Shopping at Next

• Posted by Josephine Green January 7, 2014 #Shopping  2,104 views
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  I have been looking for some new t-bar or Mary Jane style shoes to go with a couple of outfits. By chance I happened to go into Next on fenchurch street. They had their new lines in and there were a lovely pair of shoes. Now as this is lunch time of a working day I'm in male mode, complete with stubble! I was approached by the male assistant asking if there was anything he could help with. I was going to say No but then decided I'd ask about shoe sizes. He said they stocked up to size 9 but didn't have many. I have bought shoes from other shops and had to take them back as they didn't fit so wanted to know how that translated into continental sizes. He found me a chart. I asked if this applied to all their ranges, to which he agreed. Now could I go further, I asked if I could try a pair. No problem just wait there and off he went. On return he said he didn't have the shoes I wanted in 8 or 9 but did have a similar pair which I might like to try and then said probably better do that in the men's fitting room and proceeded to carry the shoes for me, so I wouldn't be seen carry ladies shoes into the fitting room. When I'd finished I was able to walk back and thank him. He said there was a delivery on Thursday and hopefully there would be some 8 in that delivery and perhaps I could come back then. He did say that his wife went up a size if the toes were pointy which these sort of were, so I may need to try a 9 as well.
  All this was done very discreetly and without any fuss. So Thursday lunchtime I'll be trying on some new shoes in Next. As I was about to leave I noticed the store manager and went up and told her how helpful my assistant had been. Praise where praise is due.
  
  I wonder if I have enough pluck to try on a blouse I saw as well?