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hiddenmuseDear Barneys of New York -
Okay, so you're the new kid in San Francisco. You're a hotshot in other cities - New York, L.A., Houston, etc. So you're used to prowling the halls and looking down on the lesser department stores.
I paid you a visit the other day, attracted by the pretty façade and the "oooh! shiny!" factor. Wow, you're pretty - but such a cold bitch. Mind you, I don't expect to have people falling over themselves, waiting to kiss my ass, but I'd at least be grateful for a "how can I help you?" or "how are you?". Would a "hello" be too much to ask?
I mean, I know that I came in wearing attire from the House of Old Navy and Vans. I do what I can to try and carry myself reasonably well - some days I do better than others. So, tell me. What did I do wrong? I made sure to wear clean clothes, use deodorant, comb my hair and even put on some perfume.
Oh ... wait. I get it. Not only am I fat, and therefore unworthy of any of your attire, but you have some "Old Money/New Money/No Money" gaydar. So maybe I'm unable to drop five figures without a second thought - but you know, my money spends just the same as anyone else's. And that money will be spent elsewhere.
But you'd never know that would you? You're too busy being that haughty spoiled daddy's girl, looking down at everyone from that ivory tower, so pretty on the outside, and so ugly on the inside.
Signed,
Me.
Okay, so you're the new kid in San Francisco. You're a hotshot in other cities - New York, L.A., Houston, etc. So you're used to prowling the halls and looking down on the lesser department stores.
I paid you a visit the other day, attracted by the pretty façade and the "oooh! shiny!" factor. Wow, you're pretty - but such a cold bitch. Mind you, I don't expect to have people falling over themselves, waiting to kiss my ass, but I'd at least be grateful for a "how can I help you?" or "how are you?". Would a "hello" be too much to ask?
I mean, I know that I came in wearing attire from the House of Old Navy and Vans. I do what I can to try and carry myself reasonably well - some days I do better than others. So, tell me. What did I do wrong? I made sure to wear clean clothes, use deodorant, comb my hair and even put on some perfume.
Oh ... wait. I get it. Not only am I fat, and therefore unworthy of any of your attire, but you have some "Old Money/New Money/No Money" gaydar. So maybe I'm unable to drop five figures without a second thought - but you know, my money spends just the same as anyone else's. And that money will be spent elsewhere.
But you'd never know that would you? You're too busy being that haughty spoiled daddy's girl, looking down at everyone from that ivory tower, so pretty on the outside, and so ugly on the inside.
Signed,
Me.
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Date: 2007-10-01 09:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-10-02 03:17 am (UTC)Ah well ... I'll probably give it another try. And I'll even go up to them, to see what happens. If they recoil in fear, then I'll just laugh!
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Date: 2007-10-01 10:14 pm (UTC)OMG, this part right here: "Oh ... wait. I get it. Not only am I fat, and therefore unworthy of any of your attire, but you have some "Old Money/New Money/No Money" gaydar. So maybe I'm unable to drop five figures without a second thought - but you know, my money spends just the same as anyone else's. And that money will be spent elsewhere."
is exactly the way I feel when I walk into stores that are like that!! In fact, there is an entire mall in Rhode Island that makes me feel just like that!
I thought I was the only one who encountered things like that. :/
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Date: 2007-10-02 03:21 am (UTC)What kind of blows me away is that I can walk into a higher-end department store like Neiman-Marcus and at least be acknowledged, even if I'm not going to be spending money! (Of course, at the Neiman's in St. Louis, that's not the case. Go figure.)
Oh well - I'd rather go to Macy's or Nordstrom to get my accessories anyways.
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Date: 2007-10-01 11:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-02 03:23 am (UTC)Granted, about 75% of the time, I can't find anything that I like, but they do have a decent selection of bras and some of the fat chick clothes look pretty good.
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Date: 2007-10-02 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-04 11:57 pm (UTC)When I moved to San Francisco, I'd never been to a Macy's - and when I'd seen them on TV and in movies, it seemed like some big deal "hoity-toity" store. Needless to say, I found out that it was far from that!
I still feel that way towards the Bloomingdales that just opened several months ago - it feels a bit intimidating!
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Date: 2007-10-02 12:51 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:04 am (UTC)I went into Saks once to buy something specific and expensive and I specifically loitered in the appropriate section until someone came over to help me. I get ignored there because I look like I'm about 16 and don't dress cool, so the people who work there probably assume I'm not going to be buying anything. So the one time I was planning on making a real purchase, I didn't want to have to ask someone for help and have them get a commission on the sale. I wanted someone to actually have to work for it.
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-02 03:29 am (UTC)After looking at a vinyl Prada bag that costs over $500, I told Kellie that if I want Prada, I'll get it in Chinatown - and then, my only expectation is that the tag doesn't say "Prado","Proda" or "Pravda"!
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Date: 2007-10-02 01:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-02 03:30 am (UTC)Are you gonna have Andy, his tats and badass ninja skills kick their asses?
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Date: 2007-10-02 03:38 am (UTC)no subject
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