This week I remained even as far as my WW meeting. I was quite relieved. In the past two weeks I went to Disneyland, ate the most incredible food for Easter and those bloody Marys surely didn't help matters. :)
I've decided to talk about shopping this week. I happened to be in a mall buying a pair of shoes "looks like a pump, feels like a sneaker." That's EXACTLY what I need, except these look more like Mary Jane's and feel like you are walking on air. Awesome.
On my way out of the mall, I decided, for curiosity's sake, to walk into Macy's. I haven't been in a Macy's in years because I find their sales people pretentious and their clothing hideous.
I've heard rumors that they have a big and tall section and my boyfriend's birthday is coming up so in I went. I happened to come in to the store in the Men's department. It's flipping HUGE... I'm looking... I'm looking... Finally I ask "do you have a big and tall section." "Oh yes, over there in the corner. Near the back wall." I walked over to the weensy big and tall section hidden in the corner. Nothing fancy, same prices as Casual Male. I found a shirt that I wanted to get but instead of telling me "2xlt" or "3xlt" it had the numbers. So I asked a salesperson in the section near the big and tall (see, no one was actually assigned to big and tall) to help me convert the numbers. The young man actually asked me if that info was listed on the shirt. I let him know that if that information was on the shirt, I wouldn't be asking him. He then admitted that he didn't know and then suggested that I hold the shirts next to each other. Awesome. No purchase today.
I asked him where the women's department was and he directed me to an escalator. As I arrived to this, another floor dedicated to one sex, I saw pretty displays of make-up counters and jewelry. I started walking around...looking...looking “Do you have a plus size department?"
I was directed to yet another escalator up to the third floor. I chuckled to myself on my way guessing that the plus size department was probably next to house wares or vacuum cleaners. No joke. As I arrived to the floor dedicated to fat women and house wares, on the right there was a display of Godiva chocolate and on the right, Bissell carpet cleaners and two beaten up chairs that looked like they were ready for the yard sale.
By the way, I've noticed that department stores no longer say plus-sized. The section for the robust is "Women's". Sorry my 48 year old size 7's. You are NOT women, but don't be upset, apparently "women" love overpriced, hideous clothing (actually much of the same clothing that I’ve seen when I shop at Ross but considerably cheaper.)
Have a great week everyone!
xoxo
Charlene
Macy's Third Floor, Westside Pavillion, Los Angeles
near the "Women's" department...
3 comments:
You must know that Macy's is mostly for emciated women who have lots of money to spend.
Although I have to say that I have alway's loved how the Santa in "Miracle on 34th St", would tell the customers where they could find the items they wanted that were not carried at Macy's. Too bad it isn't Christmas but post Easter.
Oooh another Charlene! You must be brilliant! :) I've always liked David Sedaris' story about working as an elf at Macy's for Christmas. Check out "Holidays On Ice."
hey hey missy, i like Macys, its cheap... compared to Nordstrom and other places... BUT the employees ARE horrible. My bf hates the employees there. Girl at least its not freakin Urban Outfitters, In Xmas I found the most AWESOME t-shirt for my dad who is a 2xl ...WHY the hell they tell me they didnt even carry it. Like come one a lot of men wear 2xl!!! anyway, lol i love the pic u took, they totally have these funky chairs at macys. and they totally always have the godiva hahahaha
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