It is difficult to understand how some businesses did not collapsed before the actual economic crisis. When stores without any sense of good style and beauty have been around for decades I definitely accept that capitalism is a system about opportunity...While is profitable.
My mother took me to awful JC Penney to get me a birthday gift using some coupons she got. I knew how JC Penney was, so I was hopeless. Once I entered the worst department store in the world I wanted to leave, but my mother was into shopping so I finished browsing the store. Everything was pale, plain and old-fashioned. They had some skinny jeans but not my size. Frustration. I knew my only choice was to look for underwear.
And they have the most annoying promotions.
For any set of underwear they offer to get a second one by half of the price. Tricky. That is getting 8-12 pair of socks or briefs -a number nobody needs- while spending more money. Just bullshit.
I thought I had survived the signs trap. I got my final only-one set selections and went to meet my mother by the cashier. But JC Penney offers came back in human form. "You can get a second one for half of the price," the lady reminded me.
She was a pretty Colombian woman. Still, JC Penney sucks!
