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| - Under normal circumstances, I would never go anywhere near a store on Black Friday. But, we were in Las Vegas, strolling the Strip, when my husband's belt suddenly decided to break. He needed another ASAP lest his pants end up somewhere around his ankles (which, I'm sure, would not have been appreciated even in "what happens in Vegas" Vegas).
Fortunately, we were reasonably close to the Fashion Show Mall, where we assumed we'd be able to find a better selection of belts for a substantially lower price than we'd likely find at the casino boutique shops. So, we made our way over. Our first stop was Macy's, the tried and true. Their men's dept did not have what my husband needed. He asked if they had a "Big and Tall" dept. "Yes," he was told, "but they do not have belts."
WTF?
So, we decided to try Dillard's. I'd heard of this chain, but neither of us had ever actually been in one before. We found the staff there to be very helpful -- directing us to men's, to belts, to "Big and Tall." (And, their "Big and Tall" dept actually saw fit to stock belts.)
The sales person there provided great service -- helping my husband figure out what size belt to wear, removing the tag attached to the buckle so he could actually try the belt on, disposing of his old, broken belt once he had made his selection and purchased a new one. And, he even got an unexpected, 30% off, Black Friday discount on the price.
As we have no Dillard's in my town (nor anywhere nearby), I can't say when I'll next be shopping there. But, as our experience there was a positive one, given the opportunity, I would certainly do so again.
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