&$^(@#%$% saddlers.....

[Christmas_Kate]

Took my youngest in to get measured for a hat today. Old guy who does the measuring / fitting took one look at her and said "no".

WTF??

"her head will be too small for any of the hats we sell, and I'm not prepared to measure her incase you buy one off the internet".

WTF??????

The fact I have already measured her myself and she comes up at approxomately a 49, but took her to the shop to buy one fitted to her head shape and make sure it fitted properly surely speaks volumes??

I am hopping mad and now face a trek across the bl***y county to other tack shops to try and get one in the right size.

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[harvgj19]

Thats daft. So he didn't even measure her to see if they did have a hat to fit her?

Obviously has more money than he needs if he can turn business away like that!

 

[Christmas_Kate]

well, I went in and said "I'd like a hat fitting for my daughter, I think she's about 49 inches, but want to make sure she has one that fits properly". And he turned me away.

 

[Baggybreeches]

Thats some head your little un's got if its 49 inches?

Making assumptions now about very strange looking child

 

[evsj]

I have heard that some saddlers are witholding measurements of horse's following saddling fitting sessions because of the ebay thing.

 

[KatB]

Thats ridiculous, becasue you are paying for the service!??

 

[Gingernags]

Well surely he could have measured it to check he hadn't got any small enought but not told you the measurement????

And does he think you'd really buy a hat of ebay for a kid? If there is one thing I'd NEVER buy second hand or off ebay its a hat!

 

[Christmas_Kate]

That's what i thought. They're champion stockists (stock nothing else) and I thought he'd at least see if they did anything small enough.
Looked online and found a stockist for C&O who do weeny (000) size hats so off to see them on saturday.