Cheap Hats, Rude Staff.
I was very excited to visit Lisbons oldest hat store but left disappointed.
I expected at least to see some beautiful craftsmanship. I did not.
This is a store that has probably survived selling mediocre hats to tourists. It was nothing like any of the Parisian or Amerocan Hat shops.
Among their offerings were some imported German hats and Stetsons, the American Brand that Europeans seem to think is luxury.
I tried to try on one of the in house hats, which were nothing special and opened up the case, all of the hats are behind a case, maybe keeping cheap hats behind glass makes people feel like they are expensive. And the rude store worker shooed me away and grabbed the hat to place it back.
I was very disappointed by the experience. read more