Walking past clothing boutiques, we often look at mannequins dressed in beautiful outfits. It is on a mannequin that things look most advantageous, since they do not hang on a hanger like shapeless rags, but demonstrate all the possibilities of a fit. But is it possible to buy products from a mannequin and do stores practice this? Let's try to figure it out.
Should you buy clothes from a mannequin?
There is no question about whether sellers can hand you a dress from a mannequin.
Important! Clothing on an exhibition mannequin is the same product as the rest hanging on hangers in the sales area or lying on shelves. Refusal to sell such an item is illegal.
However, the question of whether such a dress is worth buying is highly controversial. The point is that oT After a long stay on the exhibition doll, the product can become quite frayed:
- dust appears;
- there are stretch marks;
- burnt or shiny areas appear;
- stretchiness.
Important! When purchasing such a product, you can safely request an additional discount at the checkout.
We should not forget that ask the cashier to indicate the defects of the purchased clothes on the receipt. Then, subsequently, the buyer will be able to freely return the goods to the store according to the law.
Why don't sellers want to undress the mannequin?
Having seen something they like in a store on an exhibition doll, the buyer can ask the sellers to undress her in order to purchase the product. After all, the clothes displayed in the window are the same goods with price tags as those on the shelves.
But experience shows that not all stores do this. Visitors to retail outlets are often faced with refusal to expose the mannequin. At the same time, sellers often justify their reluctance to engage in this with a ban from the boutique administrator. This is present both in small stores and in chain boutiques.
This happens not only in Russia. Answering the question, the administrator of H&M stores in Estonia and Finland noted that in their stores it is also impossible to immediately get the outfit you like from the window. The fact is that the design and dressing of mannequins is carried out by special people - visual merchandisers. They change the dolls about once every two weeks.
It is worth noting that sellers do not completely refuse the buyer a purchase. They offer to give him the thing after the display case is changed, that is, within two weeks.
Experts also note that none of the laws stipulate that clothes from a mannequin must be sold. The law also says nothing about discounts. Therefore, the question of whether clothes should be sold from a window remains open. Apparently, store administrators decide this issue strictly individually, depending on the circumstances.
Tips for buying clothes from a mannequin
Experienced sellers confirm that this is exactly what happens. ABOUTclothes from the display case are not removed at the request of the buyer at the same second. You will have to wait until the end of the advertising campaign.
If a person wants to purchase an item from a mannequin, you should follow our recommendations:
- If the clothes are displayed in a window, you need to contact the decorator directly. Most likely, he will offer to leave your phone number and provide the item only after the advertising period ends.
- Provided that the clothing is on a mannequin installed in the sales area, you need to contact sales consultants. If there are too many buyers, the seller may ask you to wait or come back later. If there are few people in the store, the seller has the right to immediately unmask the mannequin and give the product he likes to the buyer. But he can also say that this is not practiced in their store and go about his business.
Important! Success is guaranteed to the buyer who asks the sellers to remove the item from the doll politely, without pressure. Nobody likes rudeness.
Thus, it turns out that you can buy clothes from the window, but it is unlikely that you will be able to get them in a short time. After all, this, it turns out, is not the sphere of activity of sellers, but of advertisers who arrange goods in such a way as to attract the glances of people idly scurrying around the shopping center.
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