#21

yeah i hate going in, good company and products and stuff but its a sensory overload to me. the smell is overwhelming and then to have an overcrowded shop with too many people trying to talk to me, i cant go in

#22

Miki :heart_eyes: <— this isn’t sexist like in that other thread because… well just because.

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#23

Yeah, and thinking about it, I think I definitely buy less in their shops than I do when I go online (which I have to do to get Karma shampoo bar since they’ve stopped stocking them in the actual shops :hushed: ) . Although I like the smell and don’t mind the chat, I think on a sub-conscious level I am just wanting to get in and out as fast as I can and, above all, without ending up with my forearm getting lathered up by a big jelly in the massive metal bowl by the window.

#24

Not digging for indie points, but was always more of an Emma fan myself :heart: :heart: :heart:

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#25

Displays being taken down because of threats to staff in shops.

This country

#26

More likely being taken down because it has been a complete PR disaster

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#27

Much easier being a man in their shops. When I’ve gone in to buy presents or just have a look myself I’ve barely even been glanced at, which makes a nice change from all the “help” that somewhere like PC World or Curry’s tried to offer me.

#28

Yeah mate enjoy the right wing police state we’re aimlessly drifting into

#29

I think they knew as soon as yesterday afternoon (when they put up ‘explanations’ of their stance on FB/Twitter) that they’d dropped a bit of a bollock and were just waiting for a chance to say it’s ‘intimidation’ as a cover so they could take the displays down and not lose face. The vibe and nature of the actual window displays themselves were surely the only issue here, a great many people would have been ‘ok with’ what they were doing if it hadn’t been handled in such an awkward, clumsy fashion.

No way the young kids who work in their shops should have to put up with having to ‘handle’ the grief from the average dick wandering in there off the street either; sounds like typical British upper-management twattery right there.

#30

So we’re not allowed to slag off the police now. Sound

#31

:thinking:

#32

I was a bit put off but they did seem to know the products inside outside so was fair enough.

#33

Who said you’re not allowed? You have your view, someone else has a different view.

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#34

Totally agree with the bit that it’s not fair on the staff, mind.

#35

So is intimidation just a cover story, or are staff having to put up with intimidation?

#36

Well Lush management are pretending to care that the low level initimidation of the staff is the reason for taking the posters down, but really it’s the bad punter feedback. The kids working there shouldn’t be putting up with the general argy bargy either way, should there be any, or have been any.

#37

Not a fan of the people on here who pretend they’ve never heard of stuff, but in this case…absolutely no idea. Never seen one anywhere.

#38

It’s a chain selling smelly soap for middle class people. There’s probably one in Manchester somewhere.

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#39

I’m sure you’d recognise the smell…

#40

Fully support Lush here and boohoo over the poor little diddums police having their feelings hurt by the nasty posters - but going to be some awkward moments when the next Lush store gets its till raided or similar.