Love on Haight — Local services in San Francisco

Didn’t appreciate one of the workers inaccurately guessing my size and REFUSING to let me try on an item I liked. She literally said “you should try something 2 sizes up”. This was told to me by a tall blonde woman (with at least 30lbs on me btw) with curly hair who didn’t once bother to ask what size I normally wear and instead chose to make an insensitive assumption. Her sizing assumption was wrong, but did she offer an apology? Of course not. Additionally, subtly refusing to let me try on a size that I thought I would fit also has me giving her and the store a strong side-eye. It is always remarkable to me how other WOMEN can be just as awful as men when it comes to having the awareness and maturity to simply communicate with women (!!). Lastly they have an odd policy of “no large bags” in the sheet-for-a-door dressing room so my normal-sized, mostly empty tote purse had to be held behind the counter where it would “be safe”. Apparently “behind the counter” was on a hook above eye level where anyone walking by the counter could see it. So this woman would not allow me to try on the dress I wanted and watched me go into the dressing room with ONE item but needed to keep my purse, “due to policy”. Absolutely ridiculous. I should also mention that I’m a black woman and this person was white. Ugh. Disgusting. If you’re into tie-dye, I strongly recommend...

Maaaaan I liked this store when I was in it, but what happened after left me really disappointed.

So I found this shop on the main strip of haight-ashbury and was drawn to it because they sell a ton of grateful dead and merch from other artists I like. They had this Jerry Garcia button up shirt that I really liked, but they didn't have it in my size. I asked if they could order me one and send it to my home address - they then 'looked up' the product and said "sorry we can't, it looks like they're all out. This is a limited collection yada yada yada". So I tried on the one that was a size too large and they were telling me it still looks good I should buy it.

Luckily I decided not to, because I just looked up the product and found it available fully stocked in every size medium - xxl, listed for $20 less than this store's price. They were prioritizing getting rid of inventory rather than just helping out a paying customer (I purchased another shirt). So not only were they dishonest with me in order to try and make a sale, but they also mark up their products significantly when they're likely already getting it at a discount from the supplier.

I'm all for capitalism and free markets, but this sort of business tactic rubs me the wrong way and goes directly against the spirit of the Grateful Dead and general culture they're trying to...

The first thing that grabs you about this store, is its colorful, flamboyant exterior, which seems to fit in well with the rest of the neighborhood, given its past history. Inside, its much smaller than you're lead to believe from the outside. They're primarily a purveyor of tie dyed garments. The buzz word would be, I suppose, festival wear. There's a lot of Grateful Dead stuff, too. Besides that, some accessories. Some of the hugely flared tribal pants looked cool, but I noticed lots of stuff I'd seen before. The big problem is the price: not just two, or three times higher, some items are ten times higher than comparable items at other places. Apparently, an airport syndrome - guess you could call it - where there aren't that many choices, so prices can get exorbitant. Unfortunately, looks like the whole neighborhood has turned into a variety of hippie gift shop. The big turn off for me is that, supposedly, a chunk of their revenue goes towards a cause which I think is not very American nor nice to its clients. So: short version: hip joint with sky high prices and bent...