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.)
Wow, I’ve never been to a Saks 5th Ave in my life!
Perhaps you are just the kind of person who DOESN’T get treated like a lesser person in these stores, because they don’t see you that way. Maybe it’s people like me. You never know.
Either way, I’ll shop at Walmart. You can keep the mall stores.