I Work(ed) in Retail, and Now I Understand...

[carnation]

When I was in grad school in Hawaii, I worked in a women's clothing store near UH. These Hare Krishna women used to come into the store and look at everything (why? they had to wear robes!??) and leave the store in a shambles. We thought they might be doing it to cover up shoplifting but we could never catch them.

Then there was this really tall guy who used to come in and try on (women's) clothes for hours. He was maybe 6'4". Of course very little fit him and he would rant. Okay, we're supposed to stock tall sizes exclusively for you in this state full of short women? I think the manager finally banned him with the threat of police because he was getting scary.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by carnation

Then there was this really tall guy who used to come in and try on (women's) clothes for hours. He was maybe 6'4". Of course very little fit him and he would rant. Okay, we're supposed to stock tall sizes exclusively for you in this state full of short women? I think the manager finally banned him with the threat of police because he was getting scary.

I used to work with the transvestites when I worked at VS if the women were uncomfortable. Since I had a background in men's clothing, I was used to measuring their chests.

We did have one employee in one of our stores, however, who we were unsure of whether or not they were a transvestite. It's not a big deal, but you can only have women working in the fitting room area.