The guy who waited on us was a teense on the pretentious side for my taste. Here's how the whole thing played out:
Mr. Big Stuff: Let me just measure you here. Mm-hmm. I see. Mm-hmm. Athletic build. Follow me please. Here we have a classic black. Let's give it a try, shall we?
B: I like that. It looks nice.
He proceeds to try on a few other jackets until he finds one that he wants to try on in full.
Mr. Big Stuff: Follow me into my office please. Mm-hmm.
His office is a fitting room with lots of mirrors.
Mr. Big Stuff: Let me get a darker pair of shoes and a different shirt for you to try on. What size shoe is the gentleman?
B: Twelve.
Mr. Big Stuff: Twelve. Mm-hmm.
My husband tries on the suit in full, with the shirt and shoes. He looks good. Mr. Big Stuff begins to mark the suit for alterations.
Me: So apparently this is the suit we're getting?
Mr. Big Stuff: Yes. This is a custom-tailored blah blah blah with horse hair lining, made by blah blah blah in some uppity country yadda yadda for five hundred dollars.
My husband is now changing, and I am left with Mr. Big Stuff.
Me: Five hundred dollars? How much are the alterations?
Mr. Big Stuff: Five hundred dollars is an outstanding price for this suit.
My husband comes out of the changing room. He loves the suit. I tell him it's entirely up to him. He is thrilled. We go to the counter to pay.
Us: Do you give a military discount?
Mr. Big Stuff: Our prices are already deeply discounted.
Me: So in your own veiled way, you're trying to tell me that you don't offer a military discount?
Mr. Big Stuff: Our prices are already deeply discounted. Do you know how much this suit would cost at Nordstroms? I suggest you make a trip and find this same blah-blah-blah brand name suit on a rack there. The $900 price tag will be hanging from the sleeve.
Me: So you're insinuating that I will feel better about dropping five hundred dollars if I see that someone else may have paid nine hundred for the same item?
Mr. Big Stuff: Sir, how will you be paying for this?
Obviously, I was glossed over. We pay, step out to the car, and I tell my husband that five hundred dollars is a lot for a suit. He says (and I am not making this up) "Maybe you should talk to Paige about this."
Pulling out of the parking lot, we pass a building that says "Community Cremation Services". I point it out to my husband, who says "What the heck? What is it, like discount cremation or something?" To which I reply, "Yeah. Do you know how much that same cremation would go for at Nordstroms?"
At least they're shipping the suit to us after the alterations so I don't have to go back up there and listen to Mr. Big Stuff imply that I am cheap and difficult.
20 comments:
You forgot to mention that we saved WA state sales tax (8.4%) by having it shipped to ID. Not to mention that I am using my military clothing allowances to purchase this suit so save all the posts about how the money I spent on this suit could feed all the starving spotted polar bears out there. Plus, I Look DAMN good in that suit.
the problem with dapper dan looking so good in the suit is that i have to keep up with that. which means i have to give up a little sleep in order to spend extra time on my hair and makeup.
plus, how can you sleep at night knowing how some poor horse gave his hide for the lining of this thing? it's just as bad as starving the spotted polar bear.
Paige must be so proud.
Of course I am sure that Paige would encourage you to go out and get some smokin' hot dresses and such to match your own Dapper Dan.
It's only fair.
I think I'll start changing my profile name to fit every post I comment on. Cause Dapper Dan...that's funny. Mm-hmm.
I think Paige deserves to give some sort of acceptance speech.
Paige will love this!
And you are cheap and difficult, but hat is why we love you! ;)
P.S. 500$ is not a bad price at all for a good suit.
LOVE YOU!
Skip and I need to hang out. He knows me well. One time my husband had to go to the Men's Wearhouse to get a tuxedo for his best friend's wedding who picked it out and had a conniption over the cheapness of it all. I thought it was fine and if he looked good in it of course it was worth $500.
I don't know what suits cost anymore because all of Jeff's are custom made.
I have a friend who you know well who's husband buys his suits at Target. I am HORRIFIED.
Hi Andrea,
I found your blog from Kristine P.; LOVE your writing style!
-BreAnn Alvey
Do you often make drama at a clothing store and talk rudely to the clerk?
There's nothing like a well-cut suit to really turn on the sexy in a man. Pay whatever it costs cause it works every time.
Just don't let memories of pretentious Mr. Big Stuff get in the way of loving how Dapper Dan looks in his new threads.
I seriously, seriously, seriously love your writing. I laughed at your witty writing...and it is a good thing, too because I was seriously ititated with Mr. Big Stuff and the fact that he IGNORED your questions and spoke down to you.
So that's good writing...the fact that I enjoyed myself even though I was miffed.
Lisa-Marie made me laugh with her, "Mm-hmmm" and suggestion that Paige give an acceptance speech.
Skip must have REALLY loved that suit. If the price tag handn't sent me elsewhere the salesmanship surely would have.
WHy in the world would MW hire a pretentious salesman? That is like a pretentious clerk at Target. I LOVE MW because the guys there are normal, and straight.
You at least need to go get a new pair of smokin' shoes!! :)
Then post pics for us all do admire your couple beauty. :)
Hit Joseph A. Banks next time. Wait for their buy two; get one free sale and then go hog wild. You'll spend about $1,000...but think of what that would cost you at Nordstrom's!
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Do we get pics of Dapper Dan in the hot suit?
I agree. Photos, please!
Dapper will not get fat and will fit in his suit for years. So, rude clerk aside, I think it's money well-spent!
I am the Target friend, of course, that Paige is referring to and they are VERY nice looking suits, and for a whopping $90, they are worth it. Check them out.
$500 isn't bad for everything, especially if he wears it every other Sunday for the next 8 years, you know?
What is up with the anonymous comments? I'm referring to the second one of course.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being difficult and cheap. That just solidifies our friendship.
Seriously I think the obnoxious annonymous girl from Jessica's blog is stalking people. She totally needs to get a real life.
(while the Gentleman is changing)
A: Would Mr. Big Stuff like a 3-inch heel up his pretensious ass?
Mr Big Shot: Would the lady like to follow the Gentleman in the Security Uniform out into the parking lot?
Here's the thing about suits: You don't identify them by brand name so much as by price tag. Now that Mr. Big Shot has told you that the same suit goes for $900 at Nordstroms, you can round up a little and tell everyone at church that Skip in wearing a thousand-dollar suit.
Here's how it goes.
Sister Heftypants: My, Andrea, Skip sure looks dapper in that new suit of his!
Andrea: Thanks. That's a thousand dollar suit, you know.
Sister Heftypants: You paid $1000 for a suit? You can get the same suit at Men's Wearhouse for half that price.
Andrea: (snorting derisively) ...well I suppose SOME people might go THERE for their suits... (condescending chuckle, belittling pat on the substanstial upper arm.) Let's go to Relief Society!
So when are we going shopping? Has Dapper Dan given you YOUR "unifom" allowance?
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