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Invisible Women

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Gally Thu 07-Mar-13 07:55:40

GA. Not insomniac - just in Australia grin

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Bags Thu 07-Mar-13 07:50:34

kitty, absent, ella grin

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absent Thu 07-Mar-13 07:08:40

Do you think the urge to mate could be the reason why whenever I approach a member of staff in B & Q, he/she runs like fury towards the back of the shop where there is a heavy-duty plastic curtain to hide behind?

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kittylester Thu 07-Mar-13 07:04:12

I agree about bearing and appearing friendly. None of that helps if the staff don't exist or are busy mating. grin

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absent Thu 07-Mar-13 06:52:22

Ella46 It may be instinctive for young people to seek out other young people – although I am a little concerned about mating in the middle of Selfridges – but surely all those centuries of "civilization" should have had some effect by now.

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Ella46 Thu 07-Mar-13 06:47:09

We've discussed this before. I agree with Bags, I think you have to almost 'make' them notice you and not let yourself be invisible.

I think it's instinctive for young people to seek out other young people, in order to mate and produce more young people.
Human nature really.
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Bags Thu 07-Mar-13 05:50:54

I'd want there to be a larger sample than three to be convinced of anything. I can't say I've ever felt invisible, though I can fade into the background when I want to, but that's a skill I've deliberately learned. I think a lot depends on 'bearing'.

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grannyactivist Thu 07-Mar-13 05:00:11

I live in a town with a high proportion of retirees. Local shop assistants are brilliant as shops seem to be well staffed and the service is geared to older folks. In the nearby city I think things are different simply because there are not enough staff.
(I see you're also an insomniac Gally - hope you're well.)

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Gally Thu 07-Mar-13 03:43:52

I saw a short documentary last night about how the over-50's are treated by shop assistants (inOz). Quite an eye opener. 3 ladies - one 70'ish, one mid-50's and one 22 all entered various stores on a mission. The two older women were ignored, even though it was obvious they required help, for at least 10 minutes while the 22 year old was approached immediately by both male and female assistants. Once the older ladies were approached, the assistants were really not interested and were fairly off hand.
Do you find you are 'Invisible' when shopping? I don't like the immediate approach - a few moments to get my bearings is always appreciated before being jumped-on, on the other hand, in some stores it's difficult to locate an assistant when you want one confused

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