My kinda fitting room

Confession: I hate fitting rooms.

hate like love

You would think that any business owner with a scrap of intuition could work this simple math:

Any decent woman

(+) one dog-ugly room

(-) any homey touches whatsoever

(+) glaring fluorescent lights

(+) the merciless babble of the woman in the next stall on her cell phone

(does not equal) a sale.

I mean dim the lights for Peteโ€™s sake. Turn on some gentle music and slap something pretty on the wall. Make her feel like a woman, not a concentration camp victim shut in a cube with the gas about to start, alright?

Last week I found a gem of a room, in a Camp Hill consignment shop called Hello Gorgeous.

It actually had its own light fixture. How shocking.

And low music. Iโ€™ve never danced in a fitting room before but I couldnโ€™t help myself.

And playing cards to stick on your door telling how many items youโ€™d taken in.

And an adorable sign in red brush script on the mirror.

you look beautiful

I can forgive a store a lot for a dressing room like that. I can forgive overpriced sweaters, and low ugly shoes tagged to the ridiculous tune of two hundred forty-seven dollars a pair.

They say it used to be cuter yet. It used to have an ottoman and a rug. And then one day they went in to vacuum and found a collection of price tags tucked under the furniture.

[So thatโ€™s why fitting rooms are so bareโ€ฆ]

I donโ€™t care about cuter yet.

Thatโ€™s my kinda fitting room.

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Rachel
9 years ago

And did you buy the overpriced sweater? Cause it’s very pretty & looks good on you! I love the details you described in this dressing room…playing cards for #tags–perfection!

9 years ago
Reply to  Rachel

Oh yes, I made a purchase–not this one, but a lovely gray. The two I tried on were priced just fine, unlike the charming secondhand mohair for $70. ๐Ÿ™‚

Alvin
9 years ago

That photo is a cool shot! One question: Doesn’t low lighting make it hard to see if garment fits properly? As a man, I would probably get quite grouchy that I can’t get a good look at myself in the mirror.

That aside, I totally see your point. Make the customer happy, give them a pleasant environment.

9 years ago
Reply to  Alvin

Ok, not dim as in formal-dinner-grope-for-your-fork kind of dim. More like soft ambiance.

The problem with normal fitting room lighting is that in addition to “Does this make me look fat?” I now have to ask “Does this make me look pale green and furrowed? – – ohhh, that’s the fluorescent light.”

Colleen
9 years ago

I welcome you to visit a clothing shop named “Yours To Cover” in Linwood ON.! You may critique the fitting room, and if you come all this way, I’ll even serve you a cuppa tea (or Java, your choice). ๐Ÿ™‚

Colleen
9 years ago

Love that script on the mirror, I may have to steal that idea.

Bethrusso
9 years ago

Now that is a dressing room I wouldn’t mind at all. I dislike them so much I’ve mostly gone to online shopping, although I can’t do that when I’m at the thrift stores. Kudos to the store for such a great idea – and yes, that sweater is adorable!

Renita
9 years ago

No, no– the BEST dressing room EVER is in New Holland called Main Street Exchange. I love the store– cute, modest skirts, shells, and cardigans, and the fitting room is sooo cute, that you’d miss out if you didn’t try something on! I’m excited that I received a gift certificate from Mama to go sometime. Maybe when you’re here for a visit!? ๐Ÿ™‚

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