Bedtime Rant Alert!
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Hello everyone! I recently visited Shanghai and went to the famous Brandy Melville on Anfu Road.
(For my foreign friends: Anfu Road is a trendy street in Shanghai and frequented by young people. Brandy Melville, also known as BM, is a popular clothing store for girls.)
Overall, the atmosphere inside the store was not bad, and the girl working at the dressing room was warm and friendly.
However! Please pay extra attention here, the attitude of a male employee at checkout was simply shocking, extremely cold.
- I greeted him with “Hello, I’d like to check out,” which is rather common courtesy in China. However, he didn’t acknowledge my greeting in the slightest.
- He lazily picked up the clothes to scan the QR code after finding the price tag; with a face as emotionless as stone, he only said “200.”
- After I paid by scanning the code, he remained silent, not even offering any thanks, making it seem as if I was some kind of imaginary entity in his presence.
- (A side note: he was playing with his phone when there were no customers before me. I don’t know what the store policy is, so I won’t comment further on this matter.)
I just want to address this guy, "handsome": you’re supposed to work while at work and not just come here for posturing and arrogance! Don’t act like I owe you money; looking good isn’t an excuse for that type of behavior.
️Travel Tip & Anti-Pitfalls️- If you're planning to visit the Brandy Melville store in Anfu Road, Shanghai:
- Get mentally prepared for potentially encountering an extremely cold employee at your check-out experience.
- Also, don’t expect them to be nice and polite to say things like "thanks". Just keep a steady head.
- Then how to handle this? No way out other than pay and leave, let such matters not affect your travel experience. But beforehand knowing about such a situation is still better than face being caught off guard then.
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Do you still remember what he looks like, sis?
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Nope, don't remember, haha! I'm face-blind.
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I ran into one in Beijing, a cashier who would blatantly give you the side-eye and just toss your clothes around. It all depended on her mood.