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Yeah, that seems really excessive. Don't throw her totally under the bus or anything, but a business should know that a customer probably isn't coming back because they got the third degree from an employee.
Awww I'm sorry you had to deal with that! If you aren't comfortable there, then you should definitely try another place. I think some people just don't have that internal filter they should to keep them from saying things like that. The woman at my first alterations appointment poked my hips after I got in the dress and said something like "These will come in handy some day when you start having kids." Gee, thanks for commenting on my child-bearing hips lady.
oh dear i look pretty young not sure when the big day will be for me but i hope i dont have to deal with that nonsnse, i'm surprised u didn't tell her to mind her own business
I would've told her she looks to old to be working. Maybe if she went to university she'd be retired by now. I can be mean like that.
I look young too.
i got a lot of that when i got married the first time. i was the same age as you...23 (24 the day of). i was actually 20 when we got engaged. i STILL look like i'm 12, at 28, with a 1.5yo. it's really irritating.
All I have to say is YAY for looking so young! Anyone else would probably just be jealous but that lady sounds over the top annoying. I'm 26 and people are still surprised when I tell them my age, I hope I look 25 when I'm over 30 to everyone! Haha. I'm sure working with someone else will be much better so good luck!
That's really funny 
Yeah, you can find a better alterations person. People think I'm 15 because I have braces :(
That's so rude. I also look much younger than almost 24, and am constantly told that when I am buying alcohol. Just remember one day when we are older we are going to love that we look young for our age! Me and my brother's girlfriend are always reminding each other of that!
Incredibly annoying and unprofessional of her to be sure. Someday you'll appreciate that you look younger than your years. I am 46 and I still get the shocked looks and stares when people hear that I'm a grandmother. I get embarrassed thinking that they must think I was a young teen when I had my daughter. I was young, but I had been married two years before she arrived. The good news is that even though my FI is 6.5 years younger than me, I don't look older than him.
Yep, avoid the irritation and find another seamstress.
OMG biggest pet peave EVER! I am a year older than my fiance and we constantly get the "he looks 30 and you look 16." Yeah, he's 24 and I am 25 stinking years old. Drives me nuts. Everyone always tells me someday you will be happy to look younger. Yeah, except I am happy in my 20s right now and don't really feel like looking like a teenager. I feel your pain girl! Just brush it off, that's all you can do...but I definitely commiserate with you!
@MASPA: Omg, so mean...but I would have said the same thing too, haha. I look very young but haven't gotten any comments that are actually snarky, thankfully.
"Wow, how old are you? You look WAY too old to be on your knees hemming my dress right now!"
Ugh, that's the worst. As a fellow extremely-young-looking person, I can totally relate. I'm 22 and when my coworker found out I was getting married he said, "What! How old are you?? I thought you were like 17!" Uh, if I was 17, would I have a college degree and a full-time job?
Ugh. People are ridiculous.
@Jamiezilla: LOL I just laughed really loud at my desk in the middle of a quiet office at that...oops!
Ouch. I'm in the same boat as you. I was 23 when I went looking for bridesmaid dresses at one shop... I walked in, the first lady I came to asked if I was looking for a homecoming dress. I said no, bridesmaid dresses. She pointed me over there. 5 minutes later, another woman came up and said "Oh, are you looking for a homecoming dress?" I left that store and never went back. I'm not an idiot. I know that I'm in the bridesmaid section and that's where I'm supposed to be. Now I'm 24, helping lead our church youth group, and I got mistaken for one of the kids THREE times in one evening. Isn't it great looking so young? Not.
Wow, once is kind of rude...but that is super irritating. Shut the hell up! Sorry you had to deal with her!
I had a similar situation happen while looking for a wedding dress--I'm 25. Really makes me dread what I'll hear when I'm pregnant and looking like a high schooler (maybe in a few years when I plan to have kids though, I'll at least look like a senior?).
I get this all the time! I'm 23 but I get carded for cigarettes. I left my wallet in the car one time buying them and the cashier was actually surprised when I came back in with my ID! He said "whoa! you really came back!" and I asked him how old he thought I was... luckily we laughed about it, but I would not put up with more than one question-- asking me about my job/schooling is a little much!
i literally laughed out loud at some of these...
i look young, too, but my fiance' is prematurely balding (i'm 29, he'll be 30 on halloween). we went up for an alumni weekend at our college alma mater which was going on at the same time as a new freshman orientation, and when we were getting some free desserts in the remodeled dining hall, one of the workers asked what i planned on majoring in and if i were excited about starting college. then she asked if my dad wanted some dessert, too (referring to my fiance')! so. completely. awkward... haha... we laughed it off, but my poor fiance' felt a little more bald than usual that day!
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So I bought my dress off the rack in September. Had a fantastic experience with the dress place I went too. Got a great deal on the dress, now it needs some alterations. The dress place recommended this alterations shop. Fine, good stuff.
So I go in yesterday to book an appointment. The lady looks at me and says "Wedding dress? YOU are getting married?!" I was like yep. "You LOOK SO YOUNG! How old are you? 18?"
"Actually I am 23 years old. 24 next year."
"Oh, You just look so young!"
So fine, whatever. I look like I am six. I am always followed in the liquor store when I am buying wine. No big deal. So I ask her when she wants me in. She said, it will probably take 6 to 8 weeks. whatever. Pretty standard. She asks me when my wedding is, I say March. She is like "Oh, well I am super busy right now before Christmas but I can book you for January. Again, fine. I understand.
She doesn't have a 2012 calendar....
So she tells me to give her a call at the beginning of December. As I turn to leave, she says
"So you done University or what?"
I was like "Ummm...no. I didn't go to university." (I have two years done out of a 4 year degree but I didn't feel like sharing my life story with her).
"Oh." she said. "So where do you work because you are SO YOUNG looking."
"I am management in retail actually." getting really annoyed at this point.
"Because yeah, YOU JUST LOOK SO YOUNG. Too young to be getting married."
REALLY LADY?! Like lay off. I just walked out shortly after that freaken irritated. Really does not make me EVER want to go back there. I am calling the place I bought the dress from today and issuing a complaint. One comment, fine, no big deal. I look like I am 12. But not letting it go and grilling me on my education and employment is going a little far.
My boss knows a lady who does alterations (wedding and costume) out of her home, so I am thinking now I should just go to her because maybe I won't get integrated.
Sorry. Just had to get that off my chest.