[jamyourhype]

I thought I had mastered the art of haggling, until this shopkeeper got a bit... weird.

I was in a corner shop today looking to buy some bobby pins. They were £1.29 but I only had £1.10 or so, so I asked the shopkeeper if I could just give him what I had and made banter like "I'm a student, I don't have a job or much money" blah blah so he asked how old I was and I said 18 and he kept asking if I was lying and I said no (because I wasn't).

Then he was like cant you get money from your parents and I said yeah, she gave me this £1.10, and then he was like what about your boyfriend, and I said I don't have one, and he started going on about how he doesn't believe that I don't have a boyfriend, and asking me why not, but I just ignored his questions.

Then he said that because he 'likes me' I could have the bobby pins for free (result!). But then he asked if I wanted anything else, so I (probably quite foolishly) picked up a hairbrush and then he asked if I wanted anything else and I took some hair rollers (prom soon haha). He asked me If I wanted anything else after that and I declined. He then patted my back and asked if I was happy, then said again that because he likes me I could have the stuff, at which point I began to feel a bit uncomfortable.

He then said that I should write down my number for him and call him if I wanted any more stuff, at which point I was just like WHOA. He said I should wait while he writes his number down, and I said I wouldn't give him my number, but I would give him my email address (one I don't use but still have the password for, just in case I need proof of anything..). He wrote down his number and then told me his email address to write down, and asked me why I didn't put my number down, which I ignored.

He asked me my age and if I was happy again and then as I was leaving the shop said (in his slightly broken English) "why you didn't put your number down, miss call me and I call you) and I said I don't give my number out to people, and that I'd email instead, which I have no intention of doing.

I left the shop feeling really uncomfortable, bearing in mind that this was a 40-something year old (judging by his email address) man asking for my number after giving me a bunch of free stuff. I just felt like he might be expecting something in return...

TLDR:
A man asked for my number after giving me free stuff from his shop. Is this situation weird or dodgy at all to you, or is it just my imagination blowing things out of proportion?

[susuthemusu]

erm its weird that you cant see anything wrong with that

[Cherriesxo]

I laughed when he gave you the pins for free then asked you if you wanted anything else, and you picked up a bunch of other stuff
Haha, yes it's creepy but you got the stuff for free! But Yeah.... I wouldn't go to that shop again.

[Sgt.Incontro]

Why didn't you just quickly fudge the last two digits of your phone #?

Then you could have walked straight out, after giving him a fake smile saying you would call him.

[Horatio-]

Lol at that guy.

[Xarren]

Lol. Peado Bear.

[mikeyd85]

Flirt Divert: 07770 774 914

Just give them that number whenever you don't want to give out your real number.

[britchick]

Yeah that is very weird. And I also loved how cheeky you were taking the other stuff too haha! As the other person said, don't go back into that shop again. I wouldn't even check my emails from that email address either, he might send uncomfortable/inappropriate emails leaving you feel worried or whatever - just ignore the whole thing ever happened and make no effort of contacting/seeing/even reading any emails from him again. At least you know for future reference to just get out of there asap if it happens with anyone else again!

[Oh my Ms. Coffey]

Sounds like the start of a porn movie.

[Piprod01]

That's really creepy. Don't contact him again.

[GottaLovePhysics! :)]

Why dodgy? He is just trying it on. He may have mistaken your barter banter for flirting.
"just in case I need proof of anything" Proof of what? Your 18. He knows your 18. He was asking for your number. Just dont go there again?

[Dream.On]

he is harmless, I wouldnt boycott the shop, still go in there but next time pay up. You've just made a buddy lol

[yothi5]

Next time, just pay the full price in a shop. That's usually the norm in the UK. Also, you stood in the shop and led him on. You should have walked off after you got free pins. Plus, you created a TSR account to post this...

[Extricated]

hahahahahaha

[Add!ction]

You should have picked up a lucky bag and a kids magazine to make him feel like a paedo.

[sarahthegemini]

That is incredibly creepy but then why the hell would you go to a shop and try to haggle? That's what market stalls are for, not corner shops. I can't believe you had the cheek to pick up other stuff too tbh.

[tooti]

He gave you them for free because 'he likes you'. How can you question what his motives were? I mean he sounds creepy but its not that bad, just avoid the shop.

[UKnowWhoYouAre]

LOL you led him on by taking more stuff for free and now he expects something in return, next time you go into the shop pay what you owe him and don't small chat with him again, he's 40 for God's Sake!

[Clare~Bear]

Did he have this look on his face ????

You seem a bit naive OP, by the sounds of it, he was at least hoping for a BJ.

[Luxray]

Every time you use the hairbrush...just think he was trying to groom you with it.