Hollister what the..?
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You can always smell their breath thoughThat malnourished, not had a meal for days smell!
And they can't see you properly either......a boon when it comes to the inevitiable subsequent investigation...
Hmm... I can see the appeal of tactile shopping now however....
Exactly.
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Never been in and I didn't know this either... and it's dark in there ?
I'm heading down there RIGHT NOW
Castiel's new favourite shop for all of his surf gear.
I'm a newly converted shop dude!!!!
Another "I must be getting old" thread...
I took my niece shopping yesterday for a treat so she dragged me into a Hollister shop at Bluewater to get a few things she wanted. So now I'm wondering what all this is about:
- It's pitch black in there, apart from a few spotlights, which meant that I had to keep turning on my phone light so my niece could see what colour stuff outside the lit area was.
- They seem to have a "no uglies" recruitment policy (which wouldn't be so bad except the female employees are not wearing a lot and half the time my thoughts were alternating between horrid things and a spell in prison). How do they get away with that? The recruitment policy, I mean!
I always thought the idea of a shop was that it was well lit so that you could actually see what it is that you're buying. Am I missing something?
There all over 16,think away.
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And they can't see you properly either......a boon when it comes to the inevitiable subsequent investigation...
Who cares ? I'll be fondling ehemm thumbing through the dark *innocently*
Rain mac on standby LOL
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I had a conversation with a friend of mine who are in the fashion retail business and we had a chat about this exact topic.
He said that they actually have a policy on only hiring good looking people, and have been known in the business to look at modelling agency for potential employees. The darkness, or the spot lights rather, are normally lit clothing that are on the maniquine are generally not in stock (or just yet), they would tell you will be in shortly or just out of stock so you would come back another time and visit the store.
From a personal injury stand point of view, that place is a hazard, imagine if someone trips over and hits their head on a corner of a table...it is a law suit waiting to happen.
I was in Hong Kong the other week and purposesly went into one to see if they have the same policy in store design and employee "attractiveness" and you are correct to assume that yes on all counts. Pitch Black, same design with pretty people.
He said that they actually have a policy on only hiring good looking people, and have been known in the business to look at modelling agency for potential employees. The darkness, or the spot lights rather, are normally lit clothing that are on the maniquine are generally not in stock (or just yet), they would tell you will be in shortly or just out of stock so you would come back another time and visit the store.
From a personal injury stand point of view, that place is a hazard, imagine if someone trips over and hits their head on a corner of a table...it is a law suit waiting to happen.
I was in Hong Kong the other week and purposesly went into one to see if they have the same policy in store design and employee "attractiveness" and you are correct to assume that yes on all counts. Pitch Black, same design with pretty people.
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BRB. In bandages with an appointment to see my GP.
Who cares ? I'll be fondling ehemm thumbing through the dark *innocently*
Rain mac on standby LOL
Solution #1:
Tis pretty common knowledge that they only hire attractive people and that A&F is aimed at attractive people. The staff also act as the models in their catalogs etc... old flatmate of mine used to do some part time modelling and got a job at A&F when they opened a store in London (rather bizarrely down Saville Row) she hated it and quit after two shifts.... essentially she was working with complete air heads and a bunch of douche bags who kept trying to hit on her.
Also it seems that if you're disabled then they won't be too keen on you:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8116231.stm
Also according to US flatmate, the brand is fairly standard/common - equivalent to top shop etc.. in the USA - for whatever reason they decided an upmarket location was warranted in the UK and the clothes go for double the price as a result.
Also it seems that if you're disabled then they won't be too keen on you:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8116231.stm
Also according to US flatmate, the brand is fairly standard/common - equivalent to top shop etc.. in the USA - for whatever reason they decided an upmarket location was warranted in the UK and the clothes go for double the price as a result.
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H&M in Hong Kong is the same. It has a higher status as it is here, seen more as designer fashion label than highstreet.
I was dragged into their Belfast outlet a few weeks ago to get my neice a birthday present. I instantly felt very old and unattractive not to mention lost as my eyes were slow to adjust to the dark. The girls were very pretty but a bit on the thin side imo. I'd be happy to sit in a dark corner with a fleshlight rather than a flashlight lol.
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