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highs and lows of the boutique shop As told to N. Ali Early // Photo by D-Ray
What I like about boutique shops
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Exclusivity They’re always going to have something that nobody else has. I go in there for the glasses and the shoes.
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They Got The Official Stunna Shades They’re what the streets be thinkin’ they be havin’ on, like when they be havin’ the G or the big D on the side. You be like, “Come on bruh. Them is the stupid booleg version.” And you don’t be knowin’ until you hit one of them Louis or Gucci or Prada stores. Then you see where they done knocked off them glasses from.
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Customer Service When you walk in they give you champagne, especially if they know you. They treat you like a king! The Element Of Surprise You never know who you’re going to run into. You may run into a superbad breezy!! Especially when you in pimp mode. You like a gold diggin’ female. She pricin’ you up and soon as she walk in, I’m pricin’ her up.
The Shoes What’s so good about the shoes is niggas in the streets don’t bootleg them. Like the special design Louis shoes, I ain’t seen them bootlegged. But them brand new Jordans? Them wet ass Jordans? They be in the street. Shoes is like a nigga’s CD now. “Nigga, you know them Jordans finna come out next month?”, “Nigga I already got em!” Dumb ass bootlegs. You ain’t finna find no Gucci shoes bootleg.
What I dislike about boutique shops Judgemental Employees They might look at you all cross when you walk in there dressed down, but when they type in that name and see stupid ass receipts, they switch up. Why I got to be somebody before you respect me? I’m still the same person as when I walked in.
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They Don’t Always Have A Nigga’s Size That European shit be waaay smaller mayne! They clothes be hella tight. You’ll find some wet ass shoes, but try and find something to go with it. It ain’t happenin’.
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They Think Niggas Ain’t Comin’ In To Shop Stop askin’ me if I need help hella times. I know you chasin’ commission, but damn! “Can I help you? Is there anything you need?” Leave me alone. I know what I want. Them be the rookie ones, though. The O.G. ones, they respect your mind.
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When They Read You The Price I hate that. Sometime I’ll go in there without no jewelry on and they’ll be like, “You know these shoes are like $800.00?” I’ll be like, “Aaaannnd?!” Then I’ll pay ‘em in all $5’s just to fuck with them, even though I got a credit card, just to make em mad. “This dice game money, beeyaatch!!”
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All The Males That Work In The Department Stores Are Gay I don’t wanna get Tim Hardaway’d, but that shit gets a little outrageous. They think just cause you in Gucci you gay or somethin’. Ain’t nuthin’ worse than a gay Asian. I ain’t got nothin’ against em, but if you gay don’t be tryna press up on another nigga just cause he shoppin’ wit’chu.
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