Be a Considerate Shopper

I shopped with a couple of pals recently and was shocked to see how one had left her dressing room. Clothing was strewn all over the floor and nothing had been folded or re-hung. I was appalled and asked, "Haven't you ever worked in a clothing store?" She answered that the saleswoman said it was okay, and that the store was a mess anyway. Even if the saleswoman did tell her to leave the room a disaster, this is not proper shopping etiquette.

I realize that some stores, especially large department stores nowadays, have few people on the floor who regularly tidy the rooms. Making the environment pleasant for shoppers is definitely not a priority in many places. Still, it is not okay to add to the chaos.

It only takes a minute to at least put the clothes in a neat pile on the dressing room chair. You do not need to share my compulsion for folding everything maniacally and hanging things up. Such small acts of kindness will go far in making the room nicer for the next person and lightening the heavy load of the overworked salesperson.