My loyal readers, I apologize for the extended leave of absence from the blogging world. The last month or so has been in turns wonderful and horrible, but it all ways verryyyyyy busssyyyyyy.
To catch you up, I have sold two wedding dresses! To actual brides! I consider it the highest achievement. However when I sold the last one, half an hour after the store was supposed to be closed, all my boss could think of to say to me was "Why didn't you sell her a headpiece?!?!?!?!?"
*Note, she is quite possibly the most bipolar and absent minded person I have ever met. I swear to god she has never heard a single word I have said to her. Instead, I speak and she stares at me blankly. "What honey? (Condescendingly) Why are you standing in front of me? Why aren't you chained to a customer? Why aren't you a veritable Houdini of sales making me vastly rich??"
I've now been working in the salon for over three months and I have yet to figure out if anyone there actually likes me. There are a few girls my age with whom I am friendly and so far it has been enough to keep me from drowning under the scrutinizing (and often confused) gazes of my managers and older colleagues. Related to this, I happen to be a hopeless klutz. The store has become a maze of obstacles and hazards, trips, snares and inconveniently placed sharp objects for me to injure myself on. Just yesterday I walked directly into an open locker and the resulting "MOTHER--URRGHHH" was heard throughout the break room. This quirk of mine has proved most amusing for the whole store (as it has over the years for everyone who knows me). Unfortunately, even my clients have become to notice. "Is that cute little blonde girl okay? I saw her fall over a dress rack and narrowly miss impaling a small child."
I have a few little tidbits of wisdom that might be of interest to those of you who might be wandering into a bridal store sometime soon.
1. Buying off the rack means that yes, other people have tried the articles of clothing on and no, that doesn't mean you will get a discount. Damages discounts are nigh impossible to get. Accept it and don't take it out on your consultant who has no say in the matter.
2. If you want a brand new item ORDER IT WAYYYYY AHEAD OF TIME. This is your responsibility. If you're going to be picky, prissy, pissy, or perversely stubborn about the quality and delivery of your purchase, don't wait till your only option is a make up stained bra two hours away that you'll have to pay $15 for shipping for.
Waiting to buy your undergarments and accessories, instead of getting them on the same day as the dress, does not save you money. It merely delays the money you will inevitably put out and in cases like the make up stained bra, your procrastination will cost you even more and girls like me will have to listen to your mother-in-law utter horrible curses and swears in reference to the poor quality of our service.
3. Just because your consultant has a different body shape than you, does not mean they are incapable of sympathizing with your dress/body issues, nor does it mean we are lying when we say that a dress looks beautiful on you. If this job has taught me anything, it is that curves make dresses look good and I could probably use some more of them.
Alright, our internet treat of the day. I love this and am planning on doing it myself. Click here for an adorable DIY to give to your fiance or even just someone that you love a lot. It's a cool way to recycle a deck of beaten up cards that you don't play with anymore, and it will hold memories for years to come. Maybe you could buy a deck on vacation, something kitschy and local. You write something you love about the person on every card and make it into a book. It's creative, personal, and honors the depth of the relationship. Enjoy!
