An open letter to Gorman, postscript

Hi Gorman,

I've got a few things to say too.

In 2009 I spent hundreds of dollars on a dress from you. It's the black one with the pink sequins that I wore to J's 30th birthday party, Bally's 30th birthday party, Pickle's 30th birthday party and Lil's wedding (to name just a few). It was obscenely expensive, even by your standards. It was so expensive, that purchasing it qualified me for some kind of VIP program. I got a free scarf and a key ring with a pink love heart on it (please see above). I was told that as a member of this club, I was going to get notified of special previews, and I was also going to get a discount if I spent over $500 per season (or something like that).

Being in your special club was very exciting for me Gorman. I even started using the pink love heart as my actual key ring. Though I was in no position to buy clothes from you for a while given the absurd amount I had just dropped on that dress, I really looked forward to the time I would be able to return and become the VIP you deemed me worthy to be.

That time came a few months later (lets say 4 or 5). I returned to your store and sure enough, found something I wanted to buy. I pulled out my pink love heart keyring to show the lady that I was in the special club and she said "oh, we don't do that anymore".
WTF? I asked (politely).

The shopgirl mumbled something about that just being a short term thing and it's not running any more.

But it had only been a few months! Barely a season had passed! What do you mean you don't do it any more? I screamed privately inside my own head because I didn't want to look like I was really desperate to belong to their stupid club and was panicking at the thought of no longer being part of it, even though I WAS really desperate to belong to their stupid club and I WAS totally panicking. In order to save face, Gorman, I just smiled while the shopgirl finished the transaction, then left with my purchase.

Gorman, I'm telling you all of this because I think you should know that starting a club and giving people keyrings and MAKING PROMISES TO THEM then not following through is a bunch of bullshit. You can't expect to do that without causing some lasting damage and I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that lasting damage has been done.

And one more thing.

I hope you never have to stand next to your BF and see the look on her face while she is being refused entry to a store, though it is five minutes before the designated closing time and though she intends to spend hundreds of dollars there, after you have both just seen Harry Potter. Even though I pretty much hate your gutz Gorman, I don't think anyone should have to see their friend like that.

That's if you've got any friends, loser.
Bam!

Love from K