Today, I was trying on clothes in a store that had just screens set up for changing. As I took off the first pair of pants had I tried on, my foot got hooked in the cuff and I fell out in my underwear in front of the whole store. FML
Today, a middle-aged woman came into the shoe shop where I work, and asked me to help her put on a pair of boots that were obviously too small. Simultaneously as I knelt down by her feet, she booted me in the face while we tried to get them on. FML
Today, I wore a new pair of heels to an interview. Halfway through, as they were showing me around the production floor, one of my heels snapped. I was forced to finish the interview wobbling on one heel like a drunk flamingo. I wasn’t offered the job, but they did say, “You have great balance.” FML
Today, I bought some shoes, but pissed off the lady working at the store by returning them 5 minutes later. She yelled at me and ripped my receipt in half, everyone in the store watched as she threw a handful of pennies at my face. FML
Today, while trying on clothes in Macy's, someone decided to throw some shoes over the wall and into my changing stall. I now have a black eye. FML
Today, I went to get new shoes. I'm a pretty tall girl and I have proportional feet. I asked the cute guy who worked there for a size 9.5. He burst into laughter before putting on a shocked face and saying, "Oh wait... You're serious." Goodbye, self esteem. FML
Today, I stepped on the scale this morning and it actually shattered beneath my feet. FML
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fueledbyamy 0
geeze, leave her alone. people can break heels easily without being big. my best friend is 60kg, and really tall, and she broke a pair of heels when we were out the other night. honestly, they can be easy to break, she might not have been a big person. even if she is, some of you arseholes need to shut the **** up, cos theres no way in hell you're perfect, let alone the op. and whats so bad bout trying on something you might not buy? i try on shoes and clothes that are expensive that i dont have an intention of buying, but just want to see what it looks like, and then maybe save up and buy it. plus, two paychecks worth? ever thing maybe she has a part time job whilst at school or uni??! i say complain to the manager, cos that was rude what the girl said. and dw about what some of the idiots on here are saying! :)
apastry 6
Why does the thyroid gland always get mentioned in fat threads? Most people aren't fat because their thyroid doesn't work. They're fat because of unhealthy diet and lifestyle. I'm sorry if you genuinely have a thyroid problem, #92, but just because you have it, it doesn't mean every other fat person does. Mentioning it every time there's a fat thread only helps the fat OP keep blaming their weight issues on something or someone other than themselves.
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erincolleen82 0
Most stores are able to write off broken merchandise. If not, why are they even in business? I would refuse to pay on those grounds alone, then talk to the store owner about the crappy customer service. FYL.
SimpleSimon 0
Most stores will charge a customer is they break merchandise while testing it out, trying on, etc. If it breaks by some fluke or product fault then they can usually reclaim from the wholesaler or manufacturer, but if a customer breaks it why shouldn't they have to pay?
Sappheyes 0
Even if the girl was a little heavy, I'd consider the heels breaking to fall under "product fault". Ok, I get it, fat people shouldn't wear high heels. We don't know what the OP actually weighs, and besides, I see people walking around every day in high heels who aren't exactly models. Perhaps the OP is a bit overweight, but not morbidly obese. Heels in shoes should at least be built so that a chubby person can stand on them for a few moments without breaking. Otherwise, they will break after a couple days when even a lightweight person is using them. Unless the OP is extremely heavy, then it sounds like shoddy craftmanship to me.
elfuzzo 0
Lose some weight.
deliapearl 0
I agree with SimpleSimon. Don't try on shoes you can't afford. Also, if you are so big you break stuff, then it's time for a diet.
fueledbyamy 0
geeze, leave her alone. people can break heels easily without being big. my best friend is 60kg, and really tall, and she broke a pair of heels when we were out the other night. honestly, they can be easy to break, she might not have been a big person. even if she is, some of you arseholes need to shut the **** up, cos theres no way in hell you're perfect, let alone the op. and whats so bad bout trying on something you might not buy? i try on shoes and clothes that are expensive that i dont have an intention of buying, but just want to see what it looks like, and then maybe save up and buy it. plus, two paychecks worth? ever thing maybe she has a part time job whilst at school or uni??! i say complain to the manager, cos that was rude what the girl said. and dw about what some of the idiots on here are saying! :)
kyle_kbo20 0
FINALY a desent person
_Noon_ 0
Wow, that would be one hell of a costumer friendly sign. "People over xx lbs are not allowed to try on our shoes". Geez. No matter how fat the OP is, the shoes shouldn't have broken.
NGM_47 0
Or how about: "If you had trouble coming through our front door, then you you probably shouldn't try on our shoes"
atomicgarden 0
Besides, really obese people tend to have chubby feet too, which wouldn't fit into the really dainty shoes anyway. The shoes are probably at fault.
Lehk 9
YDI for trying on shoes that you had no intention of buying
lo1337a 1
In a lot of places, stores are by law required to have insurance which covers normal wear & tear of items in store -- including customers accidentally breaking fixtures & merchandise. Because of this, enforcing the 'you break it, you bought it' policy is illegal, because it's possible to recoup the costs of whatever was broken through insurance. By also requiring customers to pay, they're effectively able to recover their money twice. YDI for not knowing that.
RataBlanca 0
Propably the most intelligent comment in here. I'd refuse to pay, for those reasons. Even if it was required by law to pay, there is no way to know if a previous potential buyer tried those on and -not to full extent- already damaged them, leaving them set for destruction.
MartyFuffkin 0
Um...who's fault is it that your over weight? YDI.
lo1337a 1
your overweight what?
RJB 0
He said in lamenst tersm" Who fault is it that you are overweight?' I couldnt tell if you got it. He saying IT the Op's fault she is overweight not anyone elses.
mobius8 0
Wow 42, I can't tell if you're trolling just retarded.
RJB 0
How about you stop being fat, stupid( for trying something you can't afford) If you went to a ferrari-maserati Dealership and pulled in some 99 Honda Civic Think they would let you test drive nonetheless let you in? and probaly poor I can afford a $100 pair of Nikes so unless they were Air Jordans or something really nice that I havent heard of then idk. Guys besides Nikes what else is a really expensive pair of shoes?
lo1337a 1
Manolos, for one.
spacer_ 0
Jimmy Choos. There are loads of brands which sell shoes for hundreds of pounds.
atty11 0
Louboutins. Air Jordans? Really?...
nodayliketoday 0
Actually, RJB, Chanel, Givenchy, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Roger Vivier and Bottega Veneta all make shoes that cost from $1,000 to $14,000. OP might actually be incredibly rich.
dralven 0
Hahahahah! It's like you're a 12 year old boy!
FlaminYawn 0
there's no way they can make you pay for shoes that broke while trying them on. I'd laugh and walk out. YDI if you actually paid for them. If a car broke down while you were test driving it, would you pay for the repairs too? The Sales lady knew you were big and let you try them on anyway, it's her fault...