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LouieShop mirrors are unreliable
November 25th 2008 01:57
A reader wrote to the Guardian, asking why all the shop mirrors make her feel like she's in a fairground.
Hadley's answer was simple: you are in a fairground, of sorts.
"Oxford Street is a fairground now. Come one, come all, and see the unique freaks who can still afford to shop in this country! See the Russian billionaire's "close friend" head down New Bond Street in search of Gucci! Marvel at the bonused-up banker's daughter as she heads straight to the designer handbags section of Selfridges!"
Please - no more bonuses for bankers. Let them wear burlap. Let them wear cake.
Marks & Spencers got into a little bit of hot water after they were accused of using delusional mirrors in their changing rooms.
"An M&S spokesman said: "Our mirrors are perfectly normal, standard mirrors. We are at a loss as to what he might be referring to." "
It's no surprise that shops pull all sorts of trickery to part you from your hard-earned dollars. A friend of mine noticed that the clothes in the store window, modelled on a mannequin, were actually pinned back, looking thinner than the actual clothes would.
That's a dirty, nasty trick - but effective, convincing customers that, because they fit into that size, that they must have a figure similar to the mannequin.
*this image is from Popieces.
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