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| - I've been a shopper at Last Chance for many years now (maybe going on twenty, OMG!); and this last weekend really distressed me.
The store has been renovated, so it's much nicer appearing; however, as several people have noted, the prices have been going up and up while the quality continues to drop. Certainly, there WERE a number of those great great deals which you can't get anywhere else (brand-new Ugg tall boots for $99), but I found nothing I could wear and managed to talk myself out of the 5-inch rhinestone platform evening shoes (even though they would match my silver gown).
The worst part came, though, when my partner (who DID find some steals) got to the counter and discovered that there is now a "3-item limit on EVERY item per customer, per day"!!!!! So she had to give up the Ugg boots she'd talked herself into because she had three good pair of work shoes she had actually come for.
While I understood this restriction on the purses, it makes no sense for other items of clothing or jewelry -- especially shoes. I assume they're trying to discourage resalers (read: eBay), but if you find a pair of sandals, a pair of sneakers, a pair of boots, and a pair of pumps, it's going to be a hard give to decide which you don't want/need.
It was the first time I got out of there spending less than $100. Found some fun socks, a new pair of New Balance walking shoes, a lovely lace blouse in good condition, and a few pair of earrings, $47 bucks. Not bad, eh?
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