How Often Do You See A Sense Of "Entitlement In Today"s Society?

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

I worked in a store after retirement that had fine jewelry. A woman actually tried to return a $4,000.00 ring that had been sized from the standard 7 to her 4 1/2! Nothing was wrong with the ring at all. She just didn't want to pay for it!!!!!!!

(Everytime a ring is resized, it weakens it a little. Extreme size change caused the "shoulders" to be bent down to fit the small size.).

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@ECBG Well did she get away with it or did you send her packing? Sometimes stores will take things back if it's a well-heeled customer.

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Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

Oh keep me from temptation.......

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

Perkup · ‎03-09-2010

I think it's reasonably accurate for me to say that any time I leave my house for a public place I see someone (or lots of someones) with a sense of entitlement. It appears in so many ways that you can't avoid it anymore.

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

Very often, I'm sorry to say. People seem to think if they are pushy enough, or bold enough, they can get what ever they want, regardless whethet its fair or right

StraytoStay · ‎07-18-2016

Yes, I don't know where it began to go that way in society, it will be interesting to hear people's theories. I used to work at a retail store and would get arguments that "The customer's always right" for deals/markdowns I wasn't allowed to do! I imagine it is worse involving a lot of money as in the OP situation, too.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@ECBG wrote:
I worked in a store after retirement that had fine jewelry. A woman actually tried to return a $4,000.00 ring that had been sized from the standard 7 to her 4 1/2! Nothing was wrong with the ring at all. She just didn't want to pay for it!!!!!!!

(Everytime a ring is resized, it weakens it a little. Extreme size change caused the "shoulders" to be bent down to fit the small size.).

Did she have your store size it? If so no reputable, knowledgeable jeweler would bring a 7 to a 4 1/2. The ring should have been ordered in her size.

I saw this in a jewelry store where a young couple wanted to buy an engagement ring and the sales associate told her they would size it from a 7 to a 3 I rarely intervene but told them to have it ordered. The sales associate just wanted to make a quick sale at the expense of two young people who knew nothing about jewelry.

As far as entitlement, I rarely see it but then again it's not really on my radar of thoughts.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Perkup wrote:
I think it's reasonably accurate for me to say that any time I leave my house for a public place I see someone (or lots of someones) with a sense of entitlement. It appears in so many ways that you can't avoid it anymore.

This was going to be my reply.

And it doesn't have a thing to do with economic level. People from the lowest economic rung in our society to the highest, and many in between feel entitled.

They feel entitled to respect they don't earn, to things they don't work for, to having their way regardless others who are involved or what they might wish. They feel entitled to force their ideas, opinions, beliefs, politics, etc. even when you say 'no thank you'. The feel entitled to be taken seriously when they whine and complain, and feel entitled to ignore others complaints or pain.

It pretty much is a universal thing these days.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

It's nothing new. My mother told similar stories from when she worked in a large SF department store as a teenager and later again when she was older.

Stormygirl · ‎08-01-2015

I guess I would have to give an example..kind of similar but I dont find my friend has a sense of entitlement per se (not as easy as that) but she has a "shopping addiction" looking for the high of the buy which of course lasts only until the bill rolls in.....then the low sets in that the promised happiness that the object was supposed to bring with the price tag didnt happen. Hmmmm. LOL A sense of entitlement would be for her to feel entitled to keep the bobble and expect others to pay for it LOL....We are working on her emmm problem and am happy to say progress is being made.

We live in a consumer driven society in which many are never quite satisfied with their "lot" in life and that we must somehow, some way by hook or by crook buy the object of our immediate wishes. The hype of the sell never quite fixes our inner demons and sometimes people end up never saited. I have lived in poverty in my life and yup I have occasional wants but cant let them get in the way. Cant keep up with a more fortunate persons wallet and that is ok....Im not entitled to the fruits of my neighbors labor. (wouldnt mind if someone threw me a pair of CZ earrings though LOL) IN past 3 weeks I have almost died and had catostrophic failure of my spinal pain pump which required 2 surgeries. I may not make it through. That my friends fixes any sense of entitlement bits left..If you have your health you are indeed wealthy.

Also I guess depends on return policy of a store and if the lady was repeat offender or had like my friend often does...buyers remorse. (hugs to you and yours)