Sex Discrimination in Supermarkets
Did I say sex discrimination - well I meant sox discrimination - but it’s all much of the same thing.
Today, once again I might add, saw your host cruelly treated - just as I thought every cloud had an asbestos lining as well
I thought it was too good to be true - how was I shafted ? . . .
Imagine, if you will gentle reader, that you own or run a large supermarket or store. You have a wide, nay copious array, of goods and chattels that clearly need categorizing and arranging somehow - I think we’re all familiar with the principal.
Pray tell me then - what category do you think socks would fall into ?
Wines and Spirits - Electrical - Bread and Pastry - Frozen Foods - Home Electricals - Deli - Fresh Fruit & Veg . . . ?
Any suggestions [pause] . . . well [pausing still further] . . .
Clothing shouts a clearly stupid voice from the back
Socks - what have they got to do with clothing ?
A trip shopping today provided me with an opportunity to right the recent sock buying fiasco, this time in Sainsbury’s. A chance sighting showing me just what I was looking for and a bit cheaper - well as it turned out quite a lot cheaper because of these huge signs throughout the store:
25% of all clothing and accessories
Now that’s a fairly unambiguous statement - clearly not devised by a Philadelphia lawyer nor likely to confuse even the most enfeebled dolt.
However, as with everything in the life of your host, even simple straight forward things are seldom as they seem !
Mens socks are not classed as clothing so no 25% off !
Just what are they then ?
What I need to find out is; are women socks, stocking or tights (shudder) included in the offer - if so it’s blatant sex discrimination - not to mention dubious offer statements in terms of Trading Standards !
Of course I know a thing or too about superior socks so I think I shall put my foot down and write to Lord Sainsbury !
I went to the trouble of modelling a pair of my new, undiscounted, socks and taking a picture for you because I know it’s of great interest to you 
Note the Bart Simpson cushion - not to be confused with the pillows from . . .
the bestest thing in the world ever
Not an Item of Clothing !
Do you feel sorry for me and the tortures and torment which is the purgatrory that is Life a la Goldeneye ?
would you want to walk a mile in my socks
Hosieryly Yours
Rod
Little Brother said,
May 21, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
Rod,
Do I feel sorry for you? No, don’t forget my presents
LB
Rod said,
May 22, 2009 @ 8:37 am
LB,
I won’t - it’s a pair of socks
Femme Fatale said,
May 22, 2009 @ 10:57 am
Rod,
How can you accuse shops of SEX DISCRIMINATION, when you are often lurking in the ladies jean section in Tkmaxx
Nice cushion tho
FF
xx
Jordan said,
May 22, 2009 @ 11:44 am
FF
Fantastic!!!
RC
You are the original “Gumpy old Man”
Jordan
Jordan said,
May 22, 2009 @ 11:55 am
“Grumpy old Man” even!!
Rod said,
May 22, 2009 @ 2:28 pm
FF,
‘lurking’ sounds almost furtive
Now the thing is men are discriminated against when it comes to clothing and not just here with the sock gouge.
You women have it so easy you don’t realise just how difficult my life is as a man
Regards
Rod
Rod said,
May 22, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
Jordan,
If I am a grumpy old man that begs the question:
Am I being made so ?
Now I must dash as the Environment Agency have set up a tent and display near the river behind me - doubtless they expect nobody to show any interest or to bother them - I’m now going to see what the know about pre WWI water courses
I think I just proved your point with the above paragraph
Best
Rod
Jordan said,
May 22, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
RC
Can’t wait to read about the WW1 water courses blog!
Jordan
Rod said,
May 22, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
Jordan,
I knew you’d be fascinated
I’ve just returned and the EA are going to get somebody to get intouch with me ! Result !
The thing is, that water course went straight through my missing monastery !!!!
And earlier today - I got another 2 pieces of carved stone !
Cheers
Rod
Little Brother said,
May 22, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
Rod,
Thanks for the sock. It doesn’t fit.
LB
Rod said,
May 22, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
LB
Thanks for the sock. It doesn’t fit
That’s a shame as you’re getting the other one for Xmas
Rod
Femme Fatale said,
May 22, 2009 @ 11:42 pm
Rod,
Man and difficult life do not belong in the same sentence.
:
You need to try being a woman for a day
(Good blog fodder)
FF
xx
Rod said,
May 23, 2009 @ 8:37 am
FF,
very good comment - I ended the original post saying:
Would you want to walk a mile in my socks
Now we end up with the idea of me walking a mile in high heels
I think you girls have been pulling the wool over men’s eyes.
The usual thing cited in child bearth - well I don’t think that’s what you make it out to be
I note in the paper today a woman had 6 babies in only 5 minutes
Also the other week news that very significant numbers of women experience, how shall we say, . . .
that ultimate sense of pleasure when giving birth !
I may look to swap places with a woman - we’ll see if I can do what she does and she can do what I do
Regards
Rod
WoE said,
May 23, 2009 @ 10:00 am
RodRhoda,we’ll see if I can do what she does …. since you are floundering as a man when why not give it a go, what’s the worst thing that could happen?
WoE
Femme Fatale said,
May 23, 2009 @ 10:27 am
Rod,
I look forward to being amused by your antics
Child Birth! Dont get me started on that one
FF
xx
Rod said,
May 23, 2009 @ 10:57 am
WoE
It should be easy enough !
The only thing I anticipate a problem with is all the crap TV I’ll have to watch and all the chocolate I’ll have to eat
Rod
Rod said,
May 23, 2009 @ 11:01 am
FF,
providing amusement for you at my expense is my very raison d’etre
Pleased you’ll not be banging on about giving birth, after all it seems pretty quick and easy - 6 in 5 mins !
Women could have them during a ad break so they wouldn’t even miss their favourite soap opera
Regards
Rod
WoE said,
May 23, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Rod,
Think we should treat this as a kosher job interview as it were….. exactly how are you going to go about attracting a man or do you see the need to? Where do you see yourself in five years? On a personal note here, have you experienced any hot flushes lately because a woman of your age is bound to be going through changes and struggling with things she used to find straight forward….. especially in your case presumably
By the way, the bloke that has been a ‘nodding’ acquaintance up until now, has suddenly become a predatory male…. he’s no longer interested in your extensive book collection but is strangely drawn to your 34 inch stockinged legs, high heels and plunging top. Fact is he’s not too bothered about your actual face (which is a good thing
) or indeed what you have to say… the vision of you in your transparent night gown submerged in your pond, is keeping him awake at night 
Convention dictates even today that women should present themselves for interview wearing a skirt…. are you wearing yours?
WoE
p.s. we can see no problem at all with you becoming a woman or giving birth. You are no stranger to pain so presumably would expect a degree of it during the process involved. Putting personal hygiene and appearance at the top of your daily agenda, one would also presume these standards would continue…. in short you’d make a first class woman and more than a little frightening which is an excellent place to start
At last we’d all be rid of the page three siliconed models (or would we?) but the real question is who would be your kind of man? Can’t imagine you with a footballer but we know your predilection for Spitfire pilots and men of similar calibre…. no problem there either, we’ll introduce you to a few short sighted pilots and let nature take its course 
Rod said,
May 23, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
WoE
If I were suddenly a woman for the day or a week I would have no trouble attracting a man.
I’m slim, free from baggage and I’d make an effort - they’d be forming a disorderly queue to get to me
As to hot flushes: I’d breeze through the menopause, I suspect it’s another smoke screen perpetrated by women
the real question is who would be your kind of man?
Easy one this.
Someone with money. I’ve done enough work in the past so if I get changed into a woman I may as well milk it for what it’s worth !
You know when you see that very well turned out and immaculately manicured blonde driving a Mercedes sports car through town in the afternoon - well that’ll be me and where will I be driving it ?
On Easy Street
I’ll let someone have the keeping of me
Yours
Gold
eneyeDiggerWoE said,
May 23, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
Rod,
If I were suddenly a woman … we humbly urge a gradual transformation here, any suddenness might result in a stock to your central intelligence unit with the force of added mental energy as your multi tasking chips receive an update surge
You’ll be seeing the world through new eyes….. heavily mascara’d and lids thick with smoky shadow undoubtedly.
Now that those of us who are currently women see the competition with you driving along, Hermes silk scarf blowing in the wind….. we might want to jump ship and become men instead…. would we all fall for you? Well you’re starting to look like high maintenance and of amazon proportions so we’ll leave you to the mercies of that wealthy old man sat in your passenger seat, while we focus on buying flowers and showering all the other women with compliments and being generally attentive.
I’ve done enough work in the past …. don’t you know a woman’s work is never done
WoE
Rod said,
May 23, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
WoE,
High Maintenance will be given a whole new meaning - I’ll want everything that’s going so I’ll not come cheap !
You’ve got the eye thing right - full on Keira Knightley smoky job !
don’t you know a woman’s work is never done
Perhaps if they made a start . . .
Cheers
Rodella
WoE said,
May 23, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
Rodella,
In order to attract that wealthy old man in the first place, you’ll have to do time as a ’spritzer’ girl in the ladies cosmetics department…. you’ll be a knock out in your white dental nurse overalls
Would it be too much to ask for you to don a blonde wig and give us all a gentle introduction to the woman we’ve yet to meet…. heaven forbid we should bump into you in the street unprepared.
Goodbye Poundland and TKMaxx and hello Harvey Nic’s
WoE
Rod said,
June 11, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
Update:
You’ll all no doubt still be waiting for further information re the comment on this post
Now I must dash as the Environment Agency have set up a tent and display near the river behind me - doubtless they expect nobody to show any interest or to bother them - I’m now going to see what the know about pre WWI water courses
Well, I got a call this afternoon from the EA and they confirmed my culvert theory and were able to tell me where it comes out !
I’ve just been out for a walk to take a look, culvert spotting will become the latest craze - you wait and see, and the spot indicated now, in theory at least, gives me a line on which the monastery should lie !
I know Jordan will be particularly interested in light of her response to the initial news
Can’t wait to read about the WW1 water courses
Rod - Culvert Hunter
Jordan said,
June 11, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
RC
Rod said,
June 11, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Jordan,
thanks
At least now you’ll be able to sleep without waking in the middle of the night wondering on what line the culvert runs