Right? Its like they think we just rock muumuu's daily.

Didn't Madonna used to do ads for H&M? I think she even had a clothing line for them. She's certainly not a junior. So is H&M a juniors-only store or do they hire middle-aged women to try to attract juniors? I would have called BS on that idiot H&M employee.

SERIOUSLY. I used to go in to 5-7-9 with my sister all the time, just to accompany her, as you said, and I was lucky enough that the salespeople either ignored me or kept it to odd looks in my direction. This poor girl.

Oh, I get that, believe me. I've been lucky enough to have a casual working environment for most of the time I've lived in LA, but I'm currently unemployed/job searching, and if I end up working in a corporate environment again, I may have to reconsider. It's amazing, and deeply disheartening, how difficult it can be…

You're right...I just feel like my choices are already SO DAMN LIMITED I gotta make concessions occasionally.

I'm about an 18 from Gap/Old Navy, and I recently got a shirt in the womens section of H&M (was just looking at nail polish, but this thing drew me in with its magical powers), not plus size (though a bit stretchy), that fits me just fine. I still have no plans to become a regular H&M shopper, but if you see that…

I am a midwestern girl, and I haven't been out to California in years. I have heard horror stories from two different girlfriends—with money—who had horrible experiences in Beverly Hills stores because of sizeism, so that makes sense.

Hmm, there were plenty of other Adults there and I was in my early 20's at the time. And I walked out with the same size jeans I was wearing, so I don't know what to tell you.

No arguments there! Beverly Center isn't where movie stars shop. It's where tourists shop because they believe it's where movie stars shop. And as someone else pointed out, it hasn't been doing terribly well. It's probably shitty to feel good about that based on one bad experience, but I really do.

Ooohh Beverly Center is the WORST. Everyone there seems to be operating under the misapprehension that it is a *fancy* place where *movie stars* shop. Uhhh sorry Beverly Center, you are a mall. You have a Claire's, and a XXI Forever, and Panda Express at the food court. Beverly Center needs to calm the hell down.

It's not even a local thing; plenty of SoCal Macy's have sizable plus-sized sections. It's a Beverly Center/Beverly Hills thing.

Exactly. Because I hear the retail industry, especially clothes, is doing so well these days! Hahahaha.

I had no idea either. I just looked her up and down and tried to control my temper. I really wanted to walk out of there but I needed new jeans.

Yes a concern-trolling associate was helping me in a H&M fitting room and she was all like "You have a unique body type, our clothes might not be flattering on you."
I'm all like "Oh really? The skirt I'm wearing currently is from here and my man said it makes my booty look like a masterpiece."

Fuck that. I have no idea what I would say to someone if they told me that.

Apparently that person mistook the word "juniors" for "everyone." Common mistake. They're very similar words, after all.

It's not like someone will make up a story that involves them being mocked for being fat, for kicks, right?

I believe her, too. It's not like someone will make up a story that involves them being mocked for being fat, for kicks, right?

At my thinnest weight a few years ago I went into an H&M to buy some jeans and I was told that the store was for juniors. Funny thing, is I was wearing H&M jeans when I was told that they wouldn't fit me. Hmm.

Even if she was too big to wear their clothes, this is extra special anti-fat bias because she is also too big to wear their perfume, accessories, buy a gift for anyone, or look around. OR TO FUCKING ACCOMPANY HER FRIEND. Assuming it went down as she says it does (which, well, I believe her), this was such a…