gap kids/baby

i had a realization recently. most people know that i work at the gap. cause that's what i tell them. but they usually don't realize that i actually work in gapkids/babygap! kids/baby/adult/body is all one big giant store but i spend most of my time in kids/baby and the rest of it processing shipment. soooo much more fun than working in adult :)

it's been crazy busy at work. lots of long shifts (which i don't mind!) and lots of crazy customers. i have observed 2 types of customers at gapkids/baby gap. the first are what i like to call the RealHousewivesOfAnnArbor. these are the ladies (we very rarely have any male customers) who come in and buy their child a new wardrobe several times a year without even blinking at the pricetags. if they are accompanied by their kids at all, the kid is the one making all the decisions - typically VERY picky. they are incapable of putting outfits together in their head and often seek individual attention from the sales associates - of course we are more than willing to assist and offer suggestions, but there is a line between suggestions and being a personal shopper...

the second kind of customer is the ExtremeCouponer. they will come in with a stroller and a few other small children (who, after spending approx 5 minutes at the coloring table will proceed to wander aimlessly around the store touching things they shouldn't be touching) and spend a good long time looking at every.single.item on every.single.sale.rack. they will then bring 923847 items up to the cashwrap and question and debate about every.single.price as it is wrung up, all before they present their handful of coupons. then when ALL of their coupons do not combine with ALL of the in-store promotions, they debate with you and decide to not purchase half of the items. meanwhile, the children are still running around the store and the baby in the stroller is now crying because they've been in the store for a couple hours now and are either hungry/soiled. but when you ask if they want to save %15 to open the store credit card...they're not interested :/ oftentimes this person speaks broken english and has a very think accent which always adds to the fun!

of course these are the 2 extremes and there are many people in between ;)

the holiday line is beginning to arrive.

it is september.

but now i'm thinking about christmas.

i love christmas. but not for 4 months!!! that makes it oh so much less special.

but christmas clothes are so cute!

i went shopping yesterday and bought myself a gorgeous sparkly scarf (since i don't have enough scarves...) that i can't wait to wear with my white peacoat!

gah! i am such a sucker for marketing!

maybe it's the curse of working retail...