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| - I have so much appreciation for the shopping experience that Nordstrom provides. I showed up right as they opened on Saturday, in a mad rush. I, being the procrastinator that I am, needed to find the perfect pair of shoes in a hurry. I walked in, found Christopher (or was it Michael?) and explained that I had no time to browse. I gave him some preferences (size, price, style, color, etc.) and he was off in a hurry. Less than five minutes later he returned with a mound of shoes for me to try. He brought lots that met all of my parameters, but he also brought a few others that he thought I might like. I tried every pair he brought out and, much to my surprise, I ended up loving one of the pairs that I would never have chosen for myself. He rang up my purchase and I was on my way.
I checked my watch and I had only spent 15 minutes in the shoe department! I had budgeted an hour for my trip so I decided to run upstairs and see if I would hit the jackpot twice in one day. I ran through the dresses, hurdling racks at record speeds. A lovely associate, whose name escapes me, saw that I was in a hurry and offered to start a room for me. I obliged, and continued rummaging racks for THE dress. When all was said and done, I had nine dresses waiting for me in my dressing room. I started marathon dressing and was checked up on continually. I was delivered alternate sizes, honest opinions and good conversation by the associate. She was awesome! Together we found just the right dress for the occasion.
I left feeling like I had struck gold. In the end, Nordstrom kept every last drop of that gold, but was it worth it? Hell yes!
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