A few Fridays ago I was in Macy’s. That was the second day of November, in case your memory’s as bad as mine.
Lots of things bugged me while I was in there, but primarily I was pissed about the Christmas decorations. It’s too early. I know why the retailers do it, but I just hate it. Maybe it’s because I worked in advertising for so long, or because I worked retail one Christmas season.
To make matters worse, this year’s slogan at Macy’s is “Believe,” which made me think, “in what? Spending money?” Additionally, I thought, “Gag me.”
Here’s the other stuff that perturbed me:
– Passing the men’s cologne counter is like eating soap.
– It is not possible to pick a tie in under half an hour because there are at least 80 shades of each color and pattern variation.
– All the cosmetic counter claims are bullshit.
– It is mean to sell $500 purses in the Midwest.
You know what’s cool, though? There’s an iPod vending machine in Macy’s now.
Also cool: Nordstrom doesn’t put up Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving. Maybe I’ll start entering the mall through there instead.
Mama-Come-Lately 
I always enter our mall through Nordstrom. I never buy anything there because it all costs too much, but the parking lot is always the least crowded there. 🙂
…I should have added – because of their policy about not decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, I may actually look around and do some shopping in there, if I can find anything at a reasonable price…. At least it would be a break from the madness.
Agreed, it’s high-end, but it’s great if you’re looking for something really high-quality that you’ll have forever. That being said, I once bought a really cool anorak there and had it start falling apart almost immediately. I took it back with just the receipt (the tags were long gone since I’d bought it for a trip and then left for that trip). They took it back and gave me a full refund while apologizing all over themselves. Which brings me to my favorite thing about shopping there: The best customer service in the industry.