Today is a cloudy and rainy November. I got 100% cotton pajama pants from Old Navy for that $8 sale. Going to a store has become quite rare. I also barely ever shop. As usual, the music at the store was too loud and terrible. The lights were too bright and harsh. The clothing displays were dizzying. We were offered a store card twice by the cashier. The second time, she said we’d get 65% off the total amount. I was surprised and a little bit tempted. … later, there was a comment on a Reddit (economics?) post saying something about how stores “hand out debt like candy”.
If I ever had to work in a clothing store again, I would wear a baseball cap for the lights, and ear plugs or headphones for the loud music. It probably wouldn’t be allowed. Maybe I could get a doctor’s note.
I guess this is a slice of life post.
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I'd recommend checking out earplugs that don't completely block out noise like sleeping ones. I have a pair from a Belgian brand called Loop, but I'm sure there's some US brands. I use them when I have to go to the shop or even at home if I can hear the neighbours talking outside, or when I'm overwhelmed and I find my partner too loud (for example when he's loading the dishwasher). I'm sure those would be allowed as you can have normal conversation while wearing them.
yeah I was trying to do that but since it’s not a consistent routine, sometimes I forget the ear plugs… I have some basic over the ear headphones ( not noise cancelling ), and the music was still getting through those 😔 better than nothing tho. I wonder who makes these decisions at these chain stores.