Not a Secrete Anymore
Published by admin under Pandemonium on March 8, 2010Yesterday afternoon Matthew,the girls, and I ventured out in the drizzling rain to spend the rest of our day at the mall running some errands. In my opinion that’s the best way to spend a rainy day.
I’ve pretty much finished my cloth shopping for this year(what I budgeted for myself out of the return), but needed to get my undergarment basics and Victoria’s Secrete was on our lists of things to go do and take care of. This trip was a pretty much in and out trip so It wasn’t a big deal that the girls and Matthew were with me. Had I been looking around I’d have left them at some other store. I knew exactly what I wanted/needed.
I don’t know if anyone has been in there lately, but now they have this annoying sales rep that greets you at the door and asks you what you’re looking for, and then there are even more placed throughout the store PRETENDING to fold and short undies and bras. I’m one of those people that IF I need help I’ll ask, and when I don’t and I let you know that I expect you to back the f-up lol. This isn’t Office Max, I don’t need to know where the printer ink is….come on! It’s a lingerie store. I pretty much get the idea of what you sale and where it’s at considering there are braziers hanging all over your walls and tables full of undies THANK YOU.
Anyways getting back to what I wanted to tell you. I get hounded at the front door, politely tell the girl “I’m fine, Thanks. I know what I want.” and scurry on my way dodging five other reps to the back of the store where my tried and true bra is waiting for me. The Victoria Secrete floor team have like EVERY zone covered, and they creep up on you while you are looking at their merchandise. It gives you this odd feeling of doing something wrong. I’m looking through all the different colors of this specific bra that I wanted and low and behold I’m snuck up on by another Sales rep. This poor poor girl got more than she bargained for though when she asked if she could help me. It must have been bothering Vera too that everyone was asking “Can I help you”, “What size are you looking for” because when the lady asked us “What type of Bra are you looking for” sweet Vera took matters into her own hands. Vera pulled the front of my shirt down & part of my bra with it to inform the lady that “She wants one of these!”
NOW, there have been several times in my life where I’ve been SO embrassed I wanted to hide under a rock, BUT this surpassed all of those. I wanted to die. Right there. All the lady could say was “OH, My Lord”. She was in a fit of hysterics. After readjusting myself and after a minute that felt like an eternity I laughed too and tried to play it cool. After being flashed I let the poor girl do her job, and she actually suggested something I hadn’t considered.
Oh…Children. Thank you, first for the laugh, Britt.
Wow. I just can't imagine, but hey go you and that sales girl for pullin it all together and actually being able to continue past that.
VS has a TON of sales staff on at all times, I don't know how they budget for that much staff at once. I mean, okay, I used to be one of those people that got pissy when they were attacked and asked questions, but working in retail, I know that it's a forced practice. If we don't greet, we get in trouble. Just say, I've got it, thanks and walk away. In most places, that's fine, in VS, they put a million reps on the floor and you're screwed and I'm with ya, I would like to look at my personal things that only my boyfriend gets to see by myself or only with Randy, thanks, haha.
But, oh, children. That reminds me of the time that I threw open the bathroom door on my Mom at a Walmart or something and the bathroom was full. Or the time she was telling the power company she didn't have the money to pay on time and needed an extension and I continued to pull a wad of cash out of her purse asking, "What about this money, Mommy?" at the counter. (That was rent money…) So, yeah, I think we'll all get out childhood antics back ten fold from our own children, wow that does not make me want to rush down that road, lol.
Just remember, in about ten years, it'll just be a hilarious story you'll tell her about the time she made Mommy flash the mall!
That's hilarious lol, what'd your mom do when you pulled out the wad of cash?!
That's what I keep telling myself about everything they do…..someday they'll be older and I'll miss their antics lol.
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