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| - It's so hard for a store to balance discount pricing with a designer image. From the crowds of people who shop there, "MSC" must be doing something right. However, it just never seems to work for me, as hard as I've tried.
MSC has a huge inventory, with most of it true designer names, and a fair amount those uber exclusive names like Chanel, etc. There have probably been a few hundred designer bags to choose from when I've been in. The shoe selection hasn't been quite as big. The store decor makes you feel welcome and happy, and the staff has always been friendly and helpful. Whenever I first walk in, I'm always impressed, and get really excited about what what I might buy.
Here's where it turns into a negative experience for me: First, parking is nothing short of a holy hell nightmare. Then the sheer volume of things to look at is overwhelming. I begin to feel exhausted after the first 10 minutes. MSC isn't the place to go to look for something specific; say, a fitted blazer. I find myself carefully investigating probably 1,000 pieces of clothing to ferret out said blazers. When I fall upon something I like, my brain-on-overload inevitably (unfairly?) finds some flaw to talk me out of it. "$35 is too much for a used leather Le Sac bag with a sticky zipper". "$36 is too much for a used and somewhat worn looking Nordstrom brand blazer. It's not even a designer name". "What? $15 for a used t-shirt?" You get the idea.
I always come in excited and leave disappointed and needing a cocktail.
Consigning at MSC was a bit of a disappointment, too; though I totally understand that the free market dictates what they can sell my things for. I do way better selling on Ebay, but admit MSC is more convenient.
Bottom line, I guess I need more from a store when I shop for designer apparel. Even used designer apparel.
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