So my employees told me today that a woman in her early 40’s came in and was placing an order and had seen one of our custom printed shirts that said “ buck furpees” (if you know what a burpee is you’d understand) in the showroom and she went off the rails. Apparently she was offended and wanted to make a formal complaint. Seriously? Would this offend you?
It would totally offend me that she went off the rails over that shirt!!!
No, I would not be offended by the shirt.
It's a shame neither you, nor your employees, could tell her to take her offense, fold it in three corners, and stick it up her ass.
I get that it's not a good business model to tell customers to piss off.
I really wish I was standing next to people that do that kind of thing, while they're doing it. Just so I could tell them to get over themselves, nobody cares if they're offended, and their behavior is what is offensive.
That said, I find Crossfit offensive.
Be all professional, pull out a paper and pen, and say, can you explain exactly why you find the T-shirt offensive, ma'am? Then pretend not to understand as she tries to explain why the word "buck" is offensive.
I have a t-shirt that says "I Love Burpees.....said NO ONE ever!"
I need that one...yeah, it is a CrossFitter's nightmare exercise...hate hate hate...love love love...ugh
No...it would not offend me any more than all of the t-shirts I have seen in catalogs, stores, etc. Take her complaint and then ignore her...
The folks who work for the coroner in my county wear shirts that say last responder on them. If you want to be offended, there you go. And seriously buck furpees.
Entitled snowflakes who think if everything in the world doesn't cater to their thin skinned sensibilities - it is an abomination. Maybe she should travel overseas and see kids starving, women murdered for trying to report rape, or being treated as a second class citizen b/c of race/sex/width of your nose. BTW - I would wager $20 she was a christian.
And no...that wouldn't offend 90% of the reasonable, rational, adult population IMO.
He just about covered every comment I would have made. Personally I could care less what she thinks.