STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kitty · Hermes

The awful smell of abercrombie!

Lilykind · Hermes

OMG I am laughing so hard right now. You're right. I think they specially manufacture the clothes to smell a certain way.

I actually like the smell. Some of my BF's favorite stuff is from Abercrombie and he takes such good care of it that he smells sort of like it. Oh dear God, I know I'm better than to get suckered into liking Abercrombie as much as I do but I can never really help it.

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

I love the smell of Abercrombie! I go in there just to sniff the store.

Kitty · Hermes

wetbandit42 wrote:

I love the smell of Abercrombie! I go in there just to sniff the store.

You are a sick, sick lady

Sunshinegirl · Kate Spade

the smell and the loud-ass music makes my head spin.

zeitgeist4 · Gucci

Sunshinegirl wrote:

the smell and the loud-ass music makes my head spin.

I have only been in A&F once, and I got a headache. Aside from the fact that I don't like anything else about the store, I will never EVER step foot in there again because the music is too loud.

jettie · Kate Spade

I actually like the smell too. It makes me reminesce back to college when all the guys would wear Woods cologne.

sfclinevandy · Coach

The smell of Abercrombie Woods cologne reminds me too much of high school. Guys would douse themselves in it to cover up the smell of cigarette smoke.

boobaby · Kate Spade

I hate the smell (and the music) soo much! They have to be pumping it in through the ventilation. Last time I went in was because I was shopping with a male friend. I felt like I could taste the cologne for the rest of the day!

jaymiek · Coach

I was actually talking to my friend about the smell of A&F (and Hollister) clothes today. It kind of makes me sick after awhile too. I was wondering if it was just me that thought their clothes all smelled a certain way. ( I guess not after reading this thread) I mean, does someone actually go out of their way to \ spray cologne all over all the clothes?

Claudia · Gucci

I actually like the smell of A&F. Maybe because it reminds of some good times.

member · Hermes

Sunshinegirl wrote:

the smell and the loud-ass music makes my head spin.

Ugh - I totally agree! I hate the smell and the music is ridiculous - you can't even hear yourself think in that store. I refuse to even go in there anymore.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

I was wondering if they did that at all the stores! I don't think they spray the clothes, I thought they had some sort of vent or gadget that sprays their perfume by the entrance which explains why you smell it within 100ft of the place.

I dislike going in there because it's smelly, loud, and dark.

wetbandit42 wrote:

I love the smell of Abercrombie! I go in there just to sniff the store.

I guess their tactic works on some!

Kitty · Hermes

You're totally right about how dark it is in there. The few times I did go it was so dark in the dressing room I couldn't see anything.

Kincali · Dooney & Bourke

Cortney1982 wrote:

I was wondering if they did that at all the stores! I don't think they spray the clothes, I thought they had some sort of vent or gadget that sprays their perfume by the entrance which explains why you smell it within 100ft of the place. I dislike going in there because it's smelly, loud, and dark. wetbandit42 wrote: I love the smell of Abercrombie! I go in there just to sniff the store. I guess their tactic works on some!

LMAO, if only it was that easy. No, we actually had to go around and hose down all the dress forms with perfume/cologne. I had to do the same thing at Banana Republic when they first introduced their perfume/cologne years ago.

Hedvig · Coach

I've never been to the store but I've smelled it when walking by and have not been tempted to go in. Their employees must suffer from terrible headaches.

erin · Chanel

i've never noted a smell! but i've only been in this store a couple of times...

the lighting at hollister, however, makes me feel like i'm at a rave or something.

Mandy · Kate Spade

fairlight wrote:

LMAO, if only it was that easy. No, we actually had to go around and hose down all the dress forms with perfume/cologne. I had to do the same thing at Banana Republic when they first introduced their perfume/cologne years ago.

that sucks. when i worked at american eagle and they first started pushing their fragrances, they had something we put in the vents to make the store smell. i think something must be wrong with my nose because i haven't noticed a really overwhelming smell at a&f, but the loud music drives me crazy.

calico · Kenneth Cole

I worked at Abercrombie this year for awhile, and while they don't have a machine that pumps perfume around the store and through all the vents, they do have a person go around and spray all the mannequins every single morning. I think they also might mist the clothes on the racks a bit. So the strength of the smell probably varies between each store. Also, they spray ALL the mannequins with the guy's fragrance ("Fierce"... I think...), so even the girls' clothes smell like cologne. And yes, the music is very loud. I only shop there now when I pick something out online and then go and get it.

JoceyBaby23 · Gucci

I used to work at A&F years ago.. and every hour one of us would have to go around the store spraying the colognes on the manaquin forms and on the clothes.