Nordstrom Experience - Page 2

Nope, her tone was very much "you should buy this now". No it's not. Her job is to assist me and to answer my questions and inquiries. Sure she can say "I think you should get it", but don't stand there with a look of contempt if I elect not to. Which of course is what she did when I didn't get it.

Guy goes into a store to try on clothes so he can get a better idea of what to buy on-line, and starts crying when the SA doesn't recognize him as the next Lance Armstrong. My heart is breaking. Boo hoo hoo, wheelsucker.

Every Nordstrom suit department has at least one guy who dresses Soph/ Manton/ TC/ Vox-level. Be sure he is the one who helps you and you will never go wrong.

Not my Nordstrom.
Manton/Vox-level? Never.
Even the salesmen at Wilkes, San Francisco
rarely approach it.

I have to agree, you can get sales people away from you with proper stern politeness, such as "I'm just browsing, thank you for assistance" or "I like to browse on my own", etc... You have to consider that most people want assistance and the sales people are there to provide just that. Personally I like to be left the fuck alone (for lack of a better term), but many people want assistance, especially when they know less than the sales people, which let's be honest is 99% of consumers.

Was there this weekend and walked out bored. I actually prefer Bloomingdales over Nordies at Stanford Mall on a relative basis, though the former also seemed to be pedaling mostly Hugo Boss.

I do enjoy getting a shoeshine there, though.

I rarely purchase from Nordstrom's but I do usually walk through their stores when I'm shopping locally and elsewhere. I've not encountered pushy salespeople, but I also make it very clear that I'm browsing only.

Dump SA's and just put cameras everywhere

Have prisoners in chains come in at night and restock the shelves

If you have questions, ask here at SF

Lol...if you ever visit Toronto, try going through Harry Rosen...those SA's are friggin' ridonkulous

If those Nordstrom SAs can afford a bunch of bespoke suits I may consider a change in career...

The SAs here in Seattle/Bellevue have been nothing but friendly to me. I was looking at outerwear at a few of the different stores and asked up front if an item was going to be on sale after Christmas. One of the SAs checked and even offered to sell it to me at that price now (this was a week ago). I didn't feel as if they were pushy at all except I went mid-day on a weekday and it was fairly empty everywhere not just Nordys which meant I had every single SA ask me if I needed help. In the suiting section I even overheard one SA say to another "No, I already asked him if he needed help, leave him alone" when I was over looking at something.

The guy at the newly opened Brooks Bro Country store was FAR more obnoxious, every single time I stopped for a minute to look at something he'd magically pop up next to me and start telling me about the item. It got particularly irritating, but I understood as I was the only person in the store. Same goes for Neiman Marcus. Judging by SAs across the spectrum here, it seemed like there wasn't a whole lot of buying going on in the Seattle area.

It's not just Seattle. It's everywhere in America. People are cutting back like crazy.

Unless you have your heart set on one specific item available now, you are crazy to buy anything before Xmas at this point. I always go browsing on Dec 26 or soon after. Prices will be cut dramatically. Esp this year.

You must be an impeccably dressed bloke! I always think that the SA's at Wilkes SF (not the PA one--can't stand the dude s there) are permanently fashionable. I'd pit Bill against the best here after 23 years at WB.


PA Bloomies has the roomiest floor of well stocked crap on the face of the planet. IMO that is and to each his own......but there is only so much full priced joseph abboud, PRL and hugo boss that I can take.



really? The DT SF one is the only place i had a shoe shine and it was the worst one I ever had incl the airport. Others have diff experiences?

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