That's a terrible thing to be bitchy about

[Imogene]

Holy crap! I wasn't even dealing with this woman, which is what made her so freaking horrible...
I was on my way out, logged out, drawer getting pulled, everything.
A customer in the line next to me turns to look at me while I'm busy waiting.
RJ: Me
AB: Annoying Bitch

RJ: *looking at nothing*
AB: *in an annoyed tone* You've got glitter on your face.
RJ: *paying little to no attention, she's not in my line, it's not important*
AB: Did you hear me? *in that, "How dare you not bow down and kiss my feet" tone*
RJ: I'm sorry, were you talking to me? If so, I'm not surprised I have glitter on my face. *just think, I work in a craft store... I go home covered in glitter! I must've wiped some sweat off my head, and it stuck*
AB: *CBF, out of nowhere*
RJ: Actually, I've been wiping glitter out of my face the past few hours... It just doesn't stay off.
AB: *wanders off to do other shopping*

What. The. Hell? She's angry I have glitter on my face? Or seems more like she can look down on me because I'm not perfectly spotless?

[blas]

Was she a crotchety old bitch?

I had a few customers back in my grocery store days, where I'd greet them, and their response was "You have too much shit on your face!" or "Why do you have so much of that black gunk around your eyes?"

Lady, it's called makeup. It's not shit. It's not gunk. I come from a generation where we express ourselves freely, with high fashion and glamorous makeup, regardless of what our parents or the men around us say. I'm one of those woman you referred to in the '20s as "One of those new fangled new aged women" followed by a snort of disgust.

Most of the people who made comments about my face weren't really in a position to judge me so harshly. Old ladies with their shaved off eyebrows drawn in with BLUE pencil, men with mullets, women who looked like Michael Jackson.....yup...

Ignore people like that. They hate themselves so much they have nothing better to do!

[gunsage]

Alternatively, you could've responded with "Oh, that's not glitter." Bonus for throwing in licking your lips immediately after saying it.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I've had people comment on my hands in stupid ways before, when taking order at Kinko's. People can't help but look at your hands when you're flpping through papers in front of them.

I have long nails on one hand. My nails grow very quickly. More quickly than I keep up with trimming them.

The other hand, the nails are very, very short. Pretty much down to the nailbed, and flat. On that hand, I have ugly peeling calluses on my fingertips. It ain't pretty.

Jerk: Why do you only bite the nails on your left hand?
Me: (ignore, never miss a beat)
Jerk: I asked why you only bite the nails on your left hand?
Me: And I gave you a chance to pretend you didn't. The way you asked was very rude. I don't bite my nails.
Jerk:
Me: I play guitar. I trim my nails very short on that hand.
Jerk: That's cool. Um...sorry.

You don't have to take it when people are rude. I mean, don't be rude back, but you can confront them in a firm, polite way.

[gunsage]

For me, I'm a nervous biter. It's become such a habit that it's absolutely ridiculous. On the other hand, when I force myself to NOT bit my nails, fingers, etc., I end up slipping when typing because of the "new" nail. In any case, often I get this...

Dude: "Hey! Get this boy something to eat; he's about to get to his wrist!"
Me: "Oh, no...this is just an appetizer."

[Horsetuna]

*is reminded of a discussion about elves and nookie and glitter on an LOTR game... Bweehehehee*

If someone mentioned I had glitter, I'd probably lick my lips and say 'Cherry flavored!" *shrek reference*

I want glitter now. I work in Childrens' Wear and always wanted to wear fancy makeup... I feel if I want to make makeup, it SHOULD be notceable. And beautiful!

[ImadeYouACookie]

Aww.. I put glitter on my face on purpose.. 'cause I'm a shining star

[Bloodsoul]

Aww, I just noticed my pretty, pink nailpolish is starting to chip

[Imogene]

I wanted to tell her: That's how I know I'm doing my job right. By going home covered in glitter!

[JustADude]

I wanted to tell her: That's how I know I'm doing my job right. By going home covered in glitter!

*dumps 5-pound bag of glitter on Juwl* Job well done. Take a half-day.

[edible_hat]

women who looked like Michael Jackson

I can't seem to find it again, but years ago I found a site where you upload photos of people and it tells you their gender, age, race, approximate IQ and chances that they're gay. It said Michael Jackson is a stupid Chinese lesbian. Got his age right though (I don't know about the IQ).

[Imogene]

*dumps 5-pound bag of glitter on Juwl* Job well done. Take a half-day.

When I was told, my first shift, that I would be going home covered in glitter every day, I turned around and asked the FES, "If I come in wearing glitter... will it be gone by the time I leave?"

[Marxfan]

Just tell you're glittery because you're a genie! And you'll grant her a wish... if she'll KISS YOUR ASS!

Well, it's funny if you're me.

[Soulstealer]

I've seen some glittery make up from time to time, especially around halloween. It's actually quite pretty.

[RammsteinGirl]

Some people just get off on pointing out other peoples' imperfections. These people usually suffer from low self esteem. Others are probably just crazy. I can't imagine why someone would get angry over seeing glitter on someone's face.

I had a customer point out my psoriasis not too long ago. In the past year, I've developed a small patch of it around my left elbow. I'm pretty self conscious about it so it upset me a little bit. Granted, she was a nice, albeit a little odd older lady and I don't think she meant to point it out. She was making conversation with me in a friendly manner, told me how pretty my hair was, and then she saw my elbow and was like, "What's that?! Did you get a booboo?" (LOL she actually said that). Thankfully, no other customers were around. I explained to her that it was psoriasis, that it was not contagious, just a defect in the immune system where it causes skin cells to shed quicker than normal, causing the scaly scab-like patches on the skin.

But the general rule of thumb is if you see something puzzling on a stranger, don't mention it. It's just not good manners.