Completely Ignored by Nordstrom Beauty Department

Yikes...! Sounds like a "What Not To Do" section of a training video.
I hope the manager responds to this, and cuts down on the amount of
socialization going on.

Wow, that's terrible. I have also had some bad luck at Nordstrom's
cosmetic counter. Not really so much bad luck as despicable
treatment. I used to have severe cystic acne and I was following a
friend's advice on getting some high-end foundation to help me feel
better about myself. When I went to talk to the saleswoman about what
might be the best option, she told me that there was nothing they
carried that could cover up my "problem." I left in tears and felt
like even more of a mutant. :/ I will never shop there again.

This should not have happened to you, especially in a store like
Nordstrom that is supposed to be of a higher caliber. You should have
been greeted promptly and guided to the counter you needed.

I agree with Bill's comments. I've been treated very poorly at the
make-up counter. I've chewed out one of them -- she was a complete
biotch. Why on earth do people who so obviously dislike a big portion
of the general public choose to work in fields that require constant
interaction with them?

T.P.,

This sort of behavior used to happen when I would saunter into the
local Bentley Dealer.

Seriously though and not trying to be blunt. Sales folks in stores
that think they are upper tier do like the Law used to do on
Interstate 95 In Florida. They "profile" their customers or in retail
parlay they "pre-qualify" the candidiate by giving them the once over.


Right or wrong sales people are focsuing on the customers with the
most potential of being a buyer versus a shopper.

BillR.