Posted on 05/15/2013 7:04:09 AM PDT by Kaslin
In fact, the last time I was in the joint was for an appearance by professional hunter Peter Capstick. He signed our books and then we all went out for a beer.
"How are the mighty fallen."
He is going after a defined, high end market. And it seems to be working.
A lot of lines do similar things. My sister worked at a VS once. She was told to turn away any “large” women, as they didn’t look sexy enough.
My sister quit and told them “Fat people want to feel pretty too!”. Yes, my sister has about as much tact as I do.
Old saying, behind every great fortune made, a crime had to be committed. People expouse about great businessmen are, but how many rules and tax laws did they break to make it? You will be surprise.
“...over the store’s notoriously loud (and obnoxious) music.”
Deafening and unpleasant from twenty yards away.
How does this chain of nuisance shops stay in business; are there really that many idiot teens and twenty-somethings in America?
Abercrombie & Fitch is an example of capitalism working. They have created a niche market and are having success with it. It appears that they have incurred the wrath of people with larger body types. The simple solution is - don’t go into A & F if you don’t like it. This is about the free market.
Full disclosure- my 21 year old daughter is a greeter at the 5th Avenue store in NYC. She works hard to pay her way through college, and lest people judge, jobs in her age group are hard to come by, and since A & F is hiring, more power to them, in my opinion.
The last thing we need is to tell clothing stores what sizes they can sell, shut down the niche market, and voila there go more jobs.
Why don’t ask the author for a picture
Does your daughter work more then 5 hours a week there?
Does he demand proof?
“...more than five hours a week?...”
Sh used to work around 12 - 15 hours (2 to 3 greeter shifts) but they are cutting back. The greeters stand in front of the store and it is more of a living mannequin model/Barbie doll type position. They don’t have to buy clothes - they are given to them and they are paid better than the regular rate.
As I recall the story, the suggestion was that the “flight attendants” wear only A&F shirts, A&F underwear, A&F sandals and A&F cologne.
Why ever buy from them?
ANOTHER boycott of A&F? I never realized the previous boycotts had been lifted or that a reason had been offered to recommend shopping there.
Another?
Didn’t the FIRST one work?
Of COURSE!
Where do you think Obama voters come from??
GMTA
Already boycotting - wouldn’t be caught dead in one of their stores. Same with their subsidiary Hollister (if any are still in business) - the perfume that they douse the store down in makes me sick just to walk by.
There is no need for me to boycott them as there are none in my area.
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