Shopping experiences

[Renee]

I shop for all of my things in drab. I have learned to not worry about what anyone thinks and just go in stores and shop as if i were a gg. I have had some wonderful experiences while shopping and have had the opportunity to use the fitting rooms on many ocassions. Once i went to a special ocassion dress shop and was just looking thru the hundreds of dresses and was asked by the sales lady if i was finding the size i needed. I told her that i wasnt sure. She said that i looked like a size 18 and wisked me off to the plus size section of the store. I didnt have to say a thing about it being for me. (I wonder if the new french manicure that i had just had done gave me away). Anyway she began to show me different styles and then asked me to come with her. She escorted me to the fitting rooms and said to get undressed and prepared to try on some dresses. Luckily i had worn the proper undergarments and did as she asked. She began to bring a dozen dresses to the fitting room and asked if i needed any help. I told her that i was alright and she left. Soon she came back and asked me to come out and show her how the dress that i had on looked. she had me go to a platform with a 3 sided mirror and had me turn around. There were only a few customers in the store and by the time i had tried on 4 or 5 dresses the whole sales staff was waiting outside my dressing room and voting on which dress they liked best. Guess i was their entertainment for the night. Finally after trying on what must have been 30 dresses we narrowed it down to 5 and then i put them back on and we narrowed it down to 2. They then asked which i liked and i chose on that fit perfectly. They all clapped and told me that they agreed with my selection. What a shopping trip. I dont think that it will ever be topped, other than the sales lady giving me a $25 coupon to use. The dress originally sold for $450 and i got it for $79.95 with discount and coupon. They had me try on some shoes to go with the dress, but i told them i already had some that went with the dress. You never know what will happen when you go shopping and arent afraid to let the ladies know that you are shopping for yourself. This is only one of the experiences that i have had while shopping. What are some of the experiences that you have had?

[S. Lisa Smith]

:clap: Very good, sounds like fun!

[Girly Sara]

Renee,

What a fantastic time you had, being fussed over like a GG...good on you girly! Really pleased for you.

Anyways, you maybe interested to hear of my shopping trip endrab 1-2 weeks ago:

http://www.rosesforum.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=17831

Shopping enfemme is coming very soon :)

Take care.

Sara xxxx

[Denise01]

it is fantastic that you had such a good time and the sales girls were a big help.

Now that you have broken the ice, shopping femme will shurley come next, you will have a great time and not feel out of place regardless of what store you are in.

I was shopping femme yesterday, had a great experience in the cosmetic department of a major chain. If the girl did recognize I was TG, she sure did not show it. She asked how i liked some of the samples she gave me a couple of weeks ago, and just chatted like she would to any other lady.

Good Luck

Denise;)

[Helen MC]

I prefer the peace of mind and anonymity of shopping over the internet. Before the WWW I used mail order catalogues quite a bit for the same reasons.

In the past when there was no other choice I did shop in person, with a well rehearsed cover story that the items were "for my sister" or "for my wife" etc. In most cases there was no reaction from the woman serving me and in one case a positive response at a Charity (Thrift) Shop where the lady in charge sensed that I wanted the clothes for myself and in a very kindly manner and when there was nobody else in the shop did ask indicating by her tone of voice and manner that she was quite favourable towards TVs and had others who were regular customers. I bought many nice articles from that shop until it was closed when the area was redeveloped.

However, that was an execption and I certainly would not welcome any backchat from anyone serving me, as they are there to check out my goods at the till and not make unwanted comments. I too would have been very embarrased and very angry if I had bought panties or other undies at a busy supermarket such as Asda or Tesco etc and the check-out girl had made such a remark, it is simply not her place to comment on customer's shopping, whatever her personal opinions may be. The type of shop assistant I like is the type who simply scans your shopping and the only remark they address to you are if you are paying cash or card?

[Karen Francis]

I made a vow to myself I would not purchase any more feminine shoes for my self unless I tried them on. One Sunday afternoon about 5 years ago I put on some panties, Leggs suntan Sheer Energy Pantyhose, some slightly feminine jeans, and a sweatshirt with a slightly feminine graphic on it. I wore a pair of Trotters loafers( my size 12M) into a small women's specialty shoe store(large and wide sizes). As I was looking around, the only clerk in the store asked me if I needed anything. I got the courage to say to her I would like to try on a few styles. She was very helpful, and encouraged me to try on anything I liked. If another customer came in, she escorted me to the back room to continue trying on shoes. It was absolute heaven. I bought 4 pairs that day, and bought maybe a dozen more in the next 2 years, until they closed. The saleslady told me where she would be working next, and said I would be welcome there also.
Just this week, I was in a Danskin factory outlet store, the girl at the counter had remembered me from a previous visit. No one else in the store, I asked if I could try on a leotard, and then some jazz paints. She said that would not be a problem at all. She even asked me to come out and model them for her. She recongnizes a good customer when she sees one.
The key is to be dressed in a non threatening way, pick a time when the store is not busy, and discreetly ask for permission. The body language of the store employee when you interact( do you have any size..., where are the black tights...etc.) will give you an idea of whether they will tolerate trying on clothes.