Come to Mama....just don't come to mama if you are a paying customer and need to use their restroom…read morebecause you will get shut down, homie.
So I randomly discovered this shop at the Sunset Junction this year. It was nearing the end of night one and I was taking a break from the Yelp booth and thought I'd stretch my legs a bit and saunter about. Upon walking in, I was delighted at the really cute selection of vintage lingerie, dresses, skirts, and SHOES. I, of course, B-lined for this adorable pair of patchwork Kenzie's (not vintage, but looked very retro) and low and behold they were just my size. Yay!
As I was sitting there trying them on, I noticed that the store had one of our Yelp fans up above their scarf case and I thought, Yay, how awesome! They are supportin Yelp, even better! I then went up to the front to pay for my purchase and the space cadet working here, who is also the owner, is really flustered and wandering around the near empty store, until a group of her friends and/or regulars walk in and they say, "Can we use the bathroom" to which she says, "Of course! Go on in!"
She then turns around and comes to the register and starts ringing me up. I remark on the Yelp fan and tell her that's really cool of her to support us and I tell her I work with Yelp. As she's ringing up my $52.00 purchase, I kindly and politely ask her if I could possibly use her restroom, please. She says, "No, sorry, I can't let anyone use it."
I look at her like, c'mon, you just let 4 people go and use it? Are you seriously going to say that with a straight face? The girls then come out of the back area and say, "thanks for letting us use your bathroom, take care girl" etc, etc. I then look at her, with with my purchase already rung up and say to her, again, very politely, "Really? I did just buy something..." To which she says, "No, we don't have a restroom."
Now, this just really pissed me off....yes, every pun intended...but seriously, i am a paying customer, I am polite, I am asking her nicely and she is still saying no.
It would have been one thing if I hadn't seen the other girls go in or even understandable if she was an employee and the owner said, Don't let anyone use the bathroom during the Junction. i would have totally understood and respected that, but she was THE owner and for her to let them go right in front of me and then pull that bullsh*t with me was just lame!
So while the store has some cute stuff, I just didn't think that was very cool of her. It's not like I was some drunk and belligerent party goer trashing her place in the middle of a packed store, i was a vintage seeking customer who loves to support local shops, purchasing something from her at a slow time in the evening. Whatevs lady, hope your bullsh*t reasoning was worth it.