Three Reasons Why I Hate Buckle
So, a long time ago Kristin returned some things to Buckle and got a $45 credit for a later use. She looked around and decided there was nothing there she wanted so she gave the card to me. This thing has been sitting in my wallet for literally over a year now, and I still can’t find a way to spend it. And since I caught some flack on my Twitter because of it, I thought I would explain why I can’t stand that store.
First up. The style. See I went in there looking for a shirt one time. Something plain to wear to a wedding. Something that didn’t scream “I want to be Mark Driscoll“. See, everything at Buckle, and I mean everything appears to have stayed in the printing area a little too long. Maybe printed on two or three or four times. There’s ink and design everywhere. Swirly lines on the shoulders, skulls on the sides, plant looking things literally covering every shirt in there. I’m just not that flashy.
Second. The price. See, the problem with a $45 credit is this. You can’t buy anything in there. Even if I wanted one of the overly printed on shirts I would need to come up with another $45 just to buy it. The only things I have seen in there within the $45 price range are accessories and belts. Now, again, I’m not much of an ‘accessory’ guy and I still can’t justify spending $45 on a belt. Even though it’s ‘free money’ the thought of handing over that much money for something so little conflicts with everything in me.
Third. The sales people. Let’s say I did want the overly priced, overly printed shirt or I decided that $45 was a good deal for a belt, let’s say I liked the style and the price, what about the pushy ‘commission making’ folks that work there? I literally cannot walk into the place without being told how ‘cool I would look in a fedora‘. I’m sorry. No, I would not look like Justin Timberlake if I bought that hat, I don’t care what your manager told me to tell you.
There was literally one time, back when I was looking for that plain shirt without print all over it, and I finally found one with the least amount of ink covering it. The price tag read $85 and the tag said ‘medium’. Neither of which really work for me. The overly pushy sales girl told me to try it on anyway and that ‘the style is tight shirts’. Cornered back into the dressing room I gave the shirt a shot, and was able to button just three of the buttons. Let’s see, I could pay $85 for a shirt that still has crap printed all over it and doesn’t fit. I think I’m good.
So the card went back in my wallet and there it has been. Talk about a long-winded justification for why I don’t feel like I’m ‘cool’ enough to shop at Buckle.
I dont mind buckle. Can I have the $45 card? haha. I agree with most of what you said, but I think that they have some, cool trendy things. I have had a hard time lately of finding stuff. Bukle isnt my first choice but I definatly check it out once and awhile.
Nah bro they got got hurley thats pretty legit and volcom, maybe u should lose some lbs bro gotta start hittin the gym.
Maybe I should add another point to why I hate Buckle. It would include the types of people that call me “Bro” and use words like “hittin the gym”.
Hahaha, I googled “pushy salespeople at Buckle” and this was the first thing that came up! I cannot STAND them…I can get the designers they carry somewhere else, I’ve decided, because they are so ridiculously pushy, I end up getting angry when I’m in there. They give the impression that you, the shopper, have NO clue what looks good on you, and it is their job to be your savior.
I love this, but I probably hATE THE BUCKLE MORE! Im a former manager in training that became sick of the idea of being a leech and quit. I scared too many people out of the store and they have horrible managers too. There training program is literally sale sale sale! and that is it, and they encourage interrupting people on their cells phones. Wait it will get worse, right before I left, they adopted this method of going out into the hallway and trying to yell at people to get them into the store, omg stay in the store over layered fashion freaks! stay in the store.
Buckle= a big fat joke.
I had an interview with Buckle and they want me to come in for a “job description”. I noticed the pushiness when I was there for the interview. I’m shy so it’s going to be really difficult for me to be as pushy as them lol. I thought they would be like all the other stores where you just put clothes away, answer questions, work on the cash register and bring people to the dressing rooms. I am not a sales woman lol. This will be interesting…
I will first start out by saying that I have just been hired on as a manager in training. I am 3 semesters away from graduating with a business management degree and I need an internship job to finish my program. I am your average 26 year old: weight, height, decent looks, and decent body. I am not much of a fashion bug, in fact I am just an average T-shirt and jeans guy who likes to look good every once and a while….(Hurley T and really comfy jeans)- not too concerned about the looks as much as I am being comfortable.
I remember back in high school (1999 to 2003), my friends and I would play games at the mall and see who could walk into the Buckle and go the longest without being jumped/molested by the sales people…. I miss those days! Needless to say is that it never took longer than 30 to 45 seconds before someone started throwing clothes and styles at you…. It’s like, look at me, I’m wearing my HS team T-shirt and prolly some Old Navy jeans with beat up ass shoes and a dirty hat that smelled like my gym locker. What makes you think that I want to wear something that looks like Michael Jackson with all those buttons and zippers and designs……. of course you are going to tell me “that’s your style” or “this is whats hip” or “chicks dig it”…?!?! Yea right, get off my ass and maybe if you didn’t jump my ass the second I walked in and let me look around long enough to actually know what you guys sell and see “what style” I liked for myself, I would buy something. Total turn off and major shopping kill!
Well after moving to MN I noticed that I could look at the window of the store and actually see myself wearing something that was on the manikin and decided to walk into the store( I’m about to get raped), no. It was “hey, how’s it going”-walk away…. I looked around and found some stuff I liked and actually had to FIND a sales person to let me into the fitting room. knock on the door-”everything working out for ya” and I was like “I don’t know, I’m not feeling it” and the salesman was really cool about it and said he was pretty much the same as me and told me that there was going to be a new shipment of Hurley stuff coming in the next week and told me to swing back in a check it out then. I left without being forced to buy something or having clothes thrown at me. He knew I wasn’t a tard and I could pick out my clothes so he didn’t even try. I went back the next week and there was tons of different stuff I didn’t think they would even have. I spent about $350 dollars at the store, with the help of the not too pushy sales chick and from that point on, I realized that their store wasn’t out to jump you or push stuff on you( I think their manager finally got the memo that people don’t want to be dry humped the whole time they are shopping) and now that is the only place I shop. I like how they run their store and how they order their clothes. Liked it soooo much that I applied there and wanted to be apart of the one and maybe only store that you didn’t have to smell the salesperson’s breath the whole time you are shopping.
Long winded, I know! I felt the same way as you guys until I moved here. This store has the flashy stuff with tons of design but it also has TONS of regular, everyday clothes that are really comfy and still in style too. So next time you are in MN come to my store and I know you will have a new view on the Buckle.
Just wanted to clarify: I’m not saying this because I work there, I’m working there because I can say this. Maybe your Buckle’s didn’t get the memo yet but hopefully they do soon because that kind of shit is lame and gives the brand a bad name. FYI; the $350 got me 2 pairs of jeans, like 4 or 5 shirts, a hat, and a wallet.
Get ur shit at walmart then whiney bitches.. haha
There’s a rhinestone eagle on your back isn’t there Randall?