The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: kadajkitten on October 10, 2012, 06:10:34 PM
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(not sure if this is in the right forum)
So today I went down to my local comic book store to ask about the new MLP comic coming out and the cashier seemed every excited about it, as I was leaving the cashier started talking to the couple that were behind me in line and he said "That girl is getting the MLP comic she made my day" and the girl started laughing and looked at me and said "Jesus seriously?"
=/ I'm really shy so it made me so self conscious, anyone else have stories of people being rude in public when it comes to MLP?
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*hugs* I'm so sorry you had that experience!
In my experience comic book shops in particular attract rude people. I have no idea why.
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If it were me I would have asked to speak to their manager/ right there and then.
You could still leave them a review on yelp!
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Aw maybe the cashier was being sincere and the couple were just jerks. I mean they are in a comic book store. So whatever they were there to buy was comparable to your purchase. *snuggle* It's not right for people to behave that way. I'm surprised to see that attitude since all kinds of people enjoy all kinds of comics. You know the shop keep probably gets a very wide clientele. Not only people buying for themselves but also as gifts for others. I hate that they made you feel this way.
I did have several people scoff/laugh at me when I was rooting through the blind bags at Walmart looking for a Lyra someone had requested. Yes, I took every one out and examined it but I put them all back. My mind was pretty much 'You don't know me. You have no idea if I am a collector, or getting this for a gift, or a child or what. You have no right to judge me." I react with anger though. Indignation. Like-mind your own flippin' business!
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aw some people and there are alot of them out there are rude, heartless, intimating bullies :enraged:
who cares what other people think and say, i know it hurts :cry: hugs to you honey
give them the birdie i say :P
btw i always look like im buying for my kids cos they are always with me when im buying/shopping but i meet a 50+yr old at a markets who collects and she wasn't too proud to talk about collecting little kids toys.
there are sooooo many of us out there and we enjoy what we do :biggrin:
sorry to hear that happened to you, soldier on...........soldier
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Ditto on LadyMoondancer/Sarahlacewing.
I'm sorry that there were painful words said about your interests. It does unfortunately seem to me as well that comic book shops attract a strange group! You would think most would be accepting since a wide variety of comics are made and yet I do feel they act like this.
I mean, I am NOT a bieber? person and just generally dislike him/music. But I have nieces that listen to it on the radio and enjoy it so I wouldn't get all "ugh man grow up he's so lame" or roll my eyes or anything. One made fun of the other and I was all "Hey, she can like him, and we don't have to, but it's her thing so don't be rude" Everything was fine!
I wish we all thought a bit more before we opened our mouths! Even if some things sound tame to us and we let it slip out loud, this happens :(
I never really notice if this happens to me? My nieces thought I was silly but loved the little horse I had in my pocket, grown dudes were totally chill with me hovering in the pony and monster aisle, I guess maybe I'm too busy too see/hear them?
I'll meet up with you next time and TAG TEAM! PS where was this? >.>
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They don't know what they are missing :) But that is ok, that means more for you and me!
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Thanks for the kind words everyone =)
Ditto on LadyMoondancer/Sarahlacewing.
I'm sorry that there were painful words said about your interests. It does unfortunately seem to me as well that comic book shops attract a strange group! You would think most would be accepting since a wide variety of comics are made and yet I do feel they act like this.
I mean, I am NOT a bieber? person and just generally dislike him/music. But I have nieces that listen to it on the radio and enjoy it so I wouldn't get all "ugh man grow up he's so lame" or roll my eyes or anything. One made fun of the other and I was all "Hey, she can like him, and we don't have to, but it's her thing so don't be rude" Everything was fine!
I wish we all thought a bit more before we opened our mouths! Even if some things sound tame to us and we let it slip out loud, this happens :(
I never really notice if this happens to me? My nieces thought I was silly but loved the little horse I had in my pocket, grown dudes were totally chill with me hovering in the pony and monster aisle, I guess maybe I'm too busy too see/hear them?
I'll meet up with you next time and TAG TEAM! PS where was this? >.>
Lol it was at Heros and Villans on Broadway
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Nah, I don't mind people looking at me funny. Maybe I would, if I didn't have you internet people, but I know I'm not alone. And neither are you, so don't worry. Those who mind don't matter, right?
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I couldn't care less what people think about me. I'm 37, with tattoos and piercings and (usually, but not at the moment) brightly colored hair... and I usually have a blue haired/tattood/pierced BF in tow. (He's 42) I'm a goofball.. and sometimes sing in public. Not like, annoyingly loudly, but I do it all the same.. I root through toys and get super happy when I find something. Life is way too short to care what narrow minded strangers think!
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I get the same bad treatment from ToyRus. It's not called for don't insult your clientele that pays your bills.
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Lol it was at Heros and Villans on Broadway
I KNEW IT. Lol I dunno, I rarely go there and went recently just to quick in and out. But I'd totally tag team if it helped.
R-Galaxy would have been the next guess although they usually are chill. They have G1-G3 ponies in a glass case there! :O I think they were pricey though and still had tons of birth-flower girls.
Don't let those villans get you down anymore, O.K.? :tackleglomp:
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I've had a co-worker show a bunch of people at work my facebook pictures of my ponies and other toy collections without asking me first. They basically all joked and giggled about it behind my back. It wouldn't have been so bad if someone wouldn't have confronted me when I went to get my paycheck..
People are just so rude. I stopped putting stuff on facebook all together now. Since apparently your friends go and show their friends your page anyway through their account. I never had problems in store before though. Though I did have another co-worker tell some of the new hires about my ponies and one practically cackled like a beast over it... That's okay though.. she enjoys dating guys who have two other girlfriends anyway.. so.. jokes on her :lol:
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Meh, I've gotten a little grief about liking ponies, but honestly, I know I'm weird, and not everyone "gets" collecting, whether it's ponies or something else. I know I have my eccentricities, and my love of ponies happens to be one of them, so any grief I'm given by people just rolls off the shoulders. I just wouldn't let it get to ya so much.
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I haven't gotten any grief from places I buy mlp stuff but I -do- get self conscious about what the people behind me in line think when they see me buying a few MLP toys...
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I haven't gotten any grief from places I buy mlp stuff but I -do- get self conscious about what the people behind me in line think when they see me buying a few MLP toys...
I only get that way if I see someone I know walk by me in the toy aisle. I get anxious.. lol
I've fixed this by buying toys where I work constantly. It's not uncommon for me to spend a very long time picking out a new doll or hunting for ponies at work. It really helped me get over that. It's just when I meet someone new.. I always feel weird about them finding out. I don't like people getting to know me. But.. I'm the my little pony collector at meijer now.. so.. I have to live it up. lol
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Coworkers have snickered about my ponies and said "Oh my gawd, really?"While And then I show them my customs and marvel customs people on here have done and they like them alot. You have to pick and choose battles. And by that, I mean some people are willing to change their perception and somejust aren't. If it is a part of you, then at least you understand you. Hobbies are different for everyone. :)
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As a guy, I felt super self-conscious when I first started collecting (and I still usually duck and hide when little girls and their parents are in the same aisle as me lol). That said, I've since gotten very used to roaming the pink aisles at stores, and all the people I've dealt with at McDonald's, TRU, etc have all been very nice and accommodating towards me (and even given me some tips).
Likewise whenever I wear my pony shirts in public. But no one's yet called me out for it, and on the contrary, they are a great way to find other bronies out in the 'wild.'
But in a comic book store? Seriously? That's the last place anyone should be criticizing/condescending towards anyone. :silly:
If anyone tries to talk down to you, just take a "deal with it/haters gonna hate" attitude. Ponies are awesome and you should feel awesome. They're just jealous :cool:
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I've been thinking about this since those nasty newspaper articles about PonyCon last week. Sometimes I get a bit 'Oh God, am I massive wierdo for collecting ponies?' and the answer is obviously NO! So what? People collect all sorts of things, ponies are the least of it.
At the end of the day, if it makes you happy and you aren't hurting anyone else, then no one has the right to be mean to you about it. If that had happened to me I'd probably have pulled that couple apart for being so rude!! Enjoy your pony comics!
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I hear a lot of comments of about adults liking ponies must be autistic or a pervert. First of all, I HATE how people are using autism as an insult, and second of all, some people believe it's impossible for adults to have good intentions. :enraged:
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If it makes you feel any better I'm rather shy and akward in public as well but this happened when visiting LA:
was waiting in line in grocery store with my Vinyl Scratch shirt and small Rainbow Dash necklace just minding my business talking with a friend in like behind 2(slightly drunk?) girls. One turns looks at me and snickers and I ignore it/shake it off. She then turns again nudging her friend looking at my shirt saying" wow look at this cool kid here flipping bronies man, ugh" and her friend just was like "okay?" I just glared at the back of her head luckily she was next and left but UGH.
There's no need to hate someone like that for no real reason other than they like something different. Also, sorry to hear about to bad comic store customer experience ;-;
[edit for language ~ many thanks ~ hathorcat]
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Coworkers have snickered about my ponies and said "Oh my gawd, really?"While And then I show them my customs and marvel customs people on here have done and they like them alot. You have to pick and choose battles. And by that, I mean some people are willing to change their perception and somejust aren't. If it is a part of you, then at least you understand you. Hobbies are different for everyone. :)
I've had co-workers who don't get my want to custom mlps and such... one even bluntly said "Really? How old are you again?" Ugh... But then there are some co-workers who are older than me that actually think it's cool I do that.. so there some sort of balance there...
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I'm sorry that happened to you, especially in a comic store when you'd think there'd be more geeks and they'd be a little more understanding. :hug:
The last time I was out with a bunch of my friends we were in a pub garden and there were flowers on the table (it was a reception for my friends civil partnership ceremony), so we were messing around making them into an archway. So when no-one was paying attention I got Baby Quackers out of my handbag and put her in the archway of flowers.
Most of my friends were like 'that's amazing, do you just carry a pony in your handbag?' and asking me what she was called. Except one of my blunter friends who was just like 'why do you have a my little pony? My mum gave away all my ponies when I grew up.' She has a real live horse so I'd have thought she'd be more enthusiastic about a small plastic one, but in a way I think maybe she was just a bit sad that hers were given away but didn't want to admit it :lol:
One of my friends who looked after my rabbits when I was on holiday was amazed by my sudden huge pony collection, and said that every day he was there he counted them again just to make sure they weren't increasing in number of their own accord! :lol:
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My housemate tries to criticise my love of ponies, but I just think "Haters Gonna Hate" and go back to enjoying a wholesome thing that makes me happy.
I wasn't too happy with the tone of parts of an article in the Sun Newspaper about a Pony Convention I attended last weekend
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/article4577146.ece
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The world would be boring if we all liked and collected the same things and lived the same way of life. Whether it be ponies or thimbles or comic books, you will always get someone who is disrespectful or mean about a collection. Personally I say embrace collecting ponies and either be loud & proud or keep it in a personal space depending on your personality or preferences...unfortunately the world is full of people who seemingly have little better to do than make fun of others...if only we had an "ignore" button in real life.
And as OL1 mentions before - the more people who dont like ponies the more pony goodness for all of us lol!
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I have not had anyone say anything our my daughters and my collection yet. I did have girl at work kind of laugh at it all. But she is very stuck on herself and her daughter.
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PPfftt... >_< I spend my monies on toys and such, but you know what? My bills are paid, my child doesn't go without and the toy money isn't being used on drugs or such.
I have had ( now former ) co workers with drinking/drug problems actually give me crap about my hobbies and ~ I did not have anything nice to say in response to them either. ^.^
I'm not rabid when I talk about my hobbies or my ponies, but if someone asks then I do share a little bit with them.
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Aww maybe they were just covering for feeling bad for buying whatever comics they were buying?
My comic book guy was really nice and even mentioned there would be a MLP comic to me. And the people at Toys R Us went and got me a new box of blindbags because there was only one left!
Although I haven't exactly told anyone I've been buying MLP's yet... And I still have to pretend I'm in the kids aisle just for "birthday presents" to make myself not feel like a creep!
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I would have turned around and asked her what she was interested in. Then been like "oh that's nice........sounds interesting." But be REAL sarcastic. I can't let stuff like that go. I'm sorry that happened to you. Don't be self conscious about it. Look at it this way.....there's one less person you have to compete with for the comic when it comes out. :)
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lol I hate when people get all uppity, like the things they collect are SOOOO much more mature than ponies! Well they might be, but my shelves full of plastic joy are so fun to look at, who gives a flip about being mature? :biggrin:
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There was one day I was in Toys R Us and picked up a few of the brushables for custom purposes and a few packs of the trading cards. The cashier looked young, probably in his late teens or early twenties, but he asked me if I wanted a gift receipt. When I said no he rolled his eyes and muttered an "oh my god" and then started smirking as he bagged stuff. It was really embarrassing even though there was no one else in line. Looking back, I wish I had spoken up but it just totally caught me off guard, mostly because I'm a girl. I kept wondering "wait... when did it become funny for a girl to buy MLP?" O.o
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Not exactly a rude comment, but I have a friend (let's call her L) who tends to be very blunt about things. She doesn't get the MLP craze that's everywhere at conventions at the moment. (It was kind of funny watching her point out cosplayers and ask "is that one a pony?").
Anyway, at the last convention, another friend and I ran an artist table selling (among other things) handmade MLP goods - fleece hats and plush. When L found out that we sold out of all our MLP things (most on the first day), she said "You know, I thought ponies were pretty silly. But if they're that profitable, they can't be all bad."
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i have to say i never had any problems with being a collector of childrens toys. everybody in my workplace knows about my collection, i even have 2 ponies on my desk and G4 ponies on my desktop (i have 2 monitors which are very big and everybody can see them). my co workers like the colorful toys and are very interested in them. also my friends have no problems with it as far as i know. my co-studiers at the university even know the names of the mane 6 because i take every day another one with me to class :D when i pull out a pony everybody shouts its name :D
when i bought a rarity in my local "jokerland" i had to return it because it had flaws on the body. the lady to whom i talked looked a bit weird at me when i told her that i am a collector and it maybe wouldnt be a problem when i bought it for a kid for play, but i want to display it and so it has to be flawless (its a new pony, i dont mind if G1s have flaws). she totally understood but her collegues shook their heads when i left :D
i find such things very funny, its a hobby like everything else. i also shake my head at girls who have 1000 different nail polishes at home :D
you have to be confident about what you are and what you do. then the others will respect you and your stuff.
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Well, in the beginning my mother and my sister often gave me insulting comments... They stopped when my brother decided to explain how popular they are on the internet :lol:
But strangers? None.
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The amount of grief I get at school for liking MLP is just annoying. -_- They even talk to me like I'm stupid, just because I like MLP. I regret mentioning it.
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I have never gotten a bad reaction for my ponies! My co-workers tease me a bit, but they think it's cute, not creepy. My friends accept it. My family took awhile, but now they accept it as well. My past partners have all been supportive. I guess I've been lucky.
:)
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Lol I think a tonne of my co-workers have seen my pony collection now (we just bought a new house and were giving tours), but no one has ever been rude to me.
It's more like "Are those my little ponies?? So many ponies! :shocked:" Then my husband points at a pony and says "She bought that for $70 and now it is worth 500 bucks." Lol. He is paying attention :D
I haven't met a anyone rude about it yet. Our friends were teasing my husband though that it is actually his collection, so he definitely gets more grief about it :P
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Isn't it sort of an unwritten rule of customer service that you don't discuss someone's purchases with other customers? I mean, if I had to buy a big ol' tube of Vagisil or something from WalMart, I certainly wouldn't want the cashier blabbing about it to the other people in line.
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I've actually gotten more flack from some friends and even family members about me collecting MLP (and MH) than from strangers in a store or in public. And these are the same people that tell me to be myself and not change for anybody. :(
A few weeks back, one of my really close friends told me what another friend of ours had said to him about my apartment and collection (I have my MLPs and MH dolls on a built-in shelf, and have the Walmart posters framed and hanging on my wall), along with some other artworks I'd buy at conventions or poster sales).
Long story short, she had said that I needed to "put my toys away and grow up", stating how I was very immature/childish for being into the stuff, and said how she imagined I'd end up the lonely unmarried 40 year old with a huge doll/pony collection. Among other really out of line comments.
It really hurt me that she said that, especially since she is supposed to be my friend. The guy friend that told me felt bad for letting me know since I had gotten depressed about her comments, but he just thought it was really wrong what she had said and believed I needed to know. I thanked him for telling me.
In a way, I don't really like to tell people what I'm into. But in any case, I basically decided if people really have an issue with what I like, they just don't have to talk to me [anymore] if it bothers them that much. ^^;
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I always wonder do cashiers have to ask me if it's a birthday gift when I buy ponies?
It happens a lot! Usually at Target it seems. I'm not always sure how to take it and it does sometimes come off as bewilderment over why an adult without a child in tow would be buying toys.
Overall I've had good experiences with store employees though. I mean Walmart employees are nearly always rude, unhelpful and act as if I'm wasting their time or in their way so I don't take their behavior personally. There have been some really nice people at Target who have looked up products for me, gotten items from the back and even sometimes gone so far as to ask if I wanted to inspect and pick which particular one I want or tell me when they are expecting a shipment. (I assume collectors are nothing new to them or they are just tactful enough to be nice about it.) The only person that has ever been rude to me at Target doesn't seem to work there anymore.
Toys R Us employees can seem a little avoidant at times, seeming to run away when I walk up to them to ask something, but there is one person at my TRU that is super nice. I think she may be one of the managers. Though she obviously doesn't collect herself, has asked me about the products since she knows I collect. (Apparently they get a lot of phone calls about mlp and she doesn't know what to tell people over the phone sometimes. Like when they ask what wave of blind bags they have in stock, etc. I've explained to her about the codes on the bags and how different waves come in different color bags and she no longer bats an eye when I'm rifling though them.) She's asked what it was I was looking for when I've left empty handed and I'll tell her what new stuff should be coming in soon. She is genuinely just a sweet person who wants to do her job well.
My family and friends, some of them find it a bit silly that I'm into MLP but they are accepting of my hobbies. My parents even seem to think it's cute that I've started collecting them.
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I haven't met any rude people that I can recall. I'm short, but I carry myself in an intimidating manner. People tend to just let me be. Plus I'm very friendly, so they're more willing to shrug off my quirks, I guess.
My mother, when I started collecting Pokémon, told me I was wasting money. I never stopped collecting, but now I know it bothers her, so we don't talk about it. It's fine, because hubbs really enjoys sharing my excitement with me, so I don't need her support in that area. I'm a married adult, so she keeps her nose out of my business and I don't rub it in her face.
My cousin thinks thrifting for ponies is gnarly. She enjoys the "thrill of the hunt", though she doesn't care as much specifically about the ponies themselves. Ha ha. My sister knows I'm a collector of many different things and generally finds my collections to be cute and fun, so she's pretty much fine with it. Most of the clerks I've met while buying/looking for ponies or dolls have been really nice and at least not stupid enough to say anything rude to my face. I've been in retail long enough to know where to go if I want to file a complaint against someone and I won't hesitate with something like that because it's a personal attack and it is highly unprofessional.
As for other customers, oh no freakin' way. I would have told her to shut her mouth before I shut it for her permanently. Keep your ignorant opinion to yourself. If I'm not in a bad mood though, I'll just smile at them and go, "Yeah! Can't wait to my hands on it! Gunna be awesome!" When they see you're not swayed by their rudeness, they'll usually drop it. If they don't, time to get mean. And omg, catch me on the wrong day and I will be very mean. I guess it's all in preparing yourself to accept and deal with people like that. They're everywhere and you're bound to run into them eventually. Just tell them to stuff a cork in it. What you're into is no concern of theirs.
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So a couple of comic book shoppers laughed at your choice of comic? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Honestly though, it may not be as bad as you think. Comic nerds like myself tend to be socially awkward and say things without thinking, not meaning to actually hurt anyone.
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What rude nasty people! They should kinda mind their own buisness, probably not so perfect themselves, people like that are so dumb! It's horrible they treated you like that. -_-
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Mostly I get it from my mom. She constantly brings my ponies up as an insult. She's a seriel nagger, so she loves to constantly tell me how immature I am, and says, "You waste so much money on your little games and your ponies." (Note: "ponies" is said the way some would decribe a poisonous reptile or expired milk)
Ironically enough, she has a collection of vintage Barbies, so...
I haven't had much else other than my ex-boyfriend constantly calling them dumb. Even when we weren't talking about them, he just went out of his way to say how dumb they were XD w/e
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Being a guy the risk is even higher for me :lookround: , but luckily I haven't had any bad encounters when buying ponies so far (even before I got into G4). I have been asked about "birthdays" before, and I try to indirectly answer (the worst happened recently when a female Walmart cashier asked if what I bought was for my daughter or girlfriend, which I have neither ATM. Made worse by the fact it was Abbey and not a pony :blush: ).
The only people IRL who know I'm into MLP are my uncle and my younger sister (who likes MLP along with her daughter, and possibly her son also :P ). I live in a small town where stuff spreads fast and has a lot of judgemental people, so I keep it under wraps. Same on Facebook since a few of my friends are on there also (if one decides to pay a visit I'm dead because most of mine are on display in my living room. I guess I could say they were my mom's XD ).
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Isn't it sort of an unwritten rule of customer service that you don't discuss someone's purchases with other customers? I mean, if I had to buy a big ol' tube of Vagisil or something from WalMart, I certainly wouldn't want the cashier blabbing about it to the other people in line.
Besides your comment making me grin, yes, that's a pretty big common sense rule right there! I can see people at a small comic shop who feel so elitist making comments, but I don't get it with the people at Toys R Us who were asking some of you guys if you were buying them for a present. Although, it's possible they think they're doing you a favor. Like, if they pretend they think it's a birthday gift for a little girl, it gives you a way out, just in case you feel embarrassed. And maybe the person at the comic store wasn't being rude because it's ponies, but because MLP is, in most parts of the internet, a meme and a fad, and s/he (I forget who made the comment!) thinks that MLP is far below whatever s/he reads in the comic pecking order. Still rude, obviously. I mean, wait until the customer is out the door, people! *disgusted*
The most important thing is to be cool about it. Be the person who says "Yeah, I buy ponies." Or you could say something like, "Heh heh, yeah, I know, but hey, I love 'em!" in the way that suggests 'I know I should be embarrassed and I'm acting that way to be polite, but really I am not.' Basically, if you take pride in who you are, people respect you for it. If you act ashamed, it makes people continue to think you have something to be ashamed of. The more people act cool/ take pride in being different, the sooner it will be until people stop mocking difference. They start to feel "Hey, I may not agree with that person, but I can dig him/her." Even if they still think less of your interest, owning up to it and showing no embarrassment is guaranteed to shut them up. The worst that could happen is they continue to mock you when you leave their vision, which they would have done anyway. THis way, you can at least be proud of yourself for standing up for yourself and defending the thing you love.
It's tempting to want to explain yourself, or explain why MLP is so popular these days, but people don't tend to respond to well to someone trying to educate them about something they dislike. Just stick with owning up to it at first, I'd say.
(And I know it's easy for me to say "be cool" but way harder to do in real life. Trust me, I know how hard it is. Sometimes you have to channel your inner actor, and just pretend you're someone else for a minute!)
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I just wish people would not judge someone cause of were they are at in a store. How they are dress and what color there hair is. My family does not really say much about the ponies. They think they are all for my daughter. When I say " No I wanted it and bought it for me." They look at me funny. I do not care, but it does hurt alittle bit. My hunny is the same way. I just wish they would accept it and maybe be a part of it............ Oh well that is why I am on this site to share with you all :) And I just found out today I have a friend on facebook that collects ponies to :)
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I think the reason they ask if it's a birthday gift is to find out if you need a gift receipt--a receipt that doesn't have the price on it, which you can include in case the recipient wants to return it, but without being like "Look, I spent THIS MUCH on you!"
But yeah, it's ridiculous for cashiers, especially ones at Toys R Us, to mock someone for buying toys. O__o
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They are collectors items! I don't know why people have to tease about something someone else likes no matter what it is. My friend's daughter collects MH dolls but is already hiding it from her friends because she is 13 and they might tease her about it.
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I think the reason they ask if it's a birthday gift is to find out if you need a gift receipt--a receipt that doesn't have the price on it, which you can include in case the recipient wants to return it, but without being like "Look, I spent THIS MUCH on you!"
Yup - this is what I was going to say. Most people are not judging you with the "is it a present" question - most of the time its to see if you need a receipt without an actual total. So its a courtesy. In addition, some retailers like their cashiers to engage shoppers - a smile and an innocent question. Most of the time I wouldnt read too much into that kind of question.
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They don't know what they are missing :) But that is ok, that means more for you and me!
omg. I MUST use that line when I bump into unapproving people! I guess I'm lucky because people tend to be pleasantly surprised when they discover that I keep ponies.
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I thought of this thread when I was out yesterday. I went by hot topic to pick up Rainbow Dash and D-Hooves and I had them hold them for me since they only had a few of DH left, and when the girl handed them over she said "Ohh so *you're* the one that wanted these? Yeah, you have fun with those." I was just like "Oh I will!" in the same sarcastic tone she was using on me. I told my boyfriend walking out that if she was trying to make me feel bad for buying MLP she should have picked someone else, because I have no shame. :biggrin:
The cashier however, was perfectly nice and told me she thought they were cute. ^.^
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There was one day I was in Toys R Us and picked up a few of the brushables for custom purposes and a few packs of the trading cards. The cashier looked young, probably in his late teens or early twenties, but he asked me if I wanted a gift receipt. When I said no he rolled his eyes and muttered an "oh my god" and then started smirking as he bagged stuff. It was really embarrassing even though there was no one else in line. Looking back, I wish I had spoken up but it just totally caught me off guard, mostly because I'm a girl. I kept wondering "wait... when did it become funny for a girl to buy MLP?" O.o
That's quite a bit of an assumption on his part even. Just because you don't want a gift receipt doesn't necessarily mean that you are buying them for yourself. You could have been intending to give them as gifts but know that they won't be returned. You could have been intending to donate them to charity. So many things!
Whenever I feel that I need an excuse, I just say that my nieces are fans. But mostly I just don't say anything and let them make their own assumptions. I've never run into a rude person before but I tend to play my pony collecting pretty close to the chest, so to speak.
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Some cashiers are just rude. A few mock my choices at the gas station when I buy snacks.
I say, look, you want to waste your time and energy disliking my choices in life, then that's your perogative. But I have cute colorful ponies and a very fulfilling life so..
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BTW, I don't feel ashamed. I OWN it. I went up to Target with Lyra and Trixie and started talking to the cashier. I said, "Oh yes, I'm paying for my My Little Pony toys with my groceries. Heck yes." And she just laughed.
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(not sure if this is in the right forum)
So today I went down to my local comic book store to ask about the new MLP comic coming out and the cashier seemed every excited about it, as I was leaving the cashier started talking to the couple that were behind me in line and he said "That girl is getting the MLP comic she made my day" and the girl started laughing and looked at me and said "Jesus seriously?"
=/ I'm really shy so it made me so self conscious, anyone else have stories of people being rude in public when it comes to MLP?
That is not good business. Yes, you need to leave a review online and you need to contact the Store Manager or Owner and report that behavior. The owner needs to be aware of this because in this economy, a store cannot afford to lose a sale.
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You know, I've been reading the posts in this thread, and I guess most of it chalks up to the haters gonna hate philosophy. But the thing that really blew my mind is that someponies have had cashiers/salespeople snarking at them for their purchases! Holy carp! I worked as a cashier for many years, and the whole root of the game is to treat your customers politely, because their commerce (hopefully of the repeat variety) ensures your paycheque! I know a lot of you are really shy, but that doesn't mean you have to put up with this kind of rudeness. Ask to speak to a manager. If that's too confrontational for you (and it would be for me; I'm with you), make note of or ask the cashier's name, then write a letter to the store manager or store headquarters detailing the exchange. Stores really do need to know how their frontline personnel's behaviour is affecting their customers. And we need to be able to shop for whatever we want (ponies, snacks, feminine hygiene products, whatever) without being sassed for it.
/rant over. :P
That is not good business. Yes, you need to leave a review online and you need to contact the Store Manager or Owner and report that behavior. The owner needs to be aware of this because in this economy, a store cannot afford to lose a sale.
Funny - you were posting this while I was typing. Great minds! :lol:
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The cashiers have been cool to me about my purchases, but a lot of customers have been mean to me about it, once I was rooting through a top shelf of brushables, and he stopped and stared at me, and I just shot him a dirty look and he walked away. Just this weekend, we were stuck in traffic and I was trying to detangle a G1 Applejack's tail in the car (don't worry, I wasn't the one driving) and a few people walking by gave me funny looks. My stepdad and brother have made some remarks I don't care for, but I try to keep my chin up and tell them "Oh well! It's my life, and it's like an animal version of my Mom collecting Barbies!"
I'm kind of used to getting picked on for my interests because I've liked and collected Sonic the hedgehog things since I was a child. Nothing new to me, really.
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As a cashier, I never ever judge people for buying stuff. I do however let them know when I like something they're buying! I'm a very social person.. so when I see something neat, I always comment. But if it's something I don't like, I just ring it up, smile and tell them the total.
People can be such jerks. I know cashiers deal with pain in the rear customers all the time, but that is no reason to take it out on others and judge people. :mad:
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As a cashier, I never ever judge people for buying stuff. I do however let them know when I like something they're buying! I'm a very social person.. so when I see something neat, I always comment. But if it's something I don't like, I just ring it up, smile and tell them the total.
People can be such jerks. I know cashiers deal with pain in the rear customers all the time, but that is no reason to take it out on others and judge people. :mad:
Right on! I get excited if they purchase something I really like, and otherwise I'm still a happy person, or try my best :) it's not their fault if I'm having a poopy day on which I work.
Ditto again, my friend and I are always excited to see a cashier who is upbeat and doing their best and tell them how nice it is! We've been there, and a cashier who is judgey/kinda meh attitude can really stink up your energy too. (Like waiters) Otherwise ignoring that and moving on helps!
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That is not good business. Yes, you need to leave a review online and you need to contact the Store Manager or Owner and report that behavior. The owner needs to be aware of this because in this economy, a store cannot afford to lose a sale.
Ugh, exactly! This topic is filling me with rage because, even as there are TONS of people out there BEGGING for jobs, these rude jerks get to keep theirs and perform unsatisfactorily. There's no justice in the world, I tells ya.
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Sorry that happened to you :( :hug:
*hugs* I'm so sorry you had that experience!
In my experience comic book shops in particular attract rude people. I have no idea why.
Agreed!
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The thing that has always helped me is to remember that these people have something they love, too. Everyone does. It might be something common, like football. I honestly hate conversations about football, but I'm not going to tell you that you are childish for enjoying watching a game. And that's what it is- it's a game, the sort of thing you send the kids into the yard to play when they are driving you crazy. And it's worth billions of dollars, people will drop everything to sit in a chair, eat chips and drink beer and watch some guys throw around a ball. Radio shows are taken over by discussions on last night's game, and people dress up like their favorite players. How is this different from ponies? Vikings jersey, Rainbow Dash shirt. Giant foam hand, Paradise Estate.
The very last shred of self-consciousness I had about my ponies was erased when I realized Lester collects Minneapolis Moline Tractors. Lester is a man in town who has lived there his whole life. He's a respected farmer and businessman. He is friendly, everyone knows him, and everyone smiles when they think of him, because he's a great guy. He lives on a farm in the country, but he owns a pole shed in town, where he sells parts for Minneapolis Moline tractors. One day he and his grandsons were driving all of the tractors out of the shed and getting ready to take them somewhere, so I asked him what was up. He usually takes them out for parades, but there was no parade. It was his birthday, and he had invited his tractors to his birthday party. Those are his words.
Since that day, I realized that if a well-respected and loved hometown character could have a "quirk" like that, and without a trace of self-consciousness could tell me he was having a party with his tractors, my pony obsession isn't even a little strange.
Now if someone gives me grief (which doesn't happen very often, and I like it that way) I ask them what they love. If they tell me nothing, I dig a little more. Sometimes it's their kids, sometimes it's going to the bar, but it's still the thing they love, and that's no different than ponies. I haven't found anyone yet who can't fathom that. But if they can't, I'm guess I wouldn't be too worried about it. I would just assume they love porn or drugs, something not nearly as awesome as ponies, so they don't want to admit it! Because EVERYONE LOVES SOMETHING.
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I was at Uni a few days back and we were talking about stuff in my class and we got onto the subject of MLP. And someone brought up Bronycon and was like "it's a little weird", and then a girl who I sort of like...d, jumped in with "Oh, those bronies, they're all perverts". She started talking about how most of them just only ever draw... NSFW material and make horrible fan-creations and such. I sort of just sat there like... " ; _ ; " because everyone else was like "Oh my god really they make porn of ponies that's HORRIBLE and all of them do it? ugh". I really wanted to jump in and say "But most of them are completely innocent" but... yeah. I was way too nervous. They spent a good five minutes just talking about how perverted all recent-MLP fans/bronies are and how disgusting what they do is...
They didn't mention the older gens or anything but yeah. It's made me incredibly reluctant to mention to ANYONE in my Uni that I like ponies (old AND new...) = _ =;;
There's also a lady at a toy store near where I live, whenever I buy ponies she shoots me horrible dirty looks and such. We had a large brony meet a while back and a lot of us came in to buy toys... We were VERY quiet, very calm, weren't "singing" or anything akin, we didn't even clog up the isle... :/ but when we went up to buy them, she told one brony how it's "illegal to repaint ponies" and something like we'll get arrested if we do it. LOL.
We have local brony meet ups where I live every week, and whenever we go in to buy ponies (bare in mind, we try to be as quiet and as quick as possible so as not to clog up the isles or annoy parents) she always shoots us looks and acts really passive aggressive when talking to us... O _ o
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Well I was at Walmart and looking for blind bags and there were two little girls and a mother looking at the Fashion Style Luna and Celestia.
"Look it's Nightmare Moon! She's pretty!"
The mother says. "That's not Nightmare Moon, it's..."
I spoke out. "Princess Luna" I smiled.
"Yeah!" the little girl said. and the mother was like "Yeah..."with a small smile.
I wasn't sure by it, but I think she was scared of me. I just moved on when I couldn't find blind bags. :huh:
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I was at Uni a few days back and we were talking about stuff in my class and we got onto the subject of MLP. And someone brought up Bronycon and was like "it's a little weird", and then a girl who I sort of like...d, jumped in with "Oh, those bronies, they're all perverts". She started talking about how most of them just only ever draw... NSFW material and make horrible fan-creations and such. I sort of just sat there like... " ; _ ; " because everyone else was like "Oh my god really they make porn of ponies that's HORRIBLE and all of them do it? ugh". I really wanted to jump in and say "But most of them are completely innocent" but... yeah. I was way too nervous. They spent a good five minutes just talking about how perverted all recent-MLP fans/bronies are and how disgusting what they do is...
They didn't mention the older gens or anything but yeah. It's made me incredibly reluctant to mention to ANYONE in my Uni that I like ponies (old AND new...) = _ =;;
I think this happens a lot. There are extremists in every social group. Some people do like extremely sexual or very violent fandom even if that fandom stems from a cartoon intended for children. And of course there are even more unusual fetishes out there. I'll admit I am not comfortable with this subsection of fan. I steer away from any of that stuff because to me toys are a very innocent and childlike thing. I don't enjoy mixing adult themes with them.
But some people do. And as long as they do it over there where it isn't in my face and my little ones aren't going to accidentally see it, I don't care. It's a very small percentage of the fan base. I just hate how EVERY group everywhere is generalized by their most eccentric people.
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I think this happens a lot. There are extremists in every social group. Some people do like extremely sexual or very violent fandom even if that fandom stems from a cartoon intended for children. And of course there are even more unusual fetishes out there. I'll admit I am not comfortable with this subsection of fan. I steer away from any of that stuff because to me toys are a very innocent and childlike thing. I don't enjoy mixing adult themes with them.
But some people do. And as long as they do it over there where it isn't in my face and my little ones aren't going to accidentally see it, I don't care. It's a very small percentage of the fan base. I just hate how EVERY group everywhere is generalized by their most eccentric people.
Yeah, I've noticed that about pretty much every fandom/group/community is often stereotyped. Like, when people outside the "Pokémon fandom" think of it, a lot of people view everyone as incredibly childish/immature/loud, or mentions the small amount of people in the fandom who draw NSFW as well, even though only a very very small percentage of the fandom does. But yeah. I understand that the "brony" / G4-loving community have a fair few people who like to draw and write NSFW, but honestly they're a minority ; w ; (I personally don't mind the NSFW. I don't look at it or draw it/I tend to avoid it, but I'm not bothered at all by others doing it). I guess it's just easier for some people to generalize than it is to properly explain a community, especially one like bronies/older MLP fans.
Just made me really awkward having to sit through "Bronies are all perverts!" "I won't touch G4 stuff because of them and their nsfw" (there was one girl in my class who seems to collect G1s), "they're all completely weird", and other such things... orz... I've never been in a community that gets that kinda hatred in public O _ o
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Just made me really awkward having to sit through "Bronies are all perverts!" "I won't touch G4 stuff because of them and their nsfw" (there was one girl in my class who seems to collect G1s), "they're all completely weird", and other such things... orz... I've never been in a community that gets that kinda hatred in public O _ o
Unfortunately it's a pretty common reaction. My husband isn't a Bronie but he knows what they are of course because of me. He has a guy that comes into his work all the time with his fluttershy/pinkie pie stuff on. And people treat him like some kind of pedophile. It's upsetting also because it's completely fine for an adult to like comics, action figures, violent video games, sexy whatever floats your boat... but it's not ok to enjoy a 'kids show' like Pokemon or Ponies. I'm like first of all I watched this stuff when I was a kid. If my son likes Dora in 40 years you better not call him a pervert. Besides that it's a show about love and magic and friendship. There are ALOT worse things to enjoy.
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Unfortunately it's a pretty common reaction. My husband isn't a Bronie but he knows what they are of course because of me. He has a guy that comes into his work all the time with his fluttershy/pinkie pie stuff on. And people treat him like some kind of pedophile. It's upsetting also because it's completely fine for an adult to like comics, action figures, violent video games, sexy whatever floats your boat... but it's not ok to enjoy a 'kids show' like Pokemon or Ponies. I'm like first of all I watched this stuff when I was a kid. If my son likes Dora in 40 years you better not call him a pervert. Besides that it's a show about love and magic and friendship. There are ALOT worse things to enjoy.
Yeah. There's noting wrong with being an adult and enjoying anything intended for kids, be it games, cartoons, comics, etc. It's horrible that guy gets such abuse just for wearing pony-related things. :c It's just a really positive, cute show about helping others, making friends, spreading love and just being and making others happy... > _<