A case for discrimination?
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Topic: A case for discrimination?
Posted By: CuriousG
Subject: A case for discrimination?
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 11:33am
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A wee while ago I posted on here about my MIL who had bought some boot cleaner for her lime green boots and was sold black cleaner not clear. Long story short, she took them to court and won the cost of her boots back.
However, she still hasn't had her boots fixed, they are from Italy and she hasn't seen anything similar here. She decided to go into another store and try and see if they could dye them for her. The store she went into was different from the original one but (unbeknown to her at the time) owned by the same person. The shop keeper was very nasty and refused to serve her "because his boss would get angry as he had been told not to serve her". This is despite the owner at court saying there were no hard feelings. Is there any legal standing to discrimination about this?? MIL is very very upset, he was very nasty about the whole thing (and she can be quite sensitive). TIA ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 11:45am
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Hmm not sure about this. Maybe give Citizens Advice Bureau a call. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 11:56am
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I doubt it. In fact the owner could say one thing at court and then turn and even trespass her from his stores if he wanted to....
If he doesnt want her as a customer then that will be his prerogative not fair and not nice though....especially if she was still ok enough to go to one of his stores again! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 22 February 2008 at 9:54pm
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. If I was MIL I wouldnt want to buy anything from him again!!! He doesnt derserve her custom at all. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 10:53am
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There are about 16 grounds for discrimination under the Human Rights Act. They include things like race, marital status etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 12:24pm
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I wouldn't have thought so to be honest...customers can be refused to be served. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 7:52pm
| I dont think so either but there is no reason why she cant spread so bad reviews.....you know the disastisfied customer tells 9 friends etc. |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 9:41pm
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Yeah ruin his reputation via word of mouth ... ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 9:53pm
Well..... Ok, so it wasn't very fair, or very nice of him to do that, but he does have a right to refuse service... I don't agree, however with "ruining his reputation" ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Mum2Lucas wrote:Posted By: Roxy
Date Posted: 23 February 2008 at 11:21pm
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hmmmm thats a hard one eh.can understand both of them being pissed of.he deff will hold a grudge which would be obvious.but he shoulda had the decency to have helped her in the first place and wouldnt have gone to court.......if I was her I wouldnt want to go back to him anyway...she needs to find another even better shoe shop ------------- Caleb 15/11/02 Brooke 14/11/05 |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 1:11am
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Well not so much ruin his reputation, but she's in her rights to mention what happened there to her family & friends, people can make up their own minds & think for themselves ...should have elaborated on what I meant... ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 1:14am
Like you said fattartsrock he has a right to refuse service for whatever reason it may be, she can't really 'ruin his reputation' as I said by mentioning the situation to people, its up to the individual to make judgement and decide 'who is in the right/wrong' ...me and my late night typing 
Right thats me, im off to bed! ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |