Somebody refused to sell me a FIM comic!

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

After work today I went to my local comic store to buy issue 2 of MLP friends forever. However when I asked the guy behind the counter for it, he refused to sell it to me, saying he thought Bronies were weird! Needless to say, I had a few choice words with him.

Do you think I should go back and complain?

[Jen12x 24]

Why does he stock it if he's not going to sell it? Go back and tell him he's weird. Maybe he's keeping it for himself.

[yeet 2,026]

go back and complain, why have the comic if hes not gonna fucking sell it. 

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

That just sounds extremely petty and childish. 

 

I'm lucky here because the guys running my local shop don't think a thing of it(and I even have a monthly sub to it with them)

[Moonlight 7,285]

Go back and complain. It's pointless to have comics in stock and refuse to sell them just because you think the fandom centered around it is weird. It's so petty and childish, and one would assume he'd sell it anyway despite his opinions, since you know...if you sell something, you make money, that's kind of how it works. 

[CT-1138 3,182]

Complain to his manager. The guy doesn't know you're buying it for yourself (unless you made it obvious), how would he know if wasn't for your little sister or something.

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

Really? Why have an item in stock if you're not going to let people buy it? That's just stupid.

 

Anyways, my comic store guys would never reject a customer for some stupid reason like thinking that "bronies are weird." You should definitely complain.

[Zhortac 1,474]

Yeah, you should complain. Not only is that just stupid, that is bad business. Dude is likely to get fired.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I think you're all forgetting that OP is screwed and up shit creek in a leaky boat with no paddle if said asshole is the store owner. It's not like he's going to fire himself. 

Edited March 7, 2014 by Shoboni

[Rarity Paige Belle 1,854]

I think you're all forgetting that OP is screwed and up shit creek in a leaky boat with no paddle if said asshole is the store owner. It's not like he's going to fire himself.

 

He's not the boss. I've never seen this guy before, but I agree, why the hell work there if he doesn't want to sell me the merchandise!

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

He's not the boss. I've never seen this guy before, but I agree, why the hell work there if he doesn't want to sell me the merchandise!

 

I honesty agree that's really damn petty to refuse you an item because he think your being a fan of it is weird. 

[Orablanco Account 3,707]

Screw that store. Tell the owner he's lost a customer and go buy your comic somewhere else.

[Castle Bleck 19,296]

Go back, and promise to kick his @$$ if he doesn't, I don't know, DO HIS FREAKING JOB!!!

Edited March 7, 2014 by Anti-Villain

[Syeekoh 33]

Complain to his manager. The guy doesn't know you're buying it for yourself (unless you made it obvious), how would he know if wasn't for your little sister or something.

This. It's your best and only legal option.

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Yeah, go tell the manager. I'd be very surprised if they let him get away with it since his actions would be cutting into the store's profits.

 

And if for some weird reason his boss backs him up, then well that store kind of deserves to lose business.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

Go back and complain, actually you could sue him at least around here for not selling it to you.

Edited March 7, 2014 by Fluttershyfan94

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

Yeah, I'll have to echo going back and complaining to someone in charge (provided said worker isn't the one in charge). As far as I'm aware, legally, he can't refuse you service without a good valid reason and "not liking the thing you like" is not a valid reason and could very well cost him his job. 

Edited March 7, 2014 by PoisonClaw

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,822]

Go back and tell him that you have the right to buy whatever is at that store regardless if it's My Little Pony. 

[Occasus 14]

Over here in Germany you could sue him (If I remember right).

I think this actually is discrimination...

[Gyruss 125]

Go back, and promise to kick his @$$ if he doesn't, I don't know, DO HIS FREAKING JOB!!!

 

 

I hope you're joking. I really do.

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Yeah, I'll have to echo going back and complaining to someone in charge (provided said worker isn't the one in charge). As far as I'm aware, legally, he can't refuse you service without a good valid reason and "not liking the thing you like" is not a valid reason and could very well cost him his job. 

I'm not too familiar with the laws in the UK, but it doesn't seem like what he's doing should be illegal, because bronies aren't a race or religion or sexual orientation.

 

The main thing would be that's it's just bad business, as they've burned a potential future customer over something dumb.

[GenderIsAnIllusion 2,177]

Claim discrimination, then threaten to sue. Works every-time .

 

It's happened to me at Hastings a few times.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Does anyone else find it funny that the comic DOES actually seem to be geared more towards older fans and that's the MLP media he thinks it's weird for us to consume .

[Gyruss 125]

I'm not too familiar with the laws in the UK, but it doesn't seem like what he's doing should be illegal, because bronies aren't a race or religion or sexual orientation.

 

The main thing would be that's it's just bad business, as they've burned a potential future customer over something dumb.

I think it goes beyond just burning a bridge with a customer.  There's a potential for bad word of mouth to spread.

 

If you didn't want to go to the hassle of complaining, you could just try to buy the comic when someone else is working or something.  Surely not everybody would refuse you.  Then again, I suppose complaining wouldn't be about getting the comic.  It'd be more about the principle of the situation.

Edited March 7, 2014 by Gyruss

[-FlutterSnipe- 215]

Pull out your gun and take it without paying for it!!!! Jk complain to his manager... Unless the gun is like really easy to get to, cus then it might take less effort