I was in the Chiswick area earlier in the week with our friend who has been visiting. Since we were in the neighbourhood, we stopped in to see what Lea & Sandeman had in stock, as they usually have a good selection for decent prices. The salesman was not content to let us browse, though. When I told him I was 'just looking' at his selection of sparkling wines, he pressed me for what I was interested in. Not seeing any on the shelf, I asked if they had any sparkling red wines. The response I got was pretty unbelieveable - the salesman said that they didn't have anything like a sparkling shiraz, but most of the champagnes were made with red wine grapes and why didn't a try something like a 100% pinot noir champagne or a rose prosecco? Hello! These are not even close to a sparkling red wine!!
I had to leave the store at that point because I don't like being treated like an idiot. If he really, really wanted to sell me something, he should have asked what I wanted the sparkling red for and then pointed me to some suitable options. I expect better service from Lea & Sandeman, and just hope this guy was simply having an off-day yesterday.
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