点评:I have never been one who likes to fuss and complain, however, this "security issue" requires further scrutiny from the proprietors. My sister and I found ourselves in need of a bookcase with some character so antiquing was on the docket. We decided to begin our quest at a location unknown to us but looked promising, your establishment. We fueled up on a hearty breakfast which included tea and coffee. It is not our style to bring a beverage into any kind of store, so we were stood just inside the doors finishing our beverages when a tall and gangly young man rushed towards us. I thought his urgent demeanor might have been due to our almost finished beverages. In a practiced polite verse, he informed us we were not allowed into the premise with our bag which we, as well as a large majority of ladies, call a purse. Then, the now further stressed young man explained the 10-inch restriction on purses and offered to take our bag with him, or we could leave it in the car. We were a tad flabbergasted by the ridiculous drama to simply enter an antique store. So, we said OK, walked out, finished our beverages and left the whole building in our rear view. A couple of purely informational points I would like to state: First: another shopper, a lady with almost the identical purse, was INSIDE and shopping happily with her purse on her shoulder; Second: it should be noted that we did in fact measure our purse later in the afternoon and you know what we discovered? Our purse was 10.75 inches, so, good job to the employees for their keen observational skills. IF theft and safety are of a big concern, we certainly are NOT going to hand our purse to an unknown person nor are we going to leave our purse in the car. If your business is thriving, good for you but it will not be because of our patronage. There is a happy ending, however, to our weekend antiquing adventure: we went to one of our very favorite and very FRIENDLY places, Traditions Antiques in Wildwood. We have been going there for years. To all the other upset antique enthusiasts, I highly recommend checking out Traditions in Wildwood, they are lovely people.
翻译:我向来不是那种喜欢唠叨或抱怨的人,不过这次的“安全问题”确实需要店主们进一步加以审查。我和妹妹都需要一个颇有特色的书架,因此决定对旧家具进行翻新处理。我们决定从一家我们并不熟悉但看起来不错的店铺开始寻找,那就是贵店。我们先享用了一顿丰盛的早餐,其中还有茶和咖啡。不过,我们通常不会把饮料带进任何商店里。当时我们正站在门口处喝完最后几口饮料,这时一个身材高大、瘦长的年轻男子急匆匆朝我们跑来。我原以为他如此着急,可能是因为我们的饮料快喝完了。他用一种训练有素且礼貌的语气告诉我们:不允许带着包进入场所——我们以及绝大多数女性都把这种包称作“钱包”。接着,这位愈发紧张的年轻男子又解释了关于钱包尺寸不得超过10英寸的规定,并主动提出帮我们拿着包。或者我们可以把它留在车里。光是要进入一家古董店就要经历这么荒谬的一番周折,这让我们有些目瞪口呆。于是我们同意了,走出店门,喝完饮料后便把整栋楼甩在了身后。这里我想说明几点纯属信息性的内容:第一:另一位顾客,一位女士,她背的包包几乎和我们的一模一样。她当时就在店里,肩上背着包,开心地购物着;其次,需要说明的是,当天下午我们确实测量了包的尺寸,你们猜我们发现了什么?我们的包是10.75英寸长。员工们出色的观察力真是值得称赞啊!如果盗窃和安全问题令您忧心忡忡,我们绝对不会把包交给陌生人,也不会把包留在车里。如果您的生意蒸蒸日上……对你来说是好事啦,不过这可不是因为我们光顾的缘故。不过,我们这个周末的古董寻宝之旅还是有个圆满的结局:我们去了我们最喜欢且氛围极其友善的一家店——位于威尔德伍德的“Traditions Antiques”。多年来我们一直常去那里。对于所有那些心情沮丧的古董爱好者们,我强烈推荐你们也去威尔德伍德的Traditions Antiques看看吧,那里的店主和员工都非常友善可爱。