MeanLaureen
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My friend who was visiting and I went to a newer upscale mall yesterday to look around and get ideas for the new business we are starting.
We went into Saks 5th Avenue and have never been looked upon as trash like that before! We weren't only looked down the nose by employees but even by customers.
I didn't know I had to get totally dressed in designer duds to hit a mall! I was wearing jeans and an Old Navy t-shirt - Teresa was wearing shorts and a Gap t-shirt - Reilly was wearing his usual apricot fur
(yes, they allow dogs in this mall)
Not one single employee would say as much as "boo" to us. They went out of their way to help customers around us and avoid us. Then I heard two customers walk by and say "Old Navy - I would never shop there" - while rolling their eyes. (I felt like saying "because you couldn't fit in anything there" but I wasn't going to lower myself - well except for the little thing I said under my breath
)
Boy, I never knew one could not be comfortable while you shop. We were clean, presentable.. but just because we chose to shop in t-shirts? Yikes. Talk about judging a book by it's cover. Not one of the customers the sales associate waited on bought something. Guess what? I would have. But I didn't! Bad move chick-a-dee!
Have you ever been met with that type of prejudice while shopping? Do you get all dolled up in your designer finest to shop a mall or do you go for comfort?
No wonder I've been avoiding department stores lately
We went into Saks 5th Avenue and have never been looked upon as trash like that before! We weren't only looked down the nose by employees but even by customers.
I didn't know I had to get totally dressed in designer duds to hit a mall! I was wearing jeans and an Old Navy t-shirt - Teresa was wearing shorts and a Gap t-shirt - Reilly was wearing his usual apricot fur

Not one single employee would say as much as "boo" to us. They went out of their way to help customers around us and avoid us. Then I heard two customers walk by and say "Old Navy - I would never shop there" - while rolling their eyes. (I felt like saying "because you couldn't fit in anything there" but I wasn't going to lower myself - well except for the little thing I said under my breath

Boy, I never knew one could not be comfortable while you shop. We were clean, presentable.. but just because we chose to shop in t-shirts? Yikes. Talk about judging a book by it's cover. Not one of the customers the sales associate waited on bought something. Guess what? I would have. But I didn't! Bad move chick-a-dee!
Have you ever been met with that type of prejudice while shopping? Do you get all dolled up in your designer finest to shop a mall or do you go for comfort?
No wonder I've been avoiding department stores lately
