Male hardware store employees, women need service not flirting
Hardware stores are a dating spot, but some women just want the info
Hardware stores are one of those places where women can easily meet men. And for women who are as attracted to handymen as they are a man in a suit, hardware stores are the equivalent of a toddler’s excitement in a toy store. The problem? While some women are scoping out who’s inside, I fall into the “other women” category, the ones who have watched one too many episodes of “DIY Creators.” The minute I walk in, I’ve got at least 10 thought bubbles above my head, plotting on interior design ideas and trying to remember what tools I need to make repairs. I’m on the same kind of mission as the guy you hired from Fixer.
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But sometimes walking in a hardware store feels like the equivalent of walking on a block of whistling, hooting construction workers. Some of y’all need to chill. Here are a couple of recent examples.
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The hardware store employee who doesn’t listen to women
Social isolation has been making me stare hawkeyed at my kitchen floors. I hate them even more each day. They weren’t my decision to begin with; they were the design decision of the previous owners before I bought my condominium unit. Whatever material they’re made of, you cannot use traditional floor cleaners on them nor broomcorn for sweeping. A Swiffer Sweeper and a hand cleaning are about the only options. So I walked into the kitchen floor tile department to get an idea of replacement options.
My question to a nearby employee: “What is the best way to clean these tiles?”
I then pointed to a set of tiles I was interested in and briefly explained that my prior tiles are starting to wear.
His response: “Who lives there? Who is cleaning the floors? Is your husband or boyfriend doing it? What book are you reading? Is it good?”
I. was. exhausted. This must be what it feels like when I interview people because no matter what floor question I asked him, he was ready with another off-topic question as a response. I finally said, “I’ll figure it out” and walked away.