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Taken from a BBS on Geisha clothing/culture/etc (http://www.immortalgeisha.com/ig_bb/viewtopic.php?t=4483):
Atropos wrote:
"Due to the insane expense, and inability to find everything you need to wear a kimono - I have resorted to making my own things. Obijim, nagajuban, obiage, everything can be made at home for little cost and just a little bit of time.
I ahve spent quiet sometime shopping around - looking for a good cheap source of fabric and parts. The Walmart fabric department is by far the cheapest place to get fabric and other odds and ends.
Today I went to walmart and I took my wedding kimono with me (my arms were dying carrying that thing). It's Walmart.....there should be -0- problems with me taking a kimono there because theres no way anyone could think I was stealing it.
Oh...I had problems. I get stopped at the door and the first thing they want to do is put a sticker on the silk kimono.....here's how it played out
"Ms, we need to puta sticker on that" - employee
"No, you don't....first off its silk and the sticker will damage it. Second it an authentic japanese wedding kimono - come on..it not like walmart sells these..who the hell would think I'm stealing this?" - me
Dead silent from employee and vacant stupid staring to follow. Finally... "Oh, I should talk to my manager, because we have to put a stick on all outside products so we know your not stealing it."
"Wait, how could anyone think I'm stealing a real silk wedding kimono from Walmart?! Seriously - since when the hell did Walmart carry $10,000 japanese kimonos?!"
More dead silence from employee, confused looked and finally she waddles off to get a manager.
The manager arrives.
"Miss, we put stickers on everything from outside that comes into the store." - manager says while eyeing my kimono with confusion and awe in her eyes.
"Well, your NOT putting a sticker on my kimono. I need to bring it to the fabric department to match fabric to it. That's all I want to do." - me
"Well, we put stickers on everything that comes into the store." - manager
"It's not going on my kimono. Seriously, come on, who will think I'm stealing this? Walmart does -not- sell authentic japanese wedding kimonos made of pure silk...." - me.
As you can see..it went in a circle like this for a while with a lot of confused employees watching, and bemused customers as well.
In the end...I won and no damn sticker went on my kimono......and walmart is all the more stupid in my book."
I agree! Three cheers for Wal-Mart!
Atropos wrote:
"Due to the insane expense, and inability to find everything you need to wear a kimono - I have resorted to making my own things. Obijim, nagajuban, obiage, everything can be made at home for little cost and just a little bit of time.
I ahve spent quiet sometime shopping around - looking for a good cheap source of fabric and parts. The Walmart fabric department is by far the cheapest place to get fabric and other odds and ends.
Today I went to walmart and I took my wedding kimono with me (my arms were dying carrying that thing). It's Walmart.....there should be -0- problems with me taking a kimono there because theres no way anyone could think I was stealing it.
Oh...I had problems. I get stopped at the door and the first thing they want to do is put a sticker on the silk kimono.....here's how it played out
"Ms, we need to puta sticker on that" - employee
"No, you don't....first off its silk and the sticker will damage it. Second it an authentic japanese wedding kimono - come on..it not like walmart sells these..who the hell would think I'm stealing this?" - me
Dead silent from employee and vacant stupid staring to follow. Finally... "Oh, I should talk to my manager, because we have to put a stick on all outside products so we know your not stealing it."
"Wait, how could anyone think I'm stealing a real silk wedding kimono from Walmart?! Seriously - since when the hell did Walmart carry $10,000 japanese kimonos?!"
More dead silence from employee, confused looked and finally she waddles off to get a manager.
The manager arrives.
"Miss, we put stickers on everything from outside that comes into the store." - manager says while eyeing my kimono with confusion and awe in her eyes.
"Well, your NOT putting a sticker on my kimono. I need to bring it to the fabric department to match fabric to it. That's all I want to do." - me
"Well, we put stickers on everything that comes into the store." - manager
"It's not going on my kimono. Seriously, come on, who will think I'm stealing this? Walmart does -not- sell authentic japanese wedding kimonos made of pure silk...." - me.
As you can see..it went in a circle like this for a while with a lot of confused employees watching, and bemused customers as well.
In the end...I won and no damn sticker went on my kimono......and walmart is all the more stupid in my book."
I agree! Three cheers for Wal-Mart!