Abercrombie & Fitch

I’ve been an Abercrombie fan and loyal customer since before some of you were probably born…
Some often complain about how expensive their clothes are… well sometimes you get what you pay for. Abercrombie quality is one of the best in my opinion! The clothes will last forever… longer than you sometimes want them to… LOL!
You buy cheap clothes, and you that is what you get… crap that doesn’t last one season, and shrivels up when you wash it. At Abercrombie you always get the BEST.

Do you ever find yourself in a store and wonder what you’re doing there? «…this is not my beautiful house! … this is not my beautiful wife!» Ok, so David Byrne actually says that stuff, but while I was in Abercrombie & Fitch, I was saying, «…this is not my regular store!»
Josh and I were shopping for a variety of things at St. Clair Square mall the other day, and as we headed down to Macy’s, Josh said «Maybe we should look in Abercrombie & Fitch.» It was completely on a whim as we neared the store, and I looked at him as if he suggested permanently attaching a polar bear puppet to his hand and using it to fish out candy from bulk bins. Neither of us have set foot in Abercrombie in maybe 10 years, and I wasn’t eager to trash that record. Josh, however, said that they might actually have what we were looking for. Reluctantly, we headed inside.
Here’s the gist of our visit:
* Took the path on the right
* Nearly passed out from overpowering perfume/​cologne that’s apparently pumped through the vents
* Laughed at popped-​collar shoppers
* Winced at posters of underage models with no shirts (Why are they almost naked, yet they’re shilling clothing? HOW DOES THAT WORK?!)
* Paused to maybe puke over the continued perfume/​cologne (false alarm!)
* Turned our nose up at sweat pants
* Wondered if you had to live in a beach house or Land’s End catalogue to appreciate the clothes
* Curved around to the second section and was slapped with a new scent for the toxic gas
* Pondered the likelihood of A&F having a washing machine in the back, so they can properly fade all clothing to dull, washed out colors before selling
* Was approached by at least four beachy, aloof teenage salespeople
* Tried to look emo so said salespeople would think we were going to soon kill ourselves — they stopped bothering us
* Breathed in the fresh mall air once we exited the store
* Drove home with windows down in cold weather because the scented toxins had attached themselves to our hair and clothes, and I was sure once again that I would throw up
Um… we didn’t buy anything.
Don’t set foot in here. You’ll hear that David Byrne voice in your head saying, «My god… WHAT HAVE I DONE?»
By the way, Abercrombie & Fitch has three listings for St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights, so I have no idea if I’m actually reviewing the correct location. I’m reviewing the A&F store that’s near Macy’s in the mall.