You did the right thing by leaving and then calling her. I can't say that I would have done that. I probably would have told her before leaving the store. I have been in stores where the sales person wants to (or has been told) to push an item. So off and gun-ho she is to do good for her boss/owner.

So rude of her to take up your time and gas money for silliness. So nice of you to leave and not be rude back.

I admire your restraint and your patience. The moment she told me that she started dickering over what she wanted, I would have left and not called her back.

In these days of people living longer and the fact that dementia does happen at pretty young ages I think we should make a point of always being as kind as we can when we come upon difficult people like this lady. Maybe she's just lonely and wants to see people (which is more sad than bad) and maybe she has had an attack of "family-guilt" if she sells certain things, and maybe she is in the early stages of dementia. Those of us who still have it more together should be able to be kind, simply thank her and say you can see she needs more time to sort it out and if it works for you, you'll come back. I don't read every thread every day, but I've never seen such unforgiving posts before. Having said all this I have to tell you that when my dad was in Altsheimers and peed in a friend's closet I got very angry at him and, as I was mopping it up, I said WHY DIDN'T YOU GO OUT DOORS IF YOU COULDN'T FIND THE TOILET (we were in the country) and he said, "You should feel sorry for someone who would do this, not angry." It was like a bit of my old Daddy come back. We all feel angry at times, but we should be very careful about making a person feel awful if we really don't have to. I think the lady who wrote this did the best thing she could... being kind.

Exactly!! Me too!!!!

She sounds like she was waaaay too attached to her fabric.

What a wierdo. My husband would have been furious too.

That's too bad and kinda weird! I would of left also! Sorry it was a bust! Hope thedrive was scenic and you enjoyed the to
Me with hubby.

WHAT??? that is just crazy, I don't think I would of stayed that long...obviously she is not ready to get rid of her material, as I don't think I would be able to do it...but to tell you what to do with it is just crazy....

I sure wouldn't have hung around that long. She must a been a little odd. Why sell and/or make appt if you are going to do that?