You know what, yeah it's your run of the mill close-out & irregular clothes clothing store right?
Today I was just clearing out the old receipts and junk from my wallet and I came across the receipt for this Marshall's I went shopping at for last minute clothes for my high school reunion later that night because I like the procrastinator I am decided to go to a Yelp movie screening the night before I had to leave for Chicago instead of taking any consideration into packing any clothes for my early morning trip. The truth is I had no decent clothes in my closet anyway and so I knew I would do some shopping in Chi-town (last minute shopping, cuz that's how I roll) for something decent to wear to the reunion. I started at the Target there on Lagrange road and was completely disgusted with the place. I dunno what the hell went wrong with this place but it was more like a dirty old run down K-mart with a Target sign hung out on the front of it.
Concerned with time running out I call my Main-Gal Pal Patty W. and she heads me towards Marshall's. I got vague directions from her (She got me lost on my way to the reunion via her place later that evening) but still ended up at this Marshall's.
Now I cannot express enough just how much I loathe shopping, especially for clothes which makes this all the sweeter.
I had the most fabulous shopping experience of my life! And I can thank this Marshall's for it all. It wasn't a particularly neat, clean nor well organized store but they had everything I needed in all my sizes and all at ultra good prices. I bought more than I even needed because thay had such fabulous clothing! Distressed jeans by a top designer $30, I got the perfect (expletive!) timberland leather shoes that just made the whole outfit come together for $30. The most I spent on any one item was a kickass Columbia ultra-sweet black poly-something jacket that makes me look thinner than I really am $50! The store is a bit scattered but luckily I stumbled back further into the "Clearance" section. Hell I thought the whole store was on clearance already! I got the sweetest super score off the "C" rack.. An ultra super soft Avia zip up hoodie with uber-soft faux wool lining and slick lined sleeves for... $30!
There's more to this store than just my experience of it though. There was a very kind and helpful lady that worked the dressing room and she seemed to be under a pile of clothes and very busy but still very professional and helpful. Also I am either cursed or blessed with picking the wrong checkout lines. I got in the oozy doozy of bad lines, and still turned down going to new lines in hopes that mine would resolve quicker, but no. The sweet young salesgirl was so very professional and kept her cool while helping a Woman with a very difficult return/exchange of some item that should have been handled at the CS counter but for some reason was not. While the people in front of me were so bent and going to other lines, I decided to stay since I was already this committed to my place in line. And I was so glad I stayed because I watched this young Woman taking on the stress and handling the whole situation with strength and courage. Finally when it was resolved and I got to step up I got to congratulate her on a job well done and I gave her some well earned praise in a way that helped her to smile and feel some relief from all the bad vibes from other bitchy customers. Besides I was so happy with my shopping experience nothing was going to ruin it for me and I just had to share that happy with someone else that really needed it more than I did.
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