I don't know where to begin. It was terrible & traumatizing. I like to support local businesses, but I was half expecting John Quiñones to pop out & tell me I was on "What would you do?" I was so uncomfortable. My privacy violated. My family was visibly upset. It was clear we weren't welcomed.
When we entered the store, we were the only customers there & the two women behind the counter didn't glance our way, say hi, smile, they were more interested in their own conversion. One of the women (or owner) started following closely beside me as I browse a rack with my size, really invading my personal space, if I inched away, she would inch closer. Literally she was inches from me & she didn't bother to say hi or interact, she just wanted to breath down my neck. Just strange & uncomfortable. She kept inspecting my Longchamp purse to see if it was real. Just bizarre behavior... I kept trying to break the silence, complimenting the tops & smiling, she was a brick wall. She did not want to be friendly.
The other woman tried to be a bit more helpful. She asked if my mom needed help reading the tag. (Their tags list prices recently changed.)
I wanted to try on a J. Crew dress, so I brought it to the front counter to make sure they saw me wanting to try it on. (Since they seemed so paranoid about shoplifting & they seemed tense) Not even a glance, no eye contact, I was a ghost, More crickets chirping. I helped myself to a fitting room & disrobed.
Then one of the women starts approaching the curtain and starts shouting, "Does she need help???!" Just the tone was so odd & phrasing like she's talking about me & not to me. It's a small place & it's quiet. Then she started opening the curtain & I saw her face in the reflection of the mirror. SHE SAW MY NIPPLE! I was so startled I yelled, "I'm fine thank you!!!" My voice definitely cracked ughh. WOW, just wow. No apology, no "I'm sorry didn't know you were in there."
She made it her mission to make us feel uncomfortable. We left immediately after. I felt like throwing up & crying all at once. We were definitely unwanted & it was clear our business was unimportant to them. I had to check my phone to see if we were still in Massachusetts and not the South somewhere.
It was traumatizing. Hopefully no one else has to experience the nip-slip humiliation & the low-key prejudice. I would have bought the dress if it weren't for the blatant unwelcoming elephant in the room. They need some professionalism & an...
Read moreI've lived in MA for over a decade and I finally stopped in for the first time...and wow I am SPEECHLESS (even as a self-proclaimed shopaholic)! I genuinely feel like people don't write reviews on this place to intentionally gatekeep and I don't blame them 🤣
I visited over the tax-free weekend. They had a $10 rack outside with brands like Kate Spade, Joie, Zadig&Voltaire, Amanda Uprichard, Theory, and Veronica Beard. Catch my drift? There's another phenomenal clearance section inside.
Inside is a specially-curated mix of everything from vintage to contemporary brands. Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Ganni, Jonathan Simkhai, Celine... lululemon, Vuori... the list goes on and on!
Articles are carefully organized by style, color and occasion. I had the pleasure of meeting owner Sandy and associate Mary, both of whom offered to help me shop!
I left with Chanel heels, a Zadig&Voltaire top, lululemon lab blouse, and a stunning vintage top all for
Read moreVery upsetting after looking through dozens of books I found a julia child signed french cook book. Asked 1 of the helpers to watch my accumulated items while I shop more. Well what a mistake!! He went through my items . The helper who is the nephew of his aunt's estate sale deceide he wanted my book and took it. Claiming he needed to have it because it was addressed to his aunt by Julia child. He didn't even know this book existed until I found it. The sale had hundreds of books for sale. Not a man of integrity or honesty. Dc consignment Should have a policy of keeping family members out of their business. while they work there assignemts .you can probably find the book on ebay. Buyer beware what you think is yours can be taken away from you when checking out of dc consignments...
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