With 45min until my daughters softball game I thought it would be a good idea to run up to the mall and take advantage of the 40% off deal at The GAP. I needed some new jeans and only had my 4 little kids with me so I figured it was as good a time as any.
Apparently everyone else though it was a good time to go to the mall because I parked somewhere close to Dallas and hiked it in. The employees at my GAP clearly hate children, and people who bring children in their store, especially people with strollers and 4 children. The store is small and the displays close together, so maneuvering is tricky anyway. After trying on a few pairs of jeans in a dressing room with 4 kids, my patience was thin as it was. The baby was crying and the 2 year old needed a nap. I went to take the lid off the bottle and didn’t notice that it had completely leaked out and filled the lid with milk. As soon as I popped the lid off the bottle exploded milk all over the wood floor in the middle of the GAP.
Awesome.
I told the 6 year old to watch the baby, 2 year old and 4 year old. I grabbed the first employee I could find ( a Kourtney Kardashian look alike) and asked for some paper towels and pointed to the milk in a huge puddle on the floor.
Disgusted she told me, “we don’t keep paper towels here.”
I explained I really wanted to clean it up so no one slipped and asked if she had anything at all.
“I’ll go next door and see if I can find anything.” she complained.
The Kourtney look alike comes back and holding her nose tosses me the paper towels. I quickly clean up the mess and then start looking for a trash can. None in sight. So I find Kourtney again at the register and ask for the garbage. Refusing to make eye contact she motions over behind her around the counter. I walk around the counter and start to reach for the garbage can under the desk.
At the same time, Kourtney reaches for it also. I am thinking that she is just putting her hand on it not pulling it out, so I misjudge the distance needed to throw the paper towels in as she is pulling the trash can out…
I actually with the back of my hand SMACK HER ACROSS THE FACE!
HARD.
Oh. My. Gosh. As obnoxious as she was I felt HORRIBLE. I apologize profusely and she hates me even more. I quickly check out and drag my pathetic self and screaming children out of the store.
I think I am sticking to shopping at Target for a while. At least until the Kourtney look alike finds another job as I probably just ruined her modeling career with a fat nose!
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Oh my! What a day….I am impressed you went into the mall with the 4 youngest! I would not have dared. I did however go to the Kroger mega sale (closest one is an hour away) on Thursday, bring my older parents on Friday and brought my sister today with my 2 youngest in tow for the last 2 trips….don’t recommend bringing a 2 and 3 year old to a mega sale when your trying to count, keep track of coupons and such. Especially when your mega sale counts are up in the 200. Wow..I am exhausted. I bet you are too…. 🙂
Oh Tiffany! How horrible! She wasn’t too nice and that’s how I feel when I walk into gap with my kids too. Boo! Glad you got your jeans though!
Am i evil for chuckling? i would of felt bad too, but maybe she learned a little lesson?
And yes you are brave for bringing 4 kiddos with you, I wouldn’t brave it with just my one.
First of all, I commend you for going to the mall with four little ones! Second, I would be proud to even be able to buy a pair of jeans at the Gap after having 7 kids!!! Third, so what if she has a fat nose!!! Maybe next time she will be a little more sympathetic! LOL (just kidding…I would feel bad too!)
Ugh, I feel your pain and I only have two kids! Don’t feel too bad about the girl, I don’t think it was your fault- karma was in play there 😉 That’s what I thought about two nights ago when the manager at Five Below refused to let my 5 year old use the bathroom when he was about to have an accident. I just thought ” one day, when you are older than 20, you will have kids, one of them will have an accident when you’re out and about- and that will be karma 🙂
Awesome!
I went to the mall yesterday too and didn’t even park. (And I didn’t have 4 kids in tow!) I was going for the free undies at Victoria’s Secret and to get a Christmas present for my father-in-law. I’ll try to go back today when it opens and hope for the best.
I told my in-laws I really need a chauffeur to drop me off at the door and WAIT for me to come out. A girl can dream can’t I? I’m not lazy, but wise enough to know I can’t handle the crowd if I can’t handle the parking lot!
What a story! You are so brave to even venture to the mall with 4 children. I have 2 and it’s a chore!
Thanks for the tip. You won’t EVER catch me in a GAP after I read that post!
Ruth! I am sure it is just mine!
For some reason 20 year olds now days are even in more of their own world than I was at that age!
I am thrilled to take 4 kids to the mall. I’ll admit every now and then when I am shopping with 7 I have lost my cool. I should write a post on that!
“20 times I have lost it in a store!”
Just kidding, I have lost it when shopping with 1 so I dont think how many you have is the factor!
I feel for you I took my little girl and my husband with my 3 month old to the Old Navy when they had their huge clearence sale. Had whole basket full of clothes (for christmas) my 2 year old girl starts crying for her daddy he is off stopping with the baby. When one of the employees comes up to me and says I just want you to know we are having complaints that your child is crying. I tell her ok she wants her daddy “sorry”. Then she tells me again I am just telling you that we are having complaints..ok .. mind you my daughter is not screaming at the top lungs just crying..Mad at this point because she telling me this and my daughter at this point is not stopping because this stranger is to close to her I tell the girl well I can’t smack her to stop are you kidding me!!! She leaves just as my husband comes around the corner, my child stops crying, tell my husband what happenend, he makes me leave EVERYTHING…god they had great deals..I am not sure what they expect in that store it is setup like a warehouse noise travels..
Ok, first I was planning on a mall outing with my 5 today to get in on the Yankee Candle Deal, now I am rethinking! LOL!
And ummm I laughed when you said you smacked her, kids are kids and nothing get me more angry when people are so judgmental!
Hoping you have a better day today, oh and total kuddos to you for fitting into Gap jeans! 7 kids and a NEWBORN, very jealous over here! :o)
Tiffany, I was at The Gap yesterday also, keep in mind we live right next to each other. If you were a mall that starts with a W, I was there also, I couldn’t take it. The employees act like they are $8 an hour GODS. She deserved a good smack I’m sure.
my husband just read my post, i had told him what happened yesterday, we had a good laugh. But was afraid people would think it was not an accident!
So let me be clear! I didnt smack her on purpose!!! It was an accident!
But later in the day I had a giggle or 2 about it!
jen,
oh they are not skinny jeans for sure!
I do love that they have a (ankle) length. They are just the right length for me as i am short.
Plus the Long and Lean jeans I always fit in a size smaller than normal, so i love buying them 🙂
Tiffany, you crack me up!
I absolutely love you! LOL
That was awesome. ONE DAY, that girl will have kids and get her payback. Trust me.
How do you do it? Really? I can’t go to walmart with my 2. You must have the patience of an angel.
ugh, I can’t stand rude employees!!! I work at the Bath & Body works at Memorial mall, & sure we get our share of rude customers…but when you see someone in need-u have to switch gears, & be able to have compassion for another.
Okay, I think that is is GREAT that you got your jeans. I do have to admit that I did chuckle at your post. I’m thinkin’ a little Karma came into play here. I know it was on accident, but it just goes to show you (her) that you need to be nice. I can’t believe how rude people can be these days. Thanks for all of your hard work and sharing your WONDERFUL stories! I love them!
hahahaha….I seriously can feel your frustration with having the kids and trying to shop. One kid can be frustrating, two is worse but I’m not sure about 4. Yeah, I get some dirty looks when I have screaming kids.