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My 19 year old daughter was working construction and needed a truck. We went to a Ford dealership and it was 5 minutes before any of the sales people approached us. A middle aged man. My daughter had done research and knew what types of features she wanted. The conversation was a bit odd as whenever my daughter asked a question, he answered to me. It went something like this:

Daughter: Which engine does this one have, 4 or 6 cylinder?

Salesman: This one has leather seats.

D: I need to know the engine size and horsepower.

S: And it includes the upgraded sound system.

D: I really need to know about the engine. Also the towing capacity.

S: the back seat isn't big enough for baby carseats. A young lady like you should be looking at a nice family car.

D: I work construction, you f****ng idiot. What the h*** is the engine size and towing capacity?

S: uh… I guess I could look that up.

D: uh… I guess I can check out the Dodge dealer across the street.

Unfortunately, we got nearly the identical treatment there. She ended up buying a Nissan pickup truck. And to my embarrassment (and a little bit of pride tbh) she drove her new Nissan next door to the Ford dealership where the salesman was talking to another woman. She shouted out the window, “you screwed up big time, you misogynistic a-hole. Lady, don't buy anything from that jacka**. He's a total f****ng moron.”

The lady smiled. “I kinda noticed. Did they treat you better at Nissan?” She was walking off the lot towards the Nissan dealership as we left.

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