One woman recentlyshareda story on the Petty Revenge subreddit, detailing how she had a real lifePretty Womanmoment in a designer store. Below, you’ll find all of the details, as well as some of the replies amused readers left her.
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So she decided to choose her outfit even more carefully before returning to do her shopping
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Many people are attracted to designer items due to their quality and exclusivity
Shopping designer is something that most of us probably never even consider. Sure, I’ve heard of some luxury brands, but I could not tell you the difference between any of them. I barely even know the difference between lower-end brands, as I do the vast majority of my shopping second-hand. But for many who can afford it, shopping designer is very exciting.
According toMoney Crashers, it’s easy to spend a pretty penny on designer clothing. High-end jeans at Nordstrom range from $220 to $1,850, and the average prices for designer shoes range from $215 to $1,400. These exorbitant prices may be because these items are of a higher quality than other brands and made with better materials, or perhaps they were produced in a more ethical or sustainable manner.
But these items are also marketed in a way that portrays them as luxurious or elite. According toOriginal Lúxury, “When you buy an Italian scarf, you also buy the feeling of being special.” We also tend to admire others who have expensive items, as one2014 studyfound that women who viewed a scene of a woman shopping designer were more likely to consider her young, attractive, wealthy and ambitious.
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In this scenario on Reddit, however, it appears that the sales associate also viewed herself as better than her customers, even though she’s simply the one selling the items. Butone 2014study found that rude associates in luxury stores actually sellmorethan their friendlier peers.
Apparently, after being treated poorly, those who aspired to be associated with luxury brands had an even stronger desire to purchase designer products. However, this “Pretty Woman effect” was not seen with lower-end, mainstream retail stores. “You’ve got to be the right kind ofsnob in the right kind of store for the effect to work,” Dahl says.
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Customers are encouraged to look and act a certain way when shopping designer, but at the end of the day, they’re in control
While we all know that we shouldn’t be judging one another, and it would be nice to enter a designer store as casually as we enter less expensive shops, some people believe that it’s important to dress and act appropriately for the occasion. Content creatorAnna Beyexplains how to feel confident in luxury stores on her blog, and the first tip she shares is to dress well, avoiding “athletic wear, flip-flops or anything that is too revealing.”
Bey also recommends knowing what you want, being polite and confident, taking your time and focusing on the experience while shopping luxury. But at the end of the day, it’s up to the customers to decide whether or not they want to spend any money. And the woman in this story had every right to return and give another employee some great commission.
Amused readers shared their thoughts, as well as similar experiences of their own
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