Friday Brandon and I went to the Prime outlet mall to go to the Ann Taylor Factory Store to go back on my suit hunt. They had quite a few suits on clearance, up to 60% off. After trying on several slacks and jackets, I finally found the one suit that I liked. The employees there are very helpful and friendly to my surprise! I asked Brandon if he could find me a different size in a jacket and one of the employees volunteered to find the size for me and actually brought back a whole bunch of clothes to try on. She gave me her honest opinion on if the outfit looked good or not on me. She must have went back into the store at least 5 times to look for different suits for me. Most retail stores will not go over and beyond like that to give customers the best service that they can get. Retail stores usually are not required to do that. It may be one of the requirements of working at Ann Taylor because I noticed that when I went to the Ann Taylor Loft in Waterford Lakes the employees there were very helpful too. I'm sure its a sale strategy. I probably would not have gone home with a suit, which means more profit for them, if the employee did not search the whole store for me. The difference though is that you could tell that these employees genuinely wanted to be helpful instead of grudgingly going through the motions just to get another sale. Its not likely for the employees working in the stores profit off of sales in the means of incentives. Anyways..yeah...I found a suit! ya!! I had to take the pants to Burlington Coat Factory though for them to hem them. I usually hem all of my pants since I sew, but I don't have time to hem them by Monday night and I'd have to deal with 2 lays.
I have realized though that I LOVE Ann Taylor. I went the Loft location in Waterford today and found a dress and a skirt on sale. Both are really nice! I have a coupon for next month. 25 dollars off of a 50 dollar or more purchase. If I get the job at DePrince, Race and Zollo, then I will definitely go back for work clothes. :D If I don't get the job, I will still go back for church clothes.
I give Ann Taylor 5 stars for the great service and wonderful clothes. They can be a bit expensive, so that's why I try to buy whatever I get on sale.