I had heard commercials for south moon under over the years, but the marketing always made it seem like it was a designer jean store and that was it....so even though it is next to my favorite store (anthro) i never made the trek...
flash forward to yesterday's thanksgiving feast and catching up with relatives from far away places...silly me, but I never knew my cousin was a store manager of a SMU in Maryland...i knew she ran a boutique, but I never learned the name...i thought SMU was only a philly area biz...
when i told her how I spent 7 hours with no luck at the mall looking for a cute outfit to go to a party in, she quickly whipped out her business card and wrote on the back 20% EVERYTHING (if i could bold everything i would)...she even encouraged me to go the next day because there would be good black friday sales and even more discounted things to use the 20% on...
so in eagerness, i went without any hope....remember 7 hours of useless mall time...
and i was proven wrong....everything was cute and different and what i was looking for...sometimes the outfits were a bit pricey, but that is to be expected for a boutique...they carry free people stuff and some clubby stuff and even some casual yoga wear...despite the reviews before, the floor staff was actually helpful and took my clothes to the dressing room so i could still shop with my hands free..2 other girls did ask if i needed help...so maybe they got all new staff...for black friday, they were nice and wanting to help
being that i have a hard time fitting into normal girls clothes, i didn't think anything would fit me...again, i was proven wrong...i was in the dressing room with 4 out of 5 dresses fitting me...and fitting me well....i could have shrieked with joy...and i was about to add this place on to my go to shopping places...until i got to the register...
the girl who checked me out looked at my little business card with the 20% off written and told me I could only use it on non-sale stuff...i explained that my cousin, who is a STORE MANAGER told me otherwise...the SMU store manager of wayne overheard me and rudely told me i was wrong and they would not allow discounts on sales...I kept trying to explain the my cousin said everything and they kept denying me...even if they are right (which i highly doubt) they were so f-ing rude about the whole thing....I am aware of what it is like to work retail on the mainline as I have spent many a holiday season doing just the same....but i also know how to treat people...if you are denying someone something (the card said 20% off EVERYTHING) then at least be polite about it....i told them to take back 2 of the dresses and only bought 2...they could have made a much bigger sale, but no...honestly, i wanted to walk out right there but since i needed the dress for an event, i couldn't...
so even though the clothes are cute and fit me well, i doubt i will be returning to SMU....when you run a business that is supposed to cater to the public, then you better know how to cater to the public and not be rude. read more