Drunken Rant on Various SCs

[RetailActress]

Dear Ladies, aged roughly 50-80 .... your retired HUBBY that accompanies you as an ADVISOR as you shop for clothes? UGH! Doesn't he have anything else to do? Shouldn't he be playing golf, or mowing the lawn, or visiting his proctologist, or volunteering somewhere, or napping? BECAUSE, if he's "helping you" shop for clothes, he is SO p-whipped. We do not like him, and we do not like you. However, one of you will pay. We don't care who. Just do it, and then get out quickly.

The only thing worse than this is when I worked at a womens clothing store aimed towards age 30-50, and our customers brought their SONS into the fitting rooms to see if MOMMY looked COOL in our clothes. I mean, boys aged 10-18, parked in armchairs overlooking the fitting rooms, assessing their moms' sexiness. NO - NO - NO! There's something so wrong about this. PUKE!

Yet another annoying situation involved an utterly clueless customer whose identifying call is: "How do I look in this?" Having been born MINUS the self-assessment gene, this individual depends heavily on salespersons' opinions. What do you think they're going to be? RIGHT ... you look the best in the most expensive stuff, stupid!

<bowing down to the originators of this website, because I now completely understand how ENTIRELY much CUSTOMERS SUCK>

R.A.

[Bandit]

The only thing worse than this is when I worked at a womens clothing store aimed towards age 30-50, and our customers brought their SONS into the fitting rooms to see if MOMMY looked COOL in our clothes. I mean, boys aged 10-18, parked in armchairs overlooking the fitting rooms, assessing their moms' sexiness. NO - NO - NO! There's something so wrong about this. PUKE!

Oedipus is on line one! <shudder>

B

[prb]

The only thing worse than this is when I worked at a womens clothing store aimed towards age 30-50, and our customers brought their SONS into the fitting rooms to see if MOMMY looked COOL in our clothes. I mean, boys aged 10-18, parked in armchairs overlooking the fitting rooms, assessing their moms' sexiness. NO - NO - NO! There's something so wrong about this. PUKE!

Agreed. My mom makes me do this, so now that she lets me out of the house (yup, I wasn't allowed out without her until I turned 18), when she needs clothes I disappear.

[GingerBiscuit]

My boy helps me choose clothes.

But then he has to look at me, I help him shop as well.

In fact, as he has a designers eye and is honest (while being tactful) he's brilliant to take shopping with me.

[Hyndis]

Ugh. My mother used to do that to me. Even now she still keeps asking for advice on all sorts of things, such as what she should wear to a date or even what she should order at a restaurant.

Seriously, you're 50 years old, and asking your 25 year old son what you should wear to go on a date with a 50 year old man.


I'm quite adept at hiding for when she does this however, a skill I've learned from suffering through a great deal many shopping ordeals when I was younger.

Why oh why are people so indecisive like this?

[Ree]

Dear Ladies, aged roughly 50-80 .... your retired HUBBY that accompanies you as an ADVISOR as you shop for clothes? UGH! Doesn't he have anything else to do? Shouldn't he be playing golf, or mowing the lawn, or visiting his proctologist, or volunteering somewhere, or napping? BECAUSE, if he's "helping you" shop for clothes, he is SO p-whipped. We do not like him, and we do not like you. However, one of you will pay. We don't care who. Just do it, and then get out quickly.

Now, I know there has to be more to this story, because it came off as downright mean, complaining just because a retired husband has come along to help shop for clothes.

[marasbaras]

Ladies ... here's the answer to the question "What should I wear on this date?"

The answer is so very simple ...

As little as legally possible.

Edited to note possible male bias.

[Chromatix]

There are apparently, in some parts of France, vending machines that will dispense "Le Minimum".

It's a type of bikini.

[Bramblerose]

Dear Ladies, aged roughly 50-80 .... your retired HUBBY that accompanies you as an ADVISOR as you shop for clothes?

You just be new to the clothing game.

this is one of several things

1) some guy stuck like my husband sometimes I want a second opinion. I don't know the clerk, but I do trust Dh's tastes

2) a woman who knows she isn't good at this but Dh is. these can be fun unless it's

3) teh total asshole who is convinced that wife is bad at this and ONly He knows what she should wear. That worst version of this ticked off the whole floor staff with teh way he said this sentence (the arrogance was amazing). YOu can tell this shopper by teh way we all make ourselves scarse.

4) your mall needs a golf store or Harbor Freight Tools (we had lots more husbands between teh closing of Golf USA and the opening of Harbor Freight).

5) he is being a good sport because he has dragged her bored butt thru some electronics store or whatever (this is also common for us- ie You owe me a fabric/yarn shop or Ok, yes, you did deal with teh last fabric/yarn shop). My old yarn shop in MO threatened to get a billboard on I-44 that read "She went to Bass Pro for you- Uniquely Yours Yarn and Quilting"

[Gabrielle Proctor]

Agreed. My mom makes me do this, so now that she lets me out of the house (yup, I wasn't allowed out without her until I turned 18), when she needs clothes I disappear.

Are you kidding me?!! She didn't let you out of the house?

I used to take Kevin, my BF, shopping with me, but I don't drag him along anymore. I usually end up crying because none of the clothes will fit my massive bust. It fits everywhere else just fine, but I run into problems trying to find clothes that fit my boobs that don't hang off of me.

If I shop alone, with my mom, or a girlfriend, I don't cry although I do get frustrated. I think it has something to do with him seeing me failing to find clothes that fit. Also, another woman understands the way a man can't.

5) he is being a good sport because he has dragged her bored butt thru some electronics store or whatever (this is also common for us- ie You owe me a fabric/yarn shop or Ok, yes, you did deal with teh last fabric/yarn shop). My old yarn shop in MO threatened to get a billboard on I-44 that read "She went to Bass Pro for you- Uniquely Yours Yarn and Quilting"

LOL. I do this to Kevin too, but I follow him around Fry's or Best Buy for hours. So, he is obligated to behave while I'm getting yarn and fabric.

[hinakiba777]

I usually end up crying because none of the clothes will fit my massive bust. It fits everywhere else just fine, but I run into problems trying to find clothes that fit my boobs that don't hang off of me.

Yeah I have the same problem. Especially with tops that have something that supposed to run just under them. The usually bisect my chest in a most uncomfortable fashion.

I was in a boutique one time and a girl walked up to me.
Girl= I don't know you right?
Me= No. (Thinking that I must looking like someone she knows, but when she saw me she realized I wasn't)
Girl= Great an unbiased opinion. How do I look in this dress?

[AdminAssistant]

I really hate going shopping with anyone else - especially Mom. I just don't like dealing with the "Well, you look less fat in that" tripe.

On the other hand, when I went to Maurice's yesterday to see if they had any new pretties in the 16-24 section, a clerk came up to me and...she was plus-sized,too! It was exciting!! Because she could actually point out what really fits best and is the most slimming - and I trusted her opinions. And, I got a great pair of dress pants for $7. Win/Win.

[Comechatcha]

Yeah I have the same problem. Especially with tops that have something that supposed to run just under them. The usually bisect my chest in a most uncomfortable fashion.

When I come across that problem I just buy the size that fits the chest and take it in so it fits the rest.

[Becks]

I was in a boutique one time and a girl walked up to me.
Girl= I don't know you right?
Me= No. (Thinking that I must looking like someone she knows, but when she saw me she realized I wasn't)
Girl= Great an unbiased opinion. How do I look in this dress?

I would think it was really cool if someone came up to me like that.

[Mamadrae]

Oh dear god I HATE clothes shopping. When I go shopping I'm usually in the grocery store, the video game store, or the book store. I avoid clothes shopping like the plague.

Why you may ponder? Because NOTHING fits me usually. I've got a damn close to hourglass shape and clothes out there are not made for women with curves. Specially when said curves are large. It's all for twigs you could breath on and snap in half. This is one of the reasons my wardrobe is very very bare bones basic. The other reason is cause I have no fashion sense. Thankfully I don't need it.

If I ask anyone's opinion on my clothes it's usually a friend I've dragged with for moral support. On the rare occasion I have to shop by myself the only question I ask anyone is if something is showing that shouldn't be, like my underwear or a bra strap.