I want to tell Bloomingdale's in Hackensack New Jersey a little story about judging a book by its cover and here it goes...,
I am currently on disability and got the news that I was finally being released to go back to work. My mom is fighting cancer and I've been extremely stressed out from that thankfully she's doing much better and my mind is a little bit more is unfortunately, a few days ago I was involved in a freak accident that left my face, extremely bloated and painful to the touch so I could not put on any make up nor could I pick up my arm to blow dry my hair as my right shoulder was also affected by said accident. I was tired. I was depressed. I was ashamed of how I looked so I said to myself why not do something for me and take myself to the movies I also told myself that the perfume that I've been wanting for almost a year Tom Ford lost Cherry, which retails about $400. I was finally going to purchase to just do something to be kind to myself. I arrived at the mall an hour before the movie was scheduled to begin. I told myself that I could look around at some of the make up counters and buy a few things for when I can finally wear make up again. I went to numerous counters, looking at lipsticks thinking to myself. I was gonna buy a few new ones like a fresh start when I'm feeling better. Well no one bothered to help me. They literally just looked at me and look the other way and continue with their conversations. I immediately felt self-conscious and upset. I then walked over to the Tom Ford section where there was two young ladies talking. I stood at the testers, trying to decide if I wanted the lost cherry or the electric cherry. I looked up to see if anybody was available to help me, and they literally looked at me and went back to the conversation. I said to myself OK just go to the movie forget all that. Which is what I did.
After the movie, I said to myself, you know what I've been wanting that perfume for over a year and there were two lipsticks that I had looked at that. I really were in love with. I said if it was meant to be, someone would help me. I went back to the make up area stood in front of the Tom Ford trying to decide which one I wanted. I finally settled on the lost cherry however, the same two women we're still there talking not acknowledging me. I began to feel very self-conscious and was about to leave when a young Asian woman named Kristina . I believe she was by the Estee Lauder counter looked over and said to me are you OK? do you need any help? I was so grateful that someone wasn't judging me on the way that I looked today. I immediately purchased the lost cherry perfume and two lipsticks from another line not only that I opened a credit card. Kristina treated me with kindness and grace, and I made sure to tell her that because she was the only person in that entire department that bothered to take a second look at me based on the way I was dressed, and the fact that I didn't have my hair makeup done
Back to my opening sentence don't judge a book by its cover. Can I really afford to spend all that money no but I did it anyway because I deserve it. No one has a right to judge me because I have on a sweatshirt and jeans and no make up and a hat on so with that being said, I truly hope Kristina gets commission where she works in that department and I hope my opening a credit card helps her reach her goal because I know that they pressure workers to get them. As soon as I pay it off, I plan on closing it because I wouldn't give that place my business again. Teach your employees that people come in all shapes sizes colors, etc. just because we look a certain way on a particular day doesn't mean that we should be disregarded or treated that way, especially in today's world.
If it weren't for Kristina, I would've just walked out and never gone back in. I probably would've bought the perfume at Sephora where I already have a credit card but because of her kindness that's why I made my purchase. She also was nice enough to run over and get me a bunch of samples to try out . She's an example of a good employee the rest of them not so much. read more