not MAC but LUSH (so it counts as cosmetic retail
)
we had this weird old guy (approx in his early 60s) who would come in on a regular base and talk with the female SAs. I didnt knew him (we only have short shifts as were only allowed to work a certain amount of hours per months, german bureaucracy
) so i went up to him and asked him if i could explain him something. he was sniffing soaps and told me that they all semlt disgusting. i tried to find out what he liked (smell-wise) and tried to find a soap he might like. after the fourth or fifth soap he didnt like i put the soap tester back down and he grabbed my hand and KISSED it. i was standing there shocked. when i regained some of my consciousness i asked him why he did that. he answered, and i am NOT kidding: "I thought you wanted it"
"uhm... no i certainly didnt want it."
"i thought you were flirting"
"i was not flirting, i was showing you soaps. i would like an excuse for this."
"sorry."
i went straight backstage, where another SA asked me what happened. when i told it to her i started to cry because i was just so frustrated and angry. she went out and asked him to leave the store.
as far as i know, the guy has been in our shop several times. once he asked an SA what she was thinking of his new bought pullover, another time he showed a cheap perfume, stating that this was his fave fragrance and this smelt good, unlike our fragrances. he also shocked one of our new SAs on her first days, i relly felt for her... and the best thing, in my opinion, was, when he once actually bought the easter-bunny-shaped honey soap because it smelt tasty and then returned only 5 minutes later asking if you could eat it. when the SA said "no" he said he tried it and took the bunny out of a bag, and it was missing some parts and had visible bitemarks.
after the incident with my hand he got banned from the store the next time my manager saw him.