I've wondered about the death of department stores.
In many cases I think they're long past their glory days. I would like nothing more than to see a replacement strategy for the not-too-big-to fail department stores comprised of boutiques.
Real boutiques. I'm not looking to get priced out like if I were to walk down Rodeo Drive, but I don't want to see pop-ups with cheap Chinese stuff. I can buy that myself online (and have) on Shein and Temu.
But you know, when I say "real boutiques" I mean the cool kind of boutiques you find in nicer tourist areas. The kind that have those cool jeans with the leopard stripe down each outer leg seam that you never before imagined existed in the world but once seen are pretty darn sure buying them would make your life feel complete.
But I digress.
Really all I wanted to say after picking my jaw up off the floor is please tell me you had recourse with a $1600 gift card and did not lose that money.
Oh the gift cards there were the bane of my existence for too long. I could write an epic tale about all the things I tried to do with them. I contacted the bankruptcy court, all the brands...I ended up buying 2 Veronica Beard blazers -- full prices. Which felt like a sin. A navy with gold buttons and black with silver. Once I had both, they were way too similar. I returned one - and they put the money on my credit card. It was insane -- I should tried that first thing. Buying something and just returning it. I even asked the store about that and they said no I'd have to get it back on a gift card. Lesson learned: always take the cash. Never the gift card.
I walked through Nordstrom for the first time in a very long time and was surprised that the majority of the store was essentially selling things from other stores. Why is Nordstrom selling Madewell when there is an actual Madewell two doors down?
I saw that and actually wondered the same. They have a few brands at Nordstrom that you can't get here easily -- like Boden. That I'm curious about and interested in. But when I can just walk down the hall to the full store offering, it's just odd.
I've wondered about the death of department stores.
In many cases I think they're long past their glory days. I would like nothing more than to see a replacement strategy for the not-too-big-to fail department stores comprised of boutiques.
Real boutiques. I'm not looking to get priced out like if I were to walk down Rodeo Drive, but I don't want to see pop-ups with cheap Chinese stuff. I can buy that myself online (and have) on Shein and Temu.
But you know, when I say "real boutiques" I mean the cool kind of boutiques you find in nicer tourist areas. The kind that have those cool jeans with the leopard stripe down each outer leg seam that you never before imagined existed in the world but once seen are pretty darn sure buying them would make your life feel complete.
But I digress.
Really all I wanted to say after picking my jaw up off the floor is please tell me you had recourse with a $1600 gift card and did not lose that money.
Oh the gift cards there were the bane of my existence for too long. I could write an epic tale about all the things I tried to do with them. I contacted the bankruptcy court, all the brands...I ended up buying 2 Veronica Beard blazers -- full prices. Which felt like a sin. A navy with gold buttons and black with silver. Once I had both, they were way too similar. I returned one - and they put the money on my credit card. It was insane -- I should tried that first thing. Buying something and just returning it. I even asked the store about that and they said no I'd have to get it back on a gift card. Lesson learned: always take the cash. Never the gift card.
I walked through Nordstrom for the first time in a very long time and was surprised that the majority of the store was essentially selling things from other stores. Why is Nordstrom selling Madewell when there is an actual Madewell two doors down?
I saw that and actually wondered the same. They have a few brands at Nordstrom that you can't get here easily -- like Boden. That I'm curious about and interested in. But when I can just walk down the hall to the full store offering, it's just odd.