tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post583683890832018385..comments2024-03-28T05:33:23.130-04:00Comments on J.Crew Aficionada: J.Crew x New Balance CollaborationAlexis {J.Crew Aficionada}http://www.blogger.com/profile/01823796392253094261noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-82498399242627241442014-06-25T18:43:39.599-04:002014-06-25T18:43:39.599-04:00I think the author's comments about sale shopp...I think the author's comments about sale shoppers at J. Crew are intended more to highlight the retailer's success in overcoming the sale shopper syndrome in marketing this particular product. Though being familiar with J. Crew's screwy online inventory which shows items as "out of stock" and then magically reappearing fully stocked in a day or so, I wouldn't be completely surprised if stock magically reappears.<br /><br />Hearing the former insider perspective on the types of shoppers who frequent J. Crew, though, is rather revealing of the company's current state and appeal. As we are all familiar with, J. Crew tries to project itself as a high end boutique (fancy lighting that Jenna wanted for stores, VPSs, Collection items, etc.), but it doesn't look like their marketing is panning out as hoped. <br /><br />And come on, this guy went from being a retail slave to peddling his thoughts online--not exactly rags to riches--so this poor writer needs a slightly provoking hook to make people read his story. <br /><br />I am no less guilty than most on all four counts of the J. Crew shopper profile in this article. :) Look forward to chuckling with JCAs on Alexis's next post on 10 types of J. Crew shoppers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578041537130741931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-89856708805138220982014-06-25T17:05:50.429-04:002014-06-25T17:05:50.429-04:00WHy the judgment about sale shoppers? If you are s...WHy the judgment about sale shoppers? If you are so bothered don't work in retail !SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084919913170735559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-12439237328088455002014-06-25T13:27:48.520-04:002014-06-25T13:27:48.520-04:00I guess I have a different take. What this tells ...I guess I have a different take. What this tells me is quality products appeal to shoppers. I'm not a "sneakerhead" but the New Balance suede sneakers are very nice and I can size down. In fact, the J. Crew men's collection is much nicer than the women's, so I've been looking at theirs more and sizing down or even altering! The men's vintage oxford cloth is much much nicer. I don't want to dress like a man but give me that thick white scrunchy white oxford cotton and I'm all over it. I'll wear that with a nice white or denim jean, a women's sandal and jewelry. They have the cotton hoodie's and quality designer collaborations. Women's? It's frequently disappointing.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675063796680537865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-20094169341305743262014-06-25T12:14:14.167-04:002014-06-25T12:14:14.167-04:00Agree with all of you...snob level 5000. Agree with all of you...snob level 5000. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677256013011136464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-37726914107232351202014-06-25T11:19:23.022-04:002014-06-25T11:19:23.022-04:00this gave me many laughs. thank you.this gave me many laughs. thank you.Roxana Hadadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622545428087243751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-33103557163736891672014-06-25T11:08:30.954-04:002014-06-25T11:08:30.954-04:00Oh, dear. I am really trying to restrain myself. I...Oh, dear. I am really trying to restrain myself. I did wonder, however, exactly how much time the writer had lived under capitalism. He seems unfamiliar with the "willing seller, willing buyer" principle. The stores in the US and Canada are free enterprise from both sides, buyer and seller - people are not required to turn over money for what is offered, but they are free to do so if they happen to like what the merchant has to offer. There are, after all, other stores, other merchants. Moreover, consumer goods are not rationed in this country. Thus, if one group of customers is not buying, a change in price, a change in style, a change in attitude of the sales help - may make the merch more enticing. Or not. And yes, sometimes merchants guess wrong. That's why there are close-out sales and peculiar promos and overflowing clearance racks. And that's where the old joke "How do you start a flood?" came from.<br /><br />There's a fifth group of JC shoppers that the writer didn't mention - those who turn their backs and leave the store rather than deal with clueless, sulky and ill-mannered help.<br /><br />Well, I'm glad the writer found something worthy of his feet at JC, and I hope he's not too cool to wear those sneakers on July 4th, if not to show enthusiasm for Independence Day, at least as an ironic fashion statement.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-7830195949211968512014-06-25T09:54:08.742-04:002014-06-25T09:54:08.742-04:00Yikes! How unhygienic. I am definitely a sale shop...Yikes! How unhygienic. I am definitely a sale shopper and consider myself low maintenance. I could care less if an SA helps me and prefer to be left alone to peruse the sale rack. I can see if you are someone who tries on a whole bunch of stuff and leaves a giant mess in the fitting room for an SA to clean up but I do my best to hang everything back up. I rarely ask for them to check in the back for something on sale unless they offer. Not sure what the big deal is either??JessFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911832641307693880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-65319592369826537652014-06-25T09:46:00.476-04:002014-06-25T09:46:00.476-04:00Yes, if this associate is bothered by people shopp...Yes, if this associate is bothered by people shopping merchandise he needs a serious case of get over yourself. Honestly J. Crew has trained their shoppers to wait for a sale because of their own poor choices (too much inventory, bad execution of designs, prices high for what they should be on a lot of items). If the items are perceived as scarce or special or just plain awesome people will pay retail or just at a slight sale price but when item after item is just okay or there's just way too many of them it's hard to justify not waiting for a sale. J. Crew does such a fantastic job with prints but they put them on items that don't work for most and hence they languish in the sale section, put them on practical items and I'll snap them up. I love the blue crab print but the top is just off in many ways, why not put it on a casual cotton dress or even a pencil skirt, why some thick polyester top? Same goes for a lot of their stuff. It's a topic that's been rehashed on here but J. Crew is to blame for their customers not buying unless something is discounted. katertotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753296265256829722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-36627660357516864212014-06-25T09:42:17.682-04:002014-06-25T09:42:17.682-04:00I agree, I was turned off right away by what felt ...I agree, I was turned off right away by what felt like criticism. While the points about marketing the NB sneakers are well taken (know your market, branch out, direct market, etc) I felt like the author was saying that only people willing to pay full price and who urgently need to have an item are worthy customers. And what is the author doing on the JCrew site at 7AM when he clearly has disdain for the brand and the customers? Suede NBs that match the oxfords are silly to him, but these aren't? And JCrew shoppers don't have a sense of urgency because JCrew has trained us to wait and wait and wait for a better price--why does that make us annoying or undesirable. Yes, JCrew can take a lesson from this, but ideally, SA can take a lesson too--don't be so judgey!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989568457761952756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-51372602635751094632014-06-25T09:36:27.636-04:002014-06-25T09:36:27.636-04:00yeah, it was fairly irritating. I mean, I've w...yeah, it was fairly irritating. I mean, I've worked retail - I worked at american apparel for four years, and of course there are shoppers who always annoy you. mine were the strippers who came in and tried on clothes without wearing underwear. on the range of irritating customers, I feel like that is definitely more frustrating than people who just shop sale items. come on now. Roxana Hadadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622545428087243751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-10617269680786415762014-06-25T09:29:07.569-04:002014-06-25T09:29:07.569-04:00And what exactly is the reason sale shoppers bothe...And what exactly is the reason sale shoppers bother the former associate so much? I read the article twice.sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680983942596949851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-41370274119033933102014-06-25T09:27:25.489-04:002014-06-25T09:27:25.489-04:00I completely agree with your comment. The article ...I completely agree with your comment. The article had an unnecessary tone of judgment which added nothing to her point about the collaboration. <br />As for the sneakers, they are very nice and I am very glad that the collaboration was a success. I love NB and look forward to seeing more from them. I would love to see it done for the kids lines too. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773160182688791338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317882250647868056.post-91429328053263128102014-06-25T09:07:30.554-04:002014-06-25T09:07:30.554-04:00it's nice for j. crew that the sneakers sold o...it's nice for j. crew that the sneakers sold out, esp. bc those women's new balances earlier this year - the ones in the neon-color range - also sold out, so that seems like a good partnership for them. but ugh, this article was so pretentious otherwise. as one of the people who exclusively shops sale at j. crew, I found that so unnecessarily elitist. the reality is that most, if not all, j. crew items hit sale, and if people want to buy them at a lower price, what is the problem with that? clearly I'm taking it too personally, but I feel like if your store offers sale items, then people are going to buy those sale items - and they shouldn't be judged for that. Roxana Hadadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622545428087243751noreply@blogger.com