Apparently not.
I wandered down to my local Country Road this arvo, looking for a pair of t-bar heels I'd seen in the catalogue that arrived at my house on Monday. Yeah, it's a chain store, so no, I don't expect premium service, but I did (still do) expect a little more than what I got. After checking out the shoe section, and not seeing any in the color I was after (or in my size) I picked up a pair and took them to the counter to ask if they had what I wanted. Cue grouchy saleswoman demanding to know what I want, then taking her sweet ass time trying to find a pair on the shelf I told her I'd just checked: "I don't understand. There were some here yesterday."
Yes, and someone probably bought them. That's the whole point, correct?
Me: "Will you be getting some more in?"
Grouch: "I don't know..."
(period of awkward silence)
Grouch: "Maybe I can check for you."
Me: "Thankyou."
(taps on computer)
Grouch: "No, we don't have any."
Me, thinking we'd already established this: "Yes, but will you have more delivered?"
Grouch: "The computer says yes. So we must be getting some..."
Me: "Any idea when I should pop back in?"
Grouch: "eh..." (shrugs)
So, I kept my four hundred bucks in my pocket today.












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