Taking note of prices at Carrefour

Taking note of prices at Carrefour

From Kompas

At 2.30 p.m. on May 25 I went to Carrefour at Ratu Plaza
Jakarta with a friend to purchase electronic goods for our
office. When I was in the television section, I took note of the
prices of the television sets that I was interested in buying.
Suddenly, an officer with an initial "H" snapped at and roughly
pulled me to the back of the hypermarket area for interrogation.

I was told that taking note of prices was forbidden. Then he
asked me what my job was and also why I had come to Carrefour. I
was both surprised and confused because I thought I had been
improperly treated. So, a heated argument ensued. A shop officer
should not have treated a consumer impolitely and should have
treated all consumers impartially. A gentleman beside me was busy
taking note of the prices and this officer did not seem to take
any notice of him at all.

Have I been improperly treated simply because I am a woman?
This is really unfair. I tried then to see the manager but was
told that he/she was not in. So, allow me now to advise women
wishing to shop at Carrefour to be cautious when taking note of
prices in this hypermarket as otherwise they will be in for some
improper treatment.

ANGELINA PUTRI

Jakarta