Posted by Victoria on April 6, 2000, at 18:52:54
In reply to Re: Many thanks, and some replys..., posted by CarolAnn on April 6, 2000, at 14:31:59
I'd say, don't go back to the manager to explain, go back to complain! Really, you are in the right here and you ought to be asking for an apology and mentioning lawsuits. And if you husband is the type to do it, let him carry the ball. I know that may sound dependent, but for heaven's sake, after millenia of male domination, I think we're entitled to get at least some benefit from it once in a while! Good luck!
> You all have made me feel SO much better! Thank you for the kind words and the advise.
> Bob, my husband and I are planning to go talk to the head manager,who is on vacation, this Saturday. There's not a security tape(at least they didn't show me one), the security guy actually saw me put it in my purse, claiming that I "looked around to see if anyone was looking". And, you know, I probably did look around because I was shopping without a list, and kept thinking "oh, what else do I need", and probably turned back to check if there was anything in sight that I needed. Anyway, the main reason that we are going down there is so my husband can demand to see all the paper work and explain my side to the top store manager, depending on his response, we may go higher up the management ladder to complain.
> Noa, I have considered telling it all to the newspaper, but don't think my husband would go for that. Also, I didn't end up signing the paper they were coercing me about, only because after going back and forth a bit, the security guard said, "That's it", and took it back, saying I was "refusing to sign". That turned out to be a good thing, because if they HAD been willing to take out the word "intentionally", I would have signed, and my husband said it was better that I didn't sign anything. The fact that they had said they would call the cops if I didn't sign, and then ended up letting me go anyway, really shows that they were just trying to intimidate, and coerce me into signing something incriminating. So, now I have to go back and try to get thru telling all the details of the whole story, but at least my husband will be there to support me.
> Thank you all again, I am so grateful for my psycho-babble friends! CarolAnn
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