The Haram Shoe LoL
Well hello there!
Today I will share one of my story, exactly happened two days ago. I have a doubt for posting this one, regarding it is related to other people religion. Easy for some people to say this, but not for me because someone else can sue me or put me in jail for saying things that insult their religion.
But I believe you guys are not that sensitive, so let me try my best to tell this one in a very proper way... and I have erased all the jokes that might hurt someone else feelings.
So I have been looking for my new shoes, the current one hasn't broken yet but I feel like it won't last till next year. My current shoe is a New Balance, my mother bought it because it was one of the cheapest shoes here, in term of international brands.
The thing is... I do not like my current shoes. So I feel some urge to buy a new shoes first before my mother buys another one for me, which almost guaranteed won't fit my style and my taste.
One of the stores I visited last weekend was a New Balance store, I wanted to see their designs. New balance designs are a bit outdated, mostly millennials and boomers buy them here. And somehow, I found a shoe that fit my style
It was New Balance 2002R, old time hits. However there was a condition that made me could not touch it. As you can see on the picture, they have wrapped the shoe with plastic wrap.
There was a label there, ATTENTION, PRODUCT CONTAINS PIG SKIN. Yes this shoe, the one that picked my interest, cointained a pig skin and the store did not want to get sue so they wrapped the shoe with plastic wrap.
Pig Skin is a haram material for apparel. Apparently only pig's and dog's skin that you can not have them as apparel materials. The store believed tagging it with red label or HARAM tag was not enough. Maybe they were afraid some idiots might come to lick the shoe... then they would sue the store for trapping them licking HARAM stuffs.
The problem is... I could not try the shoe. I asked for a try out, but they wanted a guarantee that I would buy it if it fitted me. It's dumb, I could not touch it without plastic, I could not feel it, and if I tried with my size, I had to buy it... then what's the point of having that shoe in the display?
I decided not to look for other stores because that situation put my mood off. Do you think it is proper to wrap shoes with plastic then everyone who want to try it have to agree they must buy it if the size fit them?
Was I being too sensitive that time? I have no issue with Moeslim, majority of my big family members hold Islam as their religion. But sometime religions love to put us in a dumb situation... regardless any religion it is.
@dewabrata, eso de "But sometime religions love to put us in a dumb situation" es algo que aprendí por las cosas de la vida, no por los libros.
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That seems ridiculous they would only let you try the shoe if you promised to buy it. They should've just had you sign a waiver not to sue them.
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they already put red labels there, so the law should protect them from the idiots, not protect the idiots from their own idiocy by punishing the normal people
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Gosh. Weird behavior
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there are many other silly things here lol
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Hadeh.. dodol banget tuh tokonya bang. Lagian ngapain juga dipajang disana. Yang mau nyoba sepatu itu berarti orang yang ga masalah dengan babi. Gimana mau beli klo nyoba sepatunya pas atau ga aja dilarang (boleh nyoba dengan syarat wajib beli) ckckck..
Atau mereka takut setelah plastiknya dibuka akan mencemari kehalalan tempat tersebut. Saya kurang paham juga masalah itu
Yang paling aman ya seharusnya mereka ga pajang sih klo menurut saya.
klo ga dipajang, ga bakalan kebeli om wkwkwk, serba salah kan
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Mungkin perlu dibuatin toko khusus untuk produk haram wkwkwk
When I worked at a local retail chain about 20 years ago, the management had a problem with one cashier who ran into similar problems. She worked the cashier lanes, but she would not touch any pork or pig products on her conveyor belt. She would call for a manager to ring it through instead. This slowed down a lot of people, not just herself. The management tried finding other positions for her in the store, areas where she wouldn't have to come into contact with pig products. She refused to move to any other department. She only wanted to be a cashier.
Because of that, they terminated her employment. It just wasn't feasible. I heard about this because apparently she tried to file a discrimination complaint, even though they had made multiple attempts to accommodate her religious needs. If I recall correctly, she got laughed out of court, and rightfully so. But still, is was an odd thing to overhear the management talking about in the break room...
it is hard when it is related to religion, and it doesn't matter who win or lose, it will end up on an awkward situation. thanks for sharing
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Ain't that the truth! I hope you find some good shoes, too.