Cabinet glass saga...

Someone suggested I tell this story since it goes along with our house remodel. We got the measurements and quantity of glass for our kitchen cabinet doors so off we go to the glass store - a little "in the family for years" place that fortunately has a huge sign you can't miss since we had never been.

We tell him what we're looking for & he pulls out little samples. I see nothing I like, but Jim liked 1-2. Then I asked, "how many of these are 3/16" thick?" He says none of them. To which I respond, "what do you have in 3/16?" Off he goes to another room and brings back bigger samples. I saw 1-2 that I liked and ask, "which one of these comes in 3/16"?" His response? None of them.

Now I'm starting to scratch my head and wonder if I'm not saying it right as this guy clearly doesn't get the fact that I want 3/16" glass. Before I can say anything, he ignores me and looks at Jim and says, "You don't need 3/16". That's way too thick and there's hardly enough room for it."

WRONG RESPONSE. Not only am I getting tired of Texas men who completely ignore women when it suits them, but now I'm miffed at him for questioning my brother-in-law who has been giving him business for years. So I ignored the fact that he ignored me and said, "The cabinet maker requested 3/16", so that's what we are getting." Forget about the possibility of something else now....

But here's the point of the story that cracked me up! As he's heading away to figure out the order (at a desk 1 ft away), he goes, "you're like someone who walks into a bar and asks what kind of beer they have and then say you only wanted water."  HELLO - wasn't one of my first questions, "what do you have that's 3/16?"

Normally that would have sent me packing to find another glass store, but I found it so hilarious, busted out laughing and gave him the order. After giving us a quote, Jim asked how much the prettier, thinner glass cost. It started at more than double the price & went up from there. Needless to say, my next comment was, "That 3/16" is looking prettier by the second."