Things I've learned working in a clothing store and a few things I wish would come to be

So I've been working at a clothing store for three months now, I think, and I've learned some very interesting things as well as wished some other things. I'm very fond of lists right now so I'll make you another list, this one regarding things I've learned working in a clothing store and a few things I wish would come to be.

1. *I've learned that there are about thirty-seven different shades of pink alone. Not being a pink person myself, this is a bit of an uncomfortable realization for me. How many times have I accidentally worn mountbatten pink without realizing it? How many fandango shirts have I complimented in passing? And if there are thirty-seven shades of pink alone, how many shades of blue are there? How many shades of yellow? It's... terrifying, to be honest.

2. Smell has a lot to do with how much you sell. Not your smell, I mean, but the smell of the store. If people enjoy your store's smell they're more likely to stay longer and the longer they stay, the more crap they buy. It's pretty badass.

3. If your current wardrobe is shit, you'll spend your entire paycheck the moment you get it.

4. I wish it was acceptable for saleswomen to do the running man with customers in the store. I've never tried it but I feel guilty even when I do it when I'm alone. I don't think I could perform said old school dance with other human beings around without getting stage fright and throwing up into my hand but feeling really embarrassed about it, causing me to put said throw-up into my pocket. Don't even ask why I came to that conclusion because I have no answer for you and the pressure of not having an answer will invoke stage fright.

5. It's totally not spelled 'tye-dye'.

6. Knowing what a pashmina is and how to tie it is a pain in the ass but it's necessary.


I promise I'll finish this when I get home. I suck at doing things.

*amaranth, amaranth pink, brink pink, carmine pink, carnation pink, cerise, cerise pink, cherry blossom pink, coral pink, dark pink, deep carmine pink, deep pink, fandango, french rose, fuchsia, fuchsia pink, hollywood cerise, hot magenta, hot pink, lavender pink, light pink, light thulian pink, magenta, mountbatten pink, persian pink, persian rose, pink, puce, rose, rose pink, ruby, salmon pink, shocking pink, tea rose, thulian pink, ultra pink, variations of pink.
The thirty-seven shades of pink. I wasn't lying.