rude and useless sales help.
Overpriced (even without the internet) inventory.
Some stores had obnoxious loud music.
They all became “same as” everyone else.
Anyone remember when banana republic was actually a unique store and not just another “gap”.?
I loved the old Banana Republic.
You could get clothes there that you couldn’t anywhere else. The safari/jungle/adventure theme was awesome.
The new Banana Republic just totally sucks.
“They all became “same as” everyone else.”
indeed. each season, some consortium of fag designers decide the two or three colors clothes will be for that season, and EVERY clothing store in the U.S. has only those colors (and the same 3-4 styles too). The net result is like living in the old Soviet Union or Mao’s China where central planners decide the colors and styles that will be available. Heaven help you if you want something different; just fuggedaboutit. Wait! Except the Internet has all kinds of stuff! And there you have it.