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Oprah knows her opinion is HUGE, look at the people that hang on her every word, she has never publicly endorsed a xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but she didn't. I think was a very racist thing on her part.
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That's my opinion, I don't want to get in to a debate on here. And no, I am not racist, I have an adopted child of a diffenent race. And yes, I don't like Oprah. Enough said .
Because its not. Seeing as how more than half of Harpo, Inc. employees are non-black, I think it's safe to say she's not.
Back to the situation at hand - these sales people need to stop judging somebody based on a "look".
So many salespeople are so freaking rude. I encounter this kind of thing all the time. Customer service is supposed to be your job!
From the second posted article:
Trudie Goetz, head of the Swiss luxury chain Trois Pommes, denies that Winfrey was discriminated against because of her race. "This is an absolute misunderstanding," she tells Us Weekly in a statement. "Any sales person would love to sell a crocodile bag. She simply explained [to Oprah] that the bag she wanted to look at was beautiful but in a very high price range and suggested lower priced models in leather, ostrich and so forth."
Does the owner still not understand? Since when is it the sales associate's duty to decide that an item is too high-priced to even show it to a customer who is asking to see it? Damn the customer being Oprah; you don't make those kinds of judgment calls ever. The chick wasn't being noble by offering to show a lower-priced model; she had sized up a customer and decided that she already knew what the customer could or could not afford.
Trudie Goetz, head of the Swiss luxury chain Trois Pommes, denies that Winfrey was discriminated against because of her race. "This is an absolute misunderstanding," she tells Us Weekly in a statement. "Any sales person would love to sell a crocodile bag. She simply explained [to Oprah] that the bag she wanted to look at was beautiful but in a very high price range and suggested lower priced models in leather, ostrich and so forth."
Does the owner still not understand? Since when is it the sales associate's duty to decide that an item is too high-priced to even show it to a customer who is asking to see it? Damn the customer being Oprah; you don't make those kinds of judgment calls ever. The chick wasn't being noble by offering to show a lower-priced model; she had sized up a customer and decided that she already knew what the customer could or could not afford.
lmao.Just give it up lady. No one believes that explanation. Not even you. But I am just wondering. Is Oprah not a familiar face overseas?
As for O being racist. 50 cent must be laughing at that one.
As for O being racist. 50 cent must be laughing at that one.
Well, I guess. I missed why O was racist but anyway.
It could be a misunderstanding HOWEVER nobody seems to take ownership of the snafu.
Not the swiss
Not Trois Pommes
Not the boss.
I guess the employee is out of work and is in hiding somewhere.
I doubt it because of what Babydoll Chanel just posted:Well, I guess. I missed why O was racist but anyway.
It could be a misunderstanding HOWEVER nobody seems to take ownership of the snafu.
Not the swiss
Not Trois Pommes
Not the boss.
I guess the employee is out of work and is in hiding somewhere.
The store owner is making a lot of excuses for her employee.
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