“Be a Normal Man” is the subject of a spam e-mail I received this morning. So, following the advice of that e-mail, I went to Home Depot to do some shopping like a “normal man.”
To my astonishment, there were more women shopping at Home Depot than men. The majority of the Home Depot sales associates were women, too.
I felt out of place, just like when I go shopping for girly things in a girly store while dressed as a boy. It felt like every woman in Home Depot was watching me to see what girly product I would fondle. I could read their minds, “What is HE going to do with that Torx screwdriver?”
I was so paranoid that I used the automated self-check-out instead of going to one of the cashiers (who were all women) to avoid the smirks and knowing looks that I was bound to receive while making my girly purchase.
Next time I shop at Home Depot, I will be sure to wear a dress, wig, makeup and heels so I won't feel out of place.
 |
| Wearing Alice + Olivia |
 |
| Agoney femulates Mónica Naranjo on Spanish television’s Tu cara me suena (Your Face Sounds Familiar). Click here to view this femulation on YouTube. |
Cashiers? At Home Despot? I was in one today, it was all self serve
ReplyDeleteGood point Fiona!
DeleteThere is a Target near me with all self serve tills……unless you want to pay with cash. Then a sales clerk has to come over and the younger ones are completely befuddled as though you were trying to pay with pelts or gold dust, lol.
Norah
Home Depots around here have human cashiers and self-serve cashiers.
DeleteDid you know that a few years ago the Home Depot store manager in Meriden was a trans person? That the store in my town had a couple of trans clerks (One of whom used to be a former COS member.). And down in North Carolina there is also a HD store manger who’s trans, she used to be from CT.
ReplyDeleteHa ha You just hit the nail on the head (no excuse for the pun) with how I feel when needing to just feel that knitted dress on the hanger even though I can feel eyes burning into me!
ReplyDeleteHa ha you just hit the nail on the head (no excuse for the pun) with how I feel when needing to touch that knitted dress on the hanger knowing those eyes are burning into me!
ReplyDeleteI live in a pretty red, Southern area, and it’s still mostly men at places like Home Depot around here. So I haven’t had this experience — at least not yet.
ReplyDeleteBut the idea of going out dressed how I want and actually feeling comfortable? That still feels pretty far off.
Still… stories like this give me hope that maybe one day it won’t be. 💜
June 1 is wear a dress day.
ReplyDeleteMy 2023 day - https://www.rhondasescape.com/2023/06/happy-national-dress-day.html
One of my stops that day was Home Depot - I hear the Home Deport is the hot spot where er women go to find men. Google AI - "Yes, there's a trend of women going to Home Depot to meet men, which has gained popularity on TikTok. This trend, often called "Home Depot Dating,"