Yeah here in MI, Walmart has the best employees and merchandise that I need.
Here, the Norstrom’s people are much better than me.
Another example for me is Saks 5th Ave. My mother loved that place (maybe it was better in the old days). I appreciate it too, but the few times (admittedly, not a good sample) I’ve been to both NY and Baltimore stores, incidences of condescension occurred.
While I haven’t been to Saks nearly as much as Nordstrom (not much opportunity), and I don’t totally despise it, Saks showed more “snobby” behavior than I’ve ever experienced (0) at Nordstrom. (And you can bet when we vaca’d in NYC I’m dressed well and done up.)