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I suppose it depends upon what the regular clientele wear and what your shop instructions say. A truck stop here would probably warrant jeans and a decent shirt. I guess I can't imagine wearing pajama pants in public for any scenario.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
I'm not appalled, but it is not what i would choose. Jeans, chinos, or similar casual attire for bicycle travel seems a better idea to me.
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Can't imagine anyone not meeting dress code at a truck stop
I am against wearing pajama pants in public though
I would wear normal jeans and a shirt but never pajamas in public, I don't want to be mistaken for one of the people of Walmart.
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Jeans and a very casual pullover at a truck stop. I don't think pajama bottoms are appropriate for outdoor wear, unless you're going from your house out to your yard to pick up the newspaper the carrier dropped at the sidewalk.... Not indecent, but not proper "street wear" for a mystery shop!
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Haha. I was just going to chime in and say I saw a girl in Walmart the other day wearing pajamas..and then I read your post.
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@Cettie wrote:
I would wear normal jeans and a shirt but never pajamas in public, I don't want to be mistaken for one of the people of Walmart.
Kim
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I see pajama pants in public frequently. I don't find them appropriate but I also don't find them objectionable. What I do find objectionable are halter tops, short shorts, loose tank tops, sports bras worn as an outer garment, cleavage hanging out from Fort Worth to Dallas, and buttcracker jeans.
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@MDavisnowell wrote:
... buttcracker jeans.
I swear I've seen more butt cracks in the last 6 months than in my entire previous life. Isn't it uncomfortable to have your pants cut so low that they expose where nature split ya? And I promise I'm not an old coot... just a regular person who is slightly distressed by these new trendy clothes. Now get off my lawn you damn kids, or I'll turn the hose on you.
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@CaliGirl925 wrote:
I swear I've seen more butt cracks in the last 6 months than in my entire previous life. Isn't it uncomfortable to have your pants cut so low that they expose where nature split ya?
My jaw dropped to the grocery-store floor yesterday when I saw a woman with a crop top and pants so low I don't know how they didn't fall off! She had a belt on, too, so it was pretty clear those pants were sitting right where she wanted them. I could see about 5" of butt crack. I'm serious; not exaggerating. I was tempted to say, "Hey, lady, don't you know your pants need hitching up?"
I'm not an old coot, either (well, I'm old, but not a coot--not with two teen boys in the house!). But I fail to understand why people think that the rest of the world is interested in seeing their butt cracks.
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I think the trick to choosing your outfit for a shop is to fit in wherever you are going. If you are going to a truck stop, will others might be seen there in their pj's? That's what I would ask myself.
I am not one who wears pj's in public, but I do think I have seen people in their pj's getting coffee in the morning in casual places and coffee shops. And I will admit to going to the coffee shop across the street from me in some pretty random outfits to get coffee in the morning. Sometimes coffee is more important than showering or choosing your outfit. LOL
You're certainly not going to look "too corporate" or out yourself as a shopper if you wear PJs to the truck stop lol
I am not one who wears pj's in public, but I do think I have seen people in their pj's getting coffee in the morning in casual places and coffee shops. And I will admit to going to the coffee shop across the street from me in some pretty random outfits to get coffee in the morning. Sometimes coffee is more important than showering or choosing your outfit. LOL
You're certainly not going to look "too corporate" or out yourself as a shopper if you wear PJs to the truck stop lol
I was going to say, just wear what you would normally wear. I would not wear PJ bottoms out, I have driven to the bank drive-thru in them. I would dress according to the job. I don't wear my Timex watch when doing a $10,000 watch shop. When I shop at the airport I wear business casual, which I would wear if I was flying.
99% of the time, I am in a black t-shirt, sneakers (clean black well maintained) and jeans. It's a clean look I find works most of the time. If you look foo much outside the norm, you'll be flagged by store staff as a shopper. If I look outside the norm, I tell staff I work as a merchandiser and I just finished working on a site. That usually lets me get away with it.
No I would never wear my PJs on an assignment while interacting with the staff.
No I would never wear my PJs on an assignment while interacting with the staff.
[www.peopleofwalmart.com]@Cettie wrote:
I would wear normal jeans and a shirt but never pajamas in public, I don't want to be mistaken for one of the people of Walmart.
Yes, I occasionally shop there and these people are real.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
Since you asked for an opinion, I think that unless every person there was wearing pajamas, I find that appalling as well. I might add, unprofessional and a host of other words.
@shopper8 wrote:
When I shop at the airport I wear business casual, which I would wear if I was flying.
I never have understood that. I flew weekly for two years and some of my coworkers would wear business casual when flying. If I wasn't working when I landed I wore jeans and a t-shirt or shorts and a t-shirt depending on the season. I'm not sure what it is about airplanes. Do people think the plane judges them? Confusing.
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@quiettime wrote:
I am against wearing pajama pants in public though
I sometimes go to Twin Peaks with a buddy of mine to watch sports at the bar in my pajamas. It's not like wearing anything revealing
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@bgriffin wrote:
@shopper8 wrote:
When I shop at the airport I wear business casual, which I would wear if I was flying.
I never have understood that. I flew weekly for two years and some of my coworkers would wear business casual when flying. If I wasn't working when I landed I wore jeans and a t-shirt or shorts and a t-shirt depending on the season. I'm not sure what it is about airplanes. Do people think the plane judges them? Confusing.
Unless I'm going directly to meet with the client (I'm talking about my full-time career outside of MS), I dress in something I'm comfortable with, whether it's shorts, slipped and a t-shirt. And unless a specific dress code's stated, I'd typically go in jeans / shorts and a t-shirt.
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Most of the time when I've traveled for business, I've had to check into a hotel where other trade-show/convention participants are concurrently arriving (and everyone is dressed in business attire), or have had to go directly to the venue to check in and make sure the booth space and pre setup are right, or have had a pre-event function to attend soon after arrival. Or have been traveling with a client. Depending on which of these it is, I always have worn either business dress or business casual. Unfortunately, I've rarely had "free time" on arrival so that I felt I could wear jeans and a sweater on the plane....
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When you have somewhere to go you are wearing business casual because of your destination. Shopper8 seemed to indicate they wore business casual simply because they were flying on an airplane. My experience in the business world indicates there are many people who do this. I don't understand it.
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I'm old enough to remember when everyone dressed up, when there was food on the plane (steak, even), and the plane ride was part of the enjoyment of the journey instead of getting groped by some idiot who got their job through a welfare-to-work program, herded into a small seat, given snacks that are two bites of carbs and salt, and paying through the nose for the privilege. I am one of those who wears "business comfortable" on the flight, for the same reason I wouldn't wear pajama pants on a shop.
ETA: You also never know who you're going to meet. And, if there are seats open in planes that have business or first class, they go to people in business attire first.
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ETA: You also never know who you're going to meet. And, if there are seats open in planes that have business or first class, they go to people in business attire first.
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
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@PasswordNotFound wrote:
And, if there are seats open in planes that have business or first class, they go to people in business attire first.
That is certainly not true, at least with Delta. There were many, many times I was upgrade to first wearing shorts and a t-shirt, much to the chagrin of the suited passengers sitting in the back of the plane.
Now, there definitely was a time when airline employees who were non-revving had to dress for first, but I think that has mostly gone by the wayside now.
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It's policy (not sure if official or not) for Alaska. Are you a SkyMiles tier person? Or very cute? I don't fly Delta unless there's no other choice (same with Frontier). When I'm non-revving, I'm often dressed up more than the employees. Sat next to an American employee non-revving on Southwest last month who was in a suit -- and he was a baggage handler.
I'd still rather sit next to someone in buttcrack jeans and a t-shirt than someone in a suit who smells. Oh, the airlines stories that will someday show up in an autobiography read only by my kids...
I'd still rather sit next to someone in buttcrack jeans and a t-shirt than someone in a suit who smells. Oh, the airlines stories that will someday show up in an autobiography read only by my kids...
Now scheduling travel shops for the day after Christmas through mid-January.
I think now the whole upgrade process has become much more structured and rigid. I believe airline personnel used to have more latitude about who to upgrade, and now there are reward account tier levels to consider so that the employees don't get to pick the polite, well dressed, likely trouble-free passengers as much. I could be wrong, but they've tried to monetize and commodify every part of flying, so I'd be shocked if there were still as much power for employees to give something away that could be valued (even just by awarding it to the most frequent flier not already in business or first class).
Count me as someone who does not dress up for plane rides. I dress for the activity I'm going to be doing. Since the activity is sitting in an uncomfortable seat for a few hours, that's my main criteria when deciding what to wear. Slip on shoes, pants with a comfortable waist band (and only pants.... shorts or skirts can get too cold on the long flight), layers. I always look neat and clean and comfortable, but never like the height of fashion. C'est la vie.
Count me as someone who does not dress up for plane rides. I dress for the activity I'm going to be doing. Since the activity is sitting in an uncomfortable seat for a few hours, that's my main criteria when deciding what to wear. Slip on shoes, pants with a comfortable waist band (and only pants.... shorts or skirts can get too cold on the long flight), layers. I always look neat and clean and comfortable, but never like the height of fashion. C'est la vie.
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I flew out of a tiny airport only served by Delta. And yes, I was Gold but I flew on full fares so I was always the very first person to get upgraded. CaliGirl hit it about the upgrade process. Delta at least uses an algorithm that takes into count your status and the price paid for the flight plus any trip interruptions from that day (and a few other things) to assign priority for upgrades. I worked for IBM who almost always flew us on fully refundable tickets. Because my ticket price was so high I routinely had higher priority than Platinums on the same flight.
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I just wear my usual every day clothes, my Superman outfit. But for more upscale places, I wear also my cape. And then I dress as Clark Kent with glasses when I don't want to be recognized as a mystery shopper.
I disguise myself as an old gray headed woman with glasses wearing a baseball cap, khaki pants, a long sleeved button down and athletic shoes. For the fancier shops, I pin a colorful silk flower on my baseball cap.
Mary Davis Nowell. Based close to Fort Worth. Shopping Interstate 20 east and west, Interstate 35 north and south.
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