Jamie,
I receive compliments almost every time I am out in public dressed. I always dress more formally than your usual shopper. I am almost always in heels and something professional looking. (My avatar is an example. It was taken by my waitress in a local hamburger restaurant)
On my last outing, last Tuesday I received three compliments on my outfit while I was in Dillards. One was from a sales lady walking down an aisle , one from a maybe twenty year old girl as I exited the elevator and another from a lady shopping in the women's department.
I've received compliments in the checkout lines in target. As I was getting a basket at the entrance in Whole Foods Market a woman just gushed how she loved my Turquoise jewelry and she said "I know how expensive they are!" about my costume jewelry that none of the pieces cost over $5. The checker at the same market the same day said "You look amazing!"
Some may have commented to HEAR my response if they suspected I was a CD, but I believe they probably were sincere. It is very common for women to pay compliments to each other and there is no reason for you not to pay a sincere compliment, But you should NOT indicate you suspect anything unusual.
I had a man that was the cashier and the only other person in an antique mall talk to me and ended up saying " You are really put together well, I know how much trouble it takes to do all that!" To this day I'm not sure if he was himself a CD, or just a male trying to pay me a compliment, or hit on me.
Suzi Q
