Attentive staff at Primark

Post by **spot** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:05 am

I am rarely insulted. On those occasions it's even more rare for me to note the offence.

Today, however, is one of those days.

Assistant, at checkout: May I just check that you understand underwear can't be returned for exchange?

Moi: Yes.

Assistant, at checkout: And that you've noticed this pack is labelled Medium?

Seriously. Humberstone Gate, 22/04/15 13:38. I have the receipt.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:10 am

You shop at Primark ????????

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:20 am

I'd sue the pants right off them!

Post by **spot** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:21 am

Bruv;1478022 wrote: You shop at Primark ????????

It enables me to invariably buy identical clothing to that which I already own. 5PK VALUE NAVY socks, 5PK WF SLIP BLACK MED underwear and SHORT SL REG XL black t-shirts. It means that if I take a bag of new clothes to wherever I'm being put up next, it will all match what I left there to be washed last time I visited. What I can't ever find are new spray-cans of Brut, that bit's got me puzzled.

ZAP;1478024 wrote: I'd sue the pants right off them!

Either she was only following orders, or she has a wicked sense of humour. It took a minute for the outrage to sink in.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:06 am

spot;1478025 wrote: It took a minute for the outrage to sink in.

Keeping up an old English tradition, I like it.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:27 am

Think yourself lucky you weren't buying bra's. It's not unusual for the assistant to read out your bra size to you just to double check you are not leaving the store with the wrong size.

Even luckier you don't get a nasty assistant who reads out your size then exclaims 'You're never that size' whilst looking you up and down. Those items stayed on the counter as I walked out of that particular shop without buying them.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:49 am

I had never heard of Primark so I took a look at their site and they have some wonderful looking clothes. Very inexpensive. How's the quality?

I didn't look at the bras but I will. I'm tired of paying an arm and a leg for my bras. ' Course I'd need to convert sizes and then pay another arm and a leg to have them shipped here so . . .

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:56 am

ZAP;1478040 wrote: I had never heard of Primark so I took a look at their site and they have some wonderful looking clothes. Very inexpensive. How's the quality?

I didn't look at the bras but I will. I'm tired of paying an arm and a leg for my bras. ' Course I'd need to convert sizes and then pay another arm and a leg to have them shipped here so . . .

Not the best quality on all lines, you need to check things over carefully. Great prices for growing kids though, a good idea to buy a bigger size than you normally would though.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:39 pm

ZAP;1478040 wrote: I had never heard of Primark so I took a look at their site and they have some wonderful looking clothes. Very inexpensive. How's the quality?

I didn't look at the bras but I will. I'm tired of paying an arm and a leg for my bras. ' Course I'd need to convert sizes and then pay another arm and a leg to have them shipped here so . . .

Don't forget the word pants is for an entirely different garment here than in the states.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:25 pm

gmc;1478049 wrote: Don't forget the word pants is for an entirely different garment here than in the states.

:-2 Before I get into trouble, wot's it mean there? :-3

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:07 pm

I think they refer to trousers as Pants, while with the Brit it's an abbreviation for Underpants (Pants, of course, in both instances, being an abbreviation for Pantaloons).

Post by **spot** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:03 am

FourPart;1478062 wrote: I think they refer to trousers as Pants

The Americans? I'd be interested to hear if that's actually the case.

My understanding is that "informal elastic-waist knitted garments would be called pants" in America, but that they call "tailored garments with a waistband, belt-loops, and a fly-front" trousers. I wear tailored garments with a waistband, belt-loops, and a fly-front. I do not possess any of these informal elastic-waist knitted garments but if I did, I'd not call them trousers either. They sound like something an athlete would wear in order to retain body warmth prior to starting an event.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:28 am

Let's not go in to what they call a bumbag.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:46 am

I think what we call pants may have been called trousers in more refined, bygone days. They still have a waistband, belt loops and a fly front for men but they have fallen into the category of "pants". Some people allude to these garments as "dress pants" or other terms. Then there are other pants that have the elastic waist: jogging pants, gym pants, etc. For women, Capri pants and other terms. Underpants are usually "shorts" for men and "panties" for women.

A "bumbag" here is a "fanny pack". I've had several and a couple are still residing in my dresser drawer (bureau). I had to laugh when I Googled the definition:

the rear above the buttocks, for which "fanny" is a slang term in the ...

.

Bum Bag - Discover The Best Bum Bags

www.bumbag.org.ukCached

"A bum bag looks after all your important stuff while you enjoy yourself. Bum bags are practical, fun and fashionable accessories. Which one will you buy? "

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:30 pm

Except, in case you weren't aware, in the UK, 'Fanny' is the slang term for a lady's 'Front Bottom'.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:40 pm

FourPart;1478104 wrote: Except, in case you weren't aware, in the UK, 'Fanny' is the slang term for a lady's 'Front Bottom'.

Lady garden.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:44 pm

FourPart;1478104 wrote: Except, in case you weren't aware, in the UK, 'Fanny' is the slang term for a lady's 'Front Bottom'.

I wasn't aware of that. I wonder if Fanny Bryce knew that? Or Barbra Streisand when she starred in Funny Girl? Maybe it should have been entitled Fanny Girl. :-3

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:52 pm

ZAP;1478109 wrote: I wasn't aware of that. I wonder if Fanny Bryce knew that? Or Barbra Streisand when she starred in Funny Girl? Maybe it should have been entitled Fanny Girl. :-3

Doesn't really matter in the states but if you ever visit the UK the wrong usage could cause offence - except most UK residents are aware of the differences and will make allowances.

Post by **spot** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 1:48 am

The innocent habit of the British occasionally bumming a fag should be mentioned, too.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:46 am

Mr. Spot, you slay me !!!!!!! That is brilliant, I have to say ! Has anybody got anything further to add ? :yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:54 am

spot;1478131 wrote: The innocent habit of the British occasionally bumming a fag should be mentioned, too.

Just for the American readers' benefit - in the UK "bumming" means cadging, scrounging or begging. A "fag" is slang for cigarette not homosexual (as in America).

Post by **LarsMac** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:26 am

G#Gill;1478134 wrote: Just for the American readers' benefit - in the UK "bumming" means cadging, scrounging or begging. A "fag" is slang for cigarette not homosexual (as in America).

Probably, most of us knew that, already. Bumming has pretty much the same meaning here.

Bum a smoke, bum a ride, same - same.

Post by **spot** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:34 am

LarsMac;1478142 wrote: Probably, most of us knew that, already. Bumming has pretty much the same meaning here.

Bum a smoke, bum a ride, same - same.They stem from what I believe to be an originally American usage of bum to mean vagrant or tramp. It is not a word I would, myself, employ in any context.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:38 am

spot;1478131 wrote: The innocent habit of the British occasionally bumming a fag should be mentioned, too.

spot;1478144 wrote: They stem from what I believe to be an originally American usage of bum to mean vagrant or tramp. It is not a word I would, myself, employ in any context.

I beg your pardon.

Post by **spot** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:46 am

Bruv;1478145 wrote: I beg your pardon.

I should perhaps have employed quotation marks and a source.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:51 am

I believe the term 'Bum' as a derogatory term for a person is a UK import from the US, as is much of the bastardisation & misuse of our Mother Tongue.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:30 am

FourPart;1478152 wrote: I believe the term 'Bum' as a derogatory term for a person is a UK import from the US, as is much of the bastardisation & misuse of our Mother Tongue.
Bloody cheek, most of our language bastardisation is home grown......you know wot I mean bro innit ?

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:54 am

Bruv;1478158 wrote: Bloody cheek, most of our language bastardisation is home grown......you know wot I mean bro innit ?

Huh? er . . .eh?

Smaug · Post by **Smaug** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:00 am

spot;1478131 wrote: The innocent habit of the British occasionally bumming a fag should be mentioned, too.

Classic!! :yh_rotfl

Mark Aspam · Post by **Mark Aspam** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:37 am

FourPart;1478062 wrote: I think [Americans] refer to trousers as Pants...Correct, trousers is pretty much a formality.

There's an old joke, in the form of a riddle:

"What is it that a dog does and a man steps into?"

The answer, of course, is pants. People who give a different answer are told that they have a dirty mind - that's the joke - on you.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:55 am

Mark Aspam;1478219 wrote: Correct, trousers is pretty much a formality.

There's an old joke, in the form of a riddle:

"What is it that a dog does and a man steps into?"

The answer, of course, is pants. People who give a different answer are told that they have a dirty mind - that's the joke - on you.

I thought you were going to do the one...

Q. What is it a man does standing up, a woman does sitting down & a dog does on 3 legs?

A. Shake hands.