Abercrombie had shirtless male employees working yesterday...

[Aimeedyan]

I'm really NOT a prude, but this bothered me! I was at the mall yesterday, and there were several male employees at Abercrombie standing in the front of the store with a barely dressed girl, I guess trying to entice people to come in... They weren't doing ANYTHING but standing there, watching people go by. I walked past 2x, about an hour apart, they were still there. Someone online told me last week that the same was going on at her local store, has anyone else noticed this?

I guess what really bothered me is that the store was next door to Limited Too, with lots of little girls shopping, and the fact that the mall has a dress code, no one else can walk around topless. I should mention that they were getting no attention, most people just glanced at them and kept going, which is what I did as well...

I know they sell their clothes with sex and nothing more, but I just wonder if real live men is a bit too much for the local mall.

Thoughts?

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I'd be curious to know if they discriminate their employees based upon looks. I also wonder what happened to any employees who requested to keep their shirts on.

I'm not a prude either, but that just seems sad to me, that they have to resort to shirtless men and scantily clad women to sell clothing.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

My boyfriend and I saw this at a mall in St. Louis on Saturday. I was shocked. After my boyfriend picked my jaw up off the floor he laughed and said, yeah i know what you are thinking you don't have to say it lol
The guy I saw was incredibly hot.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I'd be curious to know if they discriminate their employees based upon looks. I also wonder what happened to any employees who requested to keep their shirts on.

I'm not a prude either, but that just seems sad to me, that they have to resort to shirtless men and scantily clad women to sell clothing.

There's been countless accounts of discrimination there, you just walk in and tell that I had a friend work there that quit over it. =(

 

[Maleficent13]

Not to be argumentative, but you walked by twice, noticed the men and their scantily clad female companion enough to post about them, and yet call that not paying them any attention?

They do this at our mall about every quarter or so...it does give them a lot of business. I assume they've done the research and concluded the boost it gives them outweighs the problems it causes them. JMHO.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Well, at least it wasn't Hooters!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

There's been countless accounts of discrimination there, you just walk in and tell that I had a friend work there that quit over it. =(

I don't think I've ever actually been into one of their stores. Maybe once a long time ago. The clothes are boring, overpriced, and they always have annoying music blaring.

But it would not surprise me in the least to know they would only hire supposedly attractive people to work there.

 

[SPAM]

disgusting...

 

[Trish Bessette]

My sister told me that they have had tons of lawsuits thrown at them for discrimination.

Just look at their clothes....they are all made so small. A womens large at Abercrombie is about a small in reality.

Too bad it's such a hit with my daughter

 

[Snoopymom]

I'll never understand the concept of selling clothes with nudity, well I do, but ya know.

Didn't you have to be an adult to get their catalog of clothes FOR KIDS because of nude pictures?

 

[Samirella]

I also wonder what happened to any employees who requested to keep their shirts on.

They aren't employees. They are models.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Not to be argumentative, but you walked by twice, noticed the men and their scantily clad female companion enough to post about them, and yet call that not paying them any attention?

They do this at our mall about every quarter or so...it does give them a lot of business. I assume they've done the research and concluded the boost it gives them outweighs the problems it causes them. JMHO.

Well, I consider glancing from the other side of the mall on my way out of a store not giving much attention, I didn't even make eye contact. When you walk out of Banana Republic and are looking right at them, you can tell it's a couple guys in their jeans and nothing else without having to give much attention

Now gawking, going in the store, walking past several times, standing and staring, finding yourself a bench to perch on to watch the action, etc are what I consider to be giving attention - guess it's just your definition of attention.

 

[Samirella]

My sister told me that they have had tons of lawsuits thrown at them for discrimination.

Just look at their clothes....they are all made so small. A womens large at Abercrombie is about a small in reality.

Too bad it's such a hit with my daughter

Really? I normally wear size six or eight pants and I'm a two or a four at Abercrombie. I find that Hollister clothing is sized smaller than normal.

 

[Aimeedyan]

They aren't employees. They are models.

Really? How interesting!

 

[DisDuck]

At my mall, the shirtless guy and NOT scantily dressed girl (low-rider jeans & top which covered belly but had side cutouts) were inside the main doorway not out the mall traffic. Found nothing wrong with it. No one forced you into the store. Besides if seeing a bare chest is 'wrong' (young children around, etc.) then I hope no one walks around at the pool/beach bare chested.

 

[KathiWithAnI]

I have never shopped there but after the gymnastics shirt they were selling last year, I would NEVER shop there!!

(FYI, it was a shirt with a gymnast on the still rings holding an "L" seat and had the caption, L is for Losers-- sure it may have been funny to some people, but not to those of us in the sport!!)

Kathi

 

[Maleficent13]

They aren't employees. They are models.

The store at my mall ships in the catalog models most of the time too.

To the OP, I understand your distinction about attention. I have to admit, I have paid them some attention in the past. Still won't pay the outrageous $$ for their clothes, but eye candy is fine with me.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Really? I normally wear size six or eight pants and I'm a two or a four at Abercrombie. I find that Hollister clothing is sized smaller than normal.

I could not fit one of my legs into a size 6.

I'm not sure what Hollister clothing is, but I have found that at "mall" stores like A&F, Express etc., sizes tend to run REALLY small.

 

[minniecarousel]

uh...they probably weren't regular employees - they were probably models hired for the day. I'm glad I don't have a need to go into that store.

 

[DisneyPhD]

We were at a mall last week and I was put out by the larger then life poster of a women with no pants on with a man on top of here. What really anoyed me is it was right in frount of the Disney Store.

I would write a letter to the local mall and make a phone call complaining. Nothing will change unless the get complants.