IF I COULD GIVE THIS STORE ZERO OR NEGATIVE STARS, I WOULD 100%. BUYER BEWARE!!!!! THE STAFF IS UNINVITING, AND THE SECURITY STAFF IS DISCRIMINATORY.
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I went into this location ready to $pend $pend $PEND!!!! I was on vacation, and I was excited to bring home some Italian goodies to my relatives back home I first walked into the first floor shop and quickly noticed it was all men's merchandise, I asked where the woman's handbag department was, and the sales female sales associate motioned up, which I figured meant upstairs. The woman did not verbally state upstairs, just motion. FIRST RED FLAG.
I then proceeded up the escalator to the woman's handbags, giddy as can be. I see the store and notice it's rather small (although larger than most of the shops in the "mall") however the size didn't matter because my first impression they had quite a good selection displayed. As I entered the store, I started to scan the displayed merch. I walked throughout the entire store to see if anything caught my attention. Unfortunately, it was not the beautiful designer goods that caught my eye but the SECURITY GAURD who proceed to follow myself (Hispanic) and my friend (Indian) throughout the store. Every turn we made he made, I brushed off his rudeness and then proceeded back to the back of the store where I had seen a beautiful Black Tote I wanted to try for size. As I got to the end, I noticed a Staff member finishing up with a client. The staff member was offering to order the client a handbag, the client, and shortly after the client left. I then saw my chance to approach the staff member, because nobody had greeted me during the 10-15 minutes I was in the store. I walked up and asked, "Hi, there, can I ask a question?" WHAT THE STAFF MEMBER DID THEN IS WHEN THINGS WENT SOUTH. The staff member turned her eyeballs to me, no expression on her face, moved them to the security guard ad the directed them back to me. She then walked over to where I was and stated, "I'm waiting to talk to my coworker, but you can go ahead and ask your questions, HURRY UP." I look at the woman so dumbfounded and baffled, I have never been treated so poorly or as if I was unwelcomed. After I got over the shock of what the staff member said I told her "pffff, wow, you're NOT going to get my sale, no way," and proceeded to exit.
AS I EXITED, the security guard trailed directly after me, parallel to me; so on the opposite of the store. I walked up to him and asked: "excuse me, is there a reason why you have bee following me this whole time?" He didn't speak, but he started to give me attitude I Italian tongue. I asked again because I was furious, he the move he heads side to side and said "cosa? cosa?" I then hear "is there a problem?" and another security guard (whom I haven't seen) is now approaching. I look at him, (he happens to be black) and say "Nah, you know what I'm good" and leave.
I left so frustratedly I was almost in tears. I have never been so mistreated in my life. It was clear to me I was unwelcomed. It was clear to me I was being discriminated against, nobody else in the store was followed like me, and my friend was. However, after seeing some of these reviews, I see that I am not the only person these people have been rude to.
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