Men

The other night, a man came into the store. He was talking on his cell phone and wandering around aimlessly in the petite section. Not wanting to interrupt his telephone conversation, I quietly asked if he needed help. He said he did.

As it turns out, he was on the phone with his wife. He was asking what size she was and what kind of clothes she liked.

Once he ended the phone conversation, he told me that he and his wife live in Panama and he was going to buy her some clothes as a surprise for an upcoming vacation they had planned.

I asked him what size his wife was. In order to help him out, I told him what size I was.

As you may recall from an earlier post, I am a size 4 petite (4P). This man’s wife was also petite, but she weighed 15 pounds less than me, so I figured she would be a 0P or 2P.

The man went on to tell me that his wife was pretty flat-chested, and then he held up his hand and cupped it, as if to show me how big one of her breasts was.

Seriously. He did this.

I couldn’t help but smile and chuckle a bit. I didn’t take offense at all, because him doing this helped me to really understand what size his wife was. He ended up spending over $300 on three different outfits.

After the transaction, he told me he really appreciated my help.

So, for all the men reading my blog, not every female sales associate will be so friendly and look the other way when you make a rather outwardly sexual gesture in a clothing store, but this man did it in such an innocent way that I was not offended in the least.

And another tip for men – know the sizes of your significant other’s tops & bottoms. That will help me to help you. :)