Mean Girls

And not in the funny Rachel McAdams kind of way. These mean girls made me cry. Sure there was a time (not so long ago...about 10 1/2 months, when my hormones were a little wacky) when crying was a more frequent event. Lately there has been little cause for crying. Then yesterday happened.

I have a store credit for a little boutique in Bloor West Village called MerryGoRound. The sales staff are a special breed. They are super pushy, opinionated and frankly pretty bitchy. I didn't really mind this in the past because the people I had dealt with were good at their jobs. They can make you feel so gorgeous, put together an outfit in seconds and have you leaving the store with a smile. Apparently they can also be totally unhelpful, spiteful and then make you cry.

I went in last night looking to find a few shirts that would make me feel better about my post baby bub, and be suitable for the office. They brought me some doozies. They made comments about how I was crazy not to like some of them because they were doing wonders for my "waist". The quotations? That is how they referred to my figure...nice. I managed to find a couple of little things and then one shirt that I was pretty sure about. The fabric was a little weird though and just before I paid, I wanted to make sure that if Neven thought that it was hideous, I would be able to return it. Nope. No way. Anything bought on store credit is final sale! Why? To make sure that you are not just wasting their time forever. So, being that I was not completely convinced about the item I opted not to buy it. They were noticeably miffed and got even bitchier. Then one of the women looked at me - knowing that I was feeling self conscious and not completely confident - and said "Can't you make a decision on your own?" Make sure that as you read what she said you put the meanest edge to it - she was vicious. I told her that I thought that her comment was uncalled for and mean spirited and she stared blankly at me as my tears began to fall. Neither of them acknowledged that I was very visibly upset. As I left the store they continued to berate me - "Next time come when you actually have some time to shop. And I guess you should bring a friend since you obviously don't trust us."

I have never had a more negative experience shopping. A friend of mine did some poking around and found that I am not alone. Check out this message board!! Sadly I will have to go back in order to use the rest of my store credit, but not without some back up.