tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post563311906638026798..comments2024-03-24T13:55:16.717-07:00Comments on Miss Magpie's musings: What do you Expect from a Vintage Shopping Experience?Miss Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-86436452997457707522011-09-26T07:11:38.888-07:002011-09-26T07:11:38.888-07:00I'm with you: I pay boot sale prices at a boot...I'm with you: I pay boot sale prices at a bootsale and mend/clean myself. A vintage shop, with prices, is a place I expect to pay more because the work's been done for me. <br /><br />My bugbear is cleaning/detritus. I once saw on ebay a shop 'telling' customers (who it seemed to assume knew nothing of vintage) in RUDE CAPITALS that they did not clean vintage clothes because vintage traders don't - if you object, you don't know. They aren't trading anymore. Funny that.Perdita Tinselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741015473009270250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-37251008976206136892011-09-23T17:48:09.850-07:002011-09-23T17:48:09.850-07:00What a shame! Sounds like the shop has potential,...What a shame! Sounds like the shop has potential, hopefully someone will say something to the owner and the penny will drop. I don't mind having a good old dig through all the mish-mash but I absolutely HATE overloaded racks. There's no sense to ramming everything in as few have the patience to go through the entire stock and walk out with a dislocated shoulder.Pull Your Socks Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14147274267016718793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-6578236333874427602011-09-20T01:24:27.866-07:002011-09-20T01:24:27.866-07:00I'm not bothered about sizing labels as most o...I'm not bothered about sizing labels as most of the places I've shopped over the years never had then either, I've always just held it up to me to see if it 'might' fit! I also always have a tape measure in my bag when I vintage shop, years of doing so and not knowing if something will fit, just a tip there!<br /><br />However being able to see through the stock seems like a basic necessity if they hope to sell anything. I do go to places that are tightly packed but never so much so that you can't view the clothes! <br /><br />And I agree on the bags, making sure they are emptied of stuff, and a occasional dust over doesn't take too much effort does it. <br /><br />No wonder you were disappointed.Straight Talking Mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010105224878943505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-14808408144291856482011-09-19T12:22:35.632-07:002011-09-19T12:22:35.632-07:00The size labelling is the most important thing to ...The size labelling is the most important thing to me. If I am going to heave my way through a rack of clothes - I want to be able to reach for a tag that tells me SOMETHING tangiable about the garment before I haul it from the rail.LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-15376799115258507702011-09-19T11:26:03.066-07:002011-09-19T11:26:03.066-07:00I think it would just be lovely to be able to brow...I think it would just be lovely to be able to browse the racks with ease. Having stuff put into groups might make it easier to find stuff you like. But mostly of all labelling stuff with the size has got to be essentialVintageVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468973681066716805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-64032382744238556542011-09-19T08:54:01.190-07:002011-09-19T08:54:01.190-07:00It sounds exactly like the period clothing shop th...It sounds exactly like the period clothing shop that's been in our town since I was a teenager. I swear she's still got the same stock I sold her twenty-five years ago.<br />I'm not really bothered about the stuff being arranged in eras as I actually enjoy fighting through the 1940s tea dresses and finding the odd psychedelic gem. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640928856322776096.post-6449895321798654802011-09-19T08:36:18.555-07:002011-09-19T08:36:18.555-07:00In the vintage clothes shops I've been to, the...In the vintage clothes shops I've been to, the clothes are usually grouped according to item and are often labelled with an info tag bearing the garment's age and price. Also, the clothes have been spaced out so that you can easily get them out without having the battle of the coat hangers! Also, even though the clothes are second-hand, I would expect them to have been aired or cleaned if possible, after all you're paying 'vintage' prices not 'charity shop' (well they used to be cheap!) prices.<br /><br />Hopefully, your next vintage shopping experience will be better!The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.com