'Do I buy them here? Do I look for a female sales clerk? Do I go to a different store?' She wondered before deciding and she went looking for a female sales clerk.
Several minutes later she concluded, 'Only guys working the registers today.'
Rather than put back her purchases and try elsewhere, Jennifer decided to get in line. Picking what looked to her to be the shortest line, she waited her turn.
A minute after she stepped in line a slightly older young lady stepped up behind her.
"How well does that brand work?" She asked Jennifer, pointing to the tampons in Jennifer's basket. "I haven't tried tampons since the big toxic shock scare a few years back."
"I haven't tried every brand, but I am satisfied with these." Jennifer said while hopping that the guys in line were not paying attention to this discussion. 'What could be worse?' Jennifer wondered as the line slowly moved forward.
At last it was her turn. Jennifer placed the basket on the check-out counter and waited.
The sales clerk picked up the first item, the package of tampons and
