[nabs-l] techniques for shopping and trends

Wed Oct 26 02:58:25 UTC 2011

Sam,
Thanks. And that's the technique I was thinking of! As we know, shoes are 
laid out on racks, in rows. I figured I could go up to one, for instance the 
sandles if that interests me, and feel them. Then get a sales associate to 
help me pick the size, color, etc from there. Actually, they are supposed to 
help anyone; they will measure your feet to find out the right size.

We've gotten assistance for shoe fitting before, but family has done the 
browsing. Glad to know another blind person does this. I have a little 
vision, so may be able to see the colors and that will aid me in going to 
the right shoe row.
My shoes are wearing out. I want some new blue easy spirit shoes to go with 
slacks. And I need new sandles for next summer. So I definitely can do some 
shoe shopping. IMO, since shoe department staff are expected to measure feet 
and pick out shoes from the stock room my impression is they have more sales 
staff on hand. I notice when shopping with my mother that its easy to get 
help in the shoe department typically, but if you have a question in the 
clothes department, you'll be waiting a long time! Sighted people need help 
finding a size or a particular brand sometimes; after all department stores 
are huge! But since the coporation wants to keep all the money, they are 
stingy about hiring adaquate sales staff to assist customers. Another  good 
thing about shoe departments or shoe stores is I've noticed their customer 
service is overall better. If you need to order shoes, they take care of 
that well. Clothes stores aren't the greatest; they may take your order, but 
fail to notify you when its in or enter the rong thing in.

I wonder if new balance shoes or Niki are more popular.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sam Hogle
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:39 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] techniques for shopping and trends

Hi Ashley. I've gone shoe shopping before, and to me, they are some of
the easiest items to pick out. When I go shoe shopping, I find out where
the shoes are, and go down the line feeling each one. Some may find that
weird, but if they were to say anything, I would respond with at least
I'm doing it independently. Anyway, if I find any that I'm interested
in, I then ask someone to describe those to me. The description would be
stuff like brand name or color. Then, based on what I like and what I
know from others about what the trend is, I make my selection. Hope this
helps.
Sam
On 10/25/2011 9:59 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> Thanks Chris.
> Maybe others will chime in later. I heard that personal shoppers is
> one technique. I wonder how that works though. Do they select clothes
> based on skin tone and size? I wonder if some stores will measure you
> for size. I would expect you'd need an appointment which is fine, but
> I wouldn't want to pay for a service just to pick out clothes.
> Also what about shoes. Usually if I'm with family, they browse and try
> and pick for me. Is it okay to browse by touching the shoes? Maybe get
> a shoe salesperson to bring me to the right type of shoe and then I
> see what is there? Sighted people just look around and say oh that
> shoe looks good. But I wonder a better, independent way even if its
> with sales staff.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:03 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] techniques for shopping and trends
>
> Hi Ashley,
>
> I can't help you very much with techniques for shopping for
> clothes, perfume and jewelry, as most of these questions would be
> better answered by ladies, which I'm not. But I can give you one
> resource for finding out the fassion trends. There's a lady
> named Lynn Cooper who started an initiative called the Mirrors
> Project, to make fassion more accessible to people with
> disabilities. She comes on ACB Reports, which can be heard on
> acbradio.org, twice every season to give her Fassion Report,
> describing
> that season's fassion trends for both men and women. This is a
> good resource to find a detailed description of all the trends
> spesifically tailored for blind people. Lynn's Web site is
> www.lynncooper.us and you can find the 2011 ACB Reports shows on
> www.acb.org.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:47:40 -0400
> Subject: [nabs-l] techniques for shopping and trends
>
> Hi all,
>
> What are techniques for clothes shopping? What do you need to
> know when going to shop? Of course, the size and brand you wear
> are important. What else?
>
> I know how to shop for regular items like groceries; you just ask
> a clerk in the store. But clothes are different. You need the
> right thing and often need to try things on. I?셫 sure picking
> out something like jeans, sweat pants, or a casual shirt is
> easier than picking out something more dressy. Personally, I
> grew up using JCPenney and Hects before they were bought. We
> also use Macy?셲 too.
>
> Also, how do you pick perfume out? What about jewelry? We cannot
> see it in the case.
>
> I know some stores have personal shoppers. Do they charge for
> their service? If you used one, how did it go? How long do you
> have with them? Some blind people always shop with family so they
> can get feedback on how they look. I;?셝 rather pick my own
> things and pick out something independent from my mother?셲
> taste though, sometime.
>
> Also, I?셫 not into fashion much, but its good to be aware of
> trends and the latest stuff so we can pick them if we want. How
> do you find out about that stuff? Are reading magazines such as
> Seventeen a good idea even though we can?셳 see the pictures?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ashley
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