The strangest thing you have seen a customer wear

[Kat33auS]

This qualifies as 'sightings', right?


Well, just the other day while I was in the bank, there was a woman in front of me in the queue wearing a mini-skirt and a bikini top. She did get served by the way.


Anyone else have any unusual attire sightings they would like to share? Please? :D

[marasbaras]

Why is this unusual? Is it cold where you live?

[sarahj]

My store is right near the beach (brilliant view of both the carpark and the bay from our lunch room window). So we get lots of customers in swimwear during the summer. My oddest sighting is a woman, mid-30s, wearing a dressing gown (like a robe or whatever you call it). I just hoped she had clothes on underneath!

[tollbaby]

Why is this unusual? Is it cold where you live?

It's unusual because most banks have a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. I once walked into a *bar* where I couldn't get served because I wasn't wearing sleeves. (had a tank-top on)

[I8DaCookie]

Well, they weren't exactly being served...

But about a week before Halloween, I saw two guys dressed as a cow (you know, one the front end one the back end) go through the turnstile to get on the El. They paid from both ends :D. They stayed like that all the way to their stop. I wish I had followed them.

[Sliceanddice]

a towel... a pink bath towel to be exact.

[Becks]

Too bad going out in public in your jammies isn't so unusual anymore. I have lots of those stories.

[Part-Time Parrothead]

A olive drab fishing type hat with red yellow and orange puff paint on it, frizzy brown hair, down to just past the shoulders, a red, orange and yellow mu-mu, khaki slacks, and one red croc and one yellow croc.

On a man. (to be fair, he is a magician.)

And the full Goth/punk get-up (black camisole over a black and white striped long sleeved shirt, lacy black skirt, pink hair and socks, ect.) on a mid-to-late thirties woman, with her mortified kids in tow.

[Gerrinson]

A flower bedspread - toga style - a skullcap with neon pink (or yellow or orange) feathers, and a basket with matching feathers on the outside. She came in every week, different bedspread/basket/hat. She also went tanning every day and kept her head shaved bald. She was about 6 feet tall and unless the bedspread was deceptive in it's appearance she must have weighed several hundred pounds... Needless to say she was quite a sight. And a sound, too, as she was quite gregarious and boisterous. Very nice and totally not a sucky customer though! :D

Her husband was the exact opposite, appearance wise. Tall, skinny, always with slacks, sports jacket, collared shirt, bow tie, and a fedora. I don't think he said more than 5 words to me in 3 years of shopping.

[It shouldn't]

NOTHING !!!

Got a call on a Sunday morning (around 6 am-ish) from a lady locked out of her house. I pull in the driveway and am not seing anybody. Lights are on in the house though, so I think, maybe she got in already somehow and didn't call to cancel. As I'm walking up to the front door I hear "pssst, over here" coming from the bushes. Yup, she was naked, seems she darted out to get the paper and Ooops. Of course I didn't ask for ID till after I had picked the lock and turned my head, so she could dart in.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

We had a germophobe who used to always wear a sweatshirt and jeans, a wool hat, wool gloves, and a scarf to pull over her face.

In 103 degree heat.

We also had this woman who used to come in who called herself a "reverend" and a "doctor of cosmetology" (snort). About 6' tall, 300 pound black woman with a bad attitude. Came in wearing her hair in Shirley Temple curls, a gold lame dress that looked very little girlish with a dropped waist and box pleat skirt, gold glitter shoes with gold stones all over them, an a huge, matching gold pleated bow in her hair. Wow.

Had a guy who used to come in wearing mostly non-descript pants and sweatshirts, but would pair it with a ladies crotche'ed (however you spell it) wool cap, old-lady type ear bobs, big ladies cocktail rings, and carried a large clear plastic purse with big colorful flowers on it. What made this particularly ironic is that he insisted on us using his full name including Mr. MR so and so. If you missed the Mr calling out his orders, he would politely correct you.

And we got cross dressers and trannies all the time, but thats' not really unusual or strange when you work downtown.

[Boozy]

About 6' tall, 300 pound black woman with a bad attitude. Came in wearing her hair in Shirley Temple curls, a gold lame dress that looked very little girlish with a dropped waist and box pleat skirt, gold glitter shoes with gold stones all over them, an a huge, matching gold pleated bow in her hair. Wow.

Wow is right - what a mental picture. I think you win.

There's a transsexual who comes in to my store frequently. I don't think there's anything innately unusual about transsexuals, except this one is especially fascinating, because she looks like Mr. Garrison from South Park. Feminine clothes, handbag, make-up, nails done.....short hair and balding.

[Part-Time Parrothead]

Forgot one: me! I went to the Publix I worked at on my way to Georgia RenFest in full pirate regalia. That was fun.


I also saw a nun in a purple habit. Anyone know (or theorize) on why purple?

[Sylvia727]

I've never seen anyone dress unusually...but once for Spirit Day we had to dress up as a literary character, and I chose Arthur Dent from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I was wearing a black-and-white checkered flannel bathrobe, tied shut, carpet slippers, and I had a bath towel over one arm. I had a tee and sweats on underneath, but you couldn't really see them. Then after school I went to run errands, and got many nice compliments on my 'housecoat'. :o

[clowninasack]

Dark black sunglasses, dog tags, no shirt, camo vest (unbuttoned), camo shorts, gloves wth cut-off fingers, long-ish dark hair, and it looked like he was a weight lifter. Looked like rambo was walking through the store :eek:.

[blas87]

Customers' attire at the gas station was absolutely atrocious. People and Glamour magazine would have a HAY-DAY with them.

Spandex pants on people who shouldn't be wearing them.

Stripes with plaids or vice versa...polka dots with checkerboard pattern pants...

Women in their 40s and older coming in wearing Daisy Dukes and bikini tops......add years of over-tanned skin, over saggy breasts, and overly cellulited legs......just awful to my eyes!!

Men who insisted on coming in shirtless. Hell, if they were halfway fit and not so hairy, I wouldn't have minded, but it was always the overweight cavemen with hair covering their entire body who insisted on being shirtless. That or the 100 pound guys who looked manorexic and sickly.

[Toujin]

Can't remember any weird outfits at the moment, but I saw two interesting T-shirts when I went to see NIN at the Richmond Coliseum.

The first one, on a woman- 'Drop acid, not bombs' For those of you who don't know, 'dropping acid' is another term for taking LSD

The second one, on an older guy - 'I eat P***y' Above those words was the image of a smiley face with a cat's tail hanging from it's mouth.

[smileyeagle1021]

Wow is right - what a mental picture. I think you win.

There's a transsexual who comes in to my store frequently. I don't think there's anything innately unusual about transsexuals, except this one is especially fascinating, because she looks like Mr. Garrison from South Park. Feminine clothes, handbag, make-up, nails done.....short hair and balding.

i don't think transsexual is too terribly weird (a bit surprising when you aren't expecting it) but for the love of whatever Diety that you worship, if you are going to do it, do it right. IE if you are wearing a skirt, SHAVE YOUR LEGS, shaving your face helps the look too (yes, I did see a transsexual with hairy legs, and a full beard... umm, come on, take some pride in your appearance... and that is the paragraph my bishop should never see).

[Sylvia727]

i don't think transsexual is too terribly weird (a bit surprising when you aren't expecting it) but for the love of whatever Diety that you worship, if you are going to do it, do it right. IE if you are wearing a skirt, SHAVE YOUR LEGS, shaving your face helps the look too (yes, I did see a transsexual with hairy legs, and a full beard... umm, come on, take some pride in your appearance... and that is the paragraph my bishop should never see).

Perhaps this person was aiming for genderscrew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderfuck)?

[I8DaCookie]

ME!

Got pulled over for speeding after doing a show (got out of a ticket by saying my sister had the runs and I was trying to get her home :rolleyes: ). I was in full make-up which consisted of painted white hair in a bun and full old lady face with lines and everything.

I was playing Yente from Fiddler.

[LadyBarbossa]

Early last December, a lady well into her fifties came in with her husband, who was dressed normally, but she had on a red velvet miniskirt trimmed with fake white fur, black fishnets, and a midriff bearing top in the same material, with a Santa hat to top it all off. To her credit, she was at least quite thin, so I didn't get treated to pizza dough belly and the like.

Then there was the stolen check scammer from WalMart. He was tall, kept his head shaved, and had on 4-inch false fingernails complete with lots of colors and jewels on them. Tried to walk me through forcing a check into the computer when the reader refused to take it. Slick one, he was. After sharing my encounter, learned he and his buddies were infamous for suspicious behavior in the electronics department as well.

[ArenaBoy]

I know I can't top the ones mentioned but some these people involve my friends.

Good friend of mine has dreads. Long long dreads that go past his butt. Add a full beard into the mix. Whenever we go out we get a lot of stares.

I can't recall any strange things at Whiskeyclone but there was a more stupid thing. Girls dressing in skimpy clothing in the middle of the winter. In Michigan. Short skirts and tanktops and the like. It was entertainment to see said girls freezing going "Where's my car?" repeatedly.

[Primer]

Forgot one: me! I went to the Publix I worked at on my way to Georgia RenFest in full pirate regalia. That was fun.

This just reminded me of one...

I don't remember the clothes, but my roomie at the time and I were on our way to a Halloween party, and we had done the full make-up for being demons, including pointed ears and horns (latex).

We stopped at a grocery store for munchies to take along, and were approached by a couple of kids, asking us if they (the ears and horns) were real, so I guess we did a good job with the make-up! :lol::devil:

[daleduke17]

About the strangest I've seen was people wearing togas. The funniest part was one of them needed to get safety pins or something similar for their toga. The office cashier (a lady in her mid-40s) said "come here" to the one, grabbed a stapler and fixed him right up.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Incredibly obese woman wearing a crop top and hotpants. X_x

Woman walking thru the supermarket wearing pyjama bottoms, (possibly the top but she had a coat so I couldn't see) and giant novelty slippers.

Me going to a Halloween party once dressed as a witch's cat. I wore black velvet trousers and a black velvet top that showed a lot of cleavage, a tail I made myself from the leg of an old pair of tights, kitty ears and cat makeup. I was in company with two friends dressed as a sexy devil and a witch, and we suddenly decided to bring a bottle of vanilla shots with us, so had to buy it on the way. XD

[Severen13]

Not necessarily a customer, but a guy I see around town. I've dubbed him "Rhinestone Cowboy"--about 400 years old, always wears cowboy boots, a bolo tie, and a cowboy hat, so he kind of stands out among the power suit crowd. He always hangs around the business district...I wonder if he actually works there?

[repsac]

Let's see here. Strangest?

Hmm, I'd have to say it was the one that came into the store dressed in a see through top, gauzy thin dress/skirt, tights, black socks, black shoes and a banana clip. Oh, and a beard. A nice full beard. That guy was just...disturbing.


Coolest?

Couple years ago, I remember seeing some guy in a wal-mart store in star wars stormtrooper gear. Really neat, but I think it was around halloween.


However the best I think was just recently. While in Sav for shopping, I happened upon a girl dressed in a Miko's uniform. (Shrine maiden) I didn't have enough guts to ask her about it, but it struck me as curious...

[Lingering Grin]

Ok this wasn't someone I was serving... this was me and one of my friends...


We went into a Wal-Mart to get some snacks, and got a whole BUNCH of strange looks... I mean people were looking at us like we were lepers. Some people were backing away from us and giving us a VERY wide berth.

Why?

Well... it might have been due to the fact that we were dressed up like evil marionettes...

I had my face and head painted completely white except for around my eyes, which were blacked out. (You'll understand why in a sec ;) ). My hair had white spray-on color in it, and my entire upper body was covered in white liquid-latex.

I was wearing a venetian tuxedo-style outfit that was white with gold (colored) metal trim and lace. On my left arm I had a similar venetian style gauntlet that started at my elbow and ended in 3 inch metal claws (I had one for my right arm too, but my friend was carrying it in her backpack).

My friend (who also had her face painted) was wearing the same style, except without the gauntlets and hers was a white and silver corset and skirt. Plus she had on knee-high leather platform boots. She also had dread-falls in her hair (real ones, not the stupid clip ons...)

Now you're asking two questions:

1. Why are our faces painted?

Simple, the outfits also came with masquerade masks, which we weren't wearing at the time. My outfit also had an accompanying venetian-style jester hat. Which is why my head was painted and my hair had the spray-on color in it. (So I would look bald once I put the skull-cap and hat on).


2. Why the heck were we wearing this?

My friend and her boyfriend do stage-shows and performance art. They were putting on a show at a club that night whose theme was Japanese horror-anime meets Masquerade Ball. My job, was to walk around the room the entire night looking like an evil marionette doll that has just come to life. It was great fun.

The best part is, only the adults were creeped out.. We had one little kid (around 5 probably) giggling and thinking it was the greatest thing ever when we came down the candy isle. LOL

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The strangest (or at least most unusual) outfits I see are from high school kids who have a little too much school spirit.

I'm talking faces painted with the school's initials on the cheeks, schools colors streaked in their hair, t-shirts and short short or rolled-up sweatpants in the schools colors, knee-high socks and sandals or clogs. Also they're real loud and annoying because they're probably juiced up on soda and candy.

You generally see them Friday nights around nine-ish after the games have ended and they need to kill some time until all the parties start.

I'm still fond of my high school but I'm not about to look like I dunked myself in a tub of red and white paint to show it.

[Banthor the Unruly]

I had a good ol'fashion transvestite once. I guess I can't be sure though. They had long blond hair, long black evening dress, a strong cleft chin, and most importantly an Adam's Apple. He/She was also flanked by a two ordinary looking guys. My guess is it was a Frat initiation. They tried very hard not to attract attention and never said a word.

[Kat33auS]

It's unusual because most banks have a "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. I once walked into a *bar* where I couldn't get served because I wasn't wearing sleeves. (had a tank-top on)

Beaten to it. :lol:

The bank is pratically across the road to the beach, but it's extremely rare to see someone showing their midrift, let alone a bikini.

That and what Tollbaby said above.


a towel... a pink bath towel to be exact.

Is there a little more of a story to this one, by chance? :D

[Boozy]

Forgot one...

We have a man around town I call Cycling Methuselah. He's about 80 and has a really long beard that flies over his shoulder as he bikes around the city.

He also wear spandex bike shorts.

[Sylvia727]

Boozy reminded me! We had a semi-regular customer come after bicycling, so he wore a full body spandex suit in many psychodelic colors. His arms were also covered in tattooes and he never took his helmet off. He was an older gentleman, maybe sixty or so, and he had obviously spent a lot of time at the tanning booth because his skin was loose, wrinkly, and a burnt color. He came in on Sunday afternoons and spent fifteen minutes talking to me about the menu without buying anything. Our manager finally told him to leave and not come back without buying something when the other customers complained about him interupting their meals with conversation and not leaving them alone. Then he'd come in, buy a small coffee, and bother the customers.

[GingerBiscuit]

ME! Going to the supermarket while painted purple and wearing armour with a hoodie thrown over it.

I was at a LRP event with no showers, so I must have STUNK too. Hottest day of the summer and I'm wearing face-paint, body stocking and leather and chain armour.

I love seeing people dressed weird- at least, a certain type of weird, a weird that speaks of someone being fun, entertaining and not caring about the artificial fashion 'rules' we're bombarded with. It;s great.

[tropicsgoddess]

I was on the bus on my way home from a job interview 2 years ago. I see this bald,skinny guy who looked to be in his 40's come over to the back seats of the bus wearing a blouse (a very feminine style I might add),short denim skirt with cowboy boots and a purse (I am not kidding!). I saw him again at the bus terminal days later when I started my job with the same clothes on .:eek: :wtf:

[traylk]

We have this one lady that comes in 3-4 times a week. She wears black 3/4 leggings with lace on the bottom (think 80's) a skin tight black shirt. And her make-up looks like Tammy Fay Baker on a BAD acid trip. :eek:(blue eyeshadow, bright coral pink lipstick, and yellow....yes yellow blush on her cheeks) After months of her coming in my boss was taking her order one day and couldn't resist asking her...How did you come up with the over all make up look you wear? The lady not even offended (or all there) says frankly..."It's to keep away the criminals...the perverted criminals" :roll: I think it's safe to say she completed her mission. LMAO


Also late at night I seem to get a lot of guys in boxers and nothing else. I guess every guy in Austin does their laundry between 11pm and 3am?

[myswtghst]

Got pulled over for speeding after doing a show.

Glad I'm not the only one. In my case, it was a show called Teechers, set in late 80's England, and I was playing one of the punk kids from the school. We're talking motorcycle boots, ripped tights, plaid mini-skirt, leather jacket, and WAY too much dark make-up on. That was fun, especially when I had to get out of the car to get my license out of my backpack, which was in the trunk. :o

I can't recall any strange things at Whiskeyclone but there was a more stupid thing. Girls dressing in skimpy clothing in the middle of the winter. In Michigan. Short skirts and tanktops and the like. It was entertainment to see said girls freezing going "Where's my car?" repeatedly.

I always laughed at those girls, both in MI and in Chicago. Loved the ones who came to hardcore/metal shows in mini-skirts and heels, in winter, and wound up losing their shoes in the pit, etc. Or wore flipflops to Warped Tour. :lol:

Not necessarily a customer, but a guy I see around town. I've dubbed him "Rhinestone Cowboy"--about 400 years old, always wears cowboy boots, a bolo tie, and a cowboy hat, so he kind of stands out among the power suit crowd. He always hangs around the business district...I wonder if he actually works there?

We have a guy dressed similarly who used to show up for karaoke at some of the bars we went to. Had a flashing LED belt that he'd program to say things, and always had on a gaudy cowboy hat and boots.

[ArcticChicken]

Yesterday I walked into a 7-11 in jeans, a knee length blue sateen vest, an olive green trench coat with various Russian medals, a fuzzy white scarf, and a black leather pilot's cap.

[Rahmota]

About the Purple habit: It is a real Catholic Order. Just FYI.

They are called the Congregation of the Assumption
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02104a.htm

History
The Congregation of the Assumption, approved by Rome in 1888, was founded in Paris by Mother Marie Eugenie Milleret de Brou who, although only nineteen at the time, possessed high intelligence, spiritual depth, insight, and receptivity far beyond her years. The religious life took shape under ecclesiastical guidance. Then, as now, it was semi-contemplative having an active apostolate and an intense contemplation which found its depth and its wealth in the two sublime privileges enjoyed by the Congregation—that of daily Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the daily recitation of the Divine Office in choir.

Purpose
The purpose of the Congregation is to extend the Kingdom of Christ primarily through the apostolate of education; however, retreats, instruction of converts, preparation for First Communion, and the fostering of Catholic Action are undertaken.

Qualifications
• Age: 18 to 25.
• High school diploma, college degree is desirable.

Habit
The religious wear a purple habit with a white woolen cross, a purple cincture, and a white woolen veil. In choir, on special feasts, a black cloak is worn.

[Rahmota]

As for the wierd clothing. Umm not really around here. I mean I live in the country carharts or camos are considered school clothes. We have Amish right down the road and there are bikers at the other end of the county. So most of the wierd clothign sightings come from when I go to the city.

So to be honest when you see someone wearing a three piece suit and it isnt near the courthouse, prom time or theres a just married sign on him its a bit odd.

[Acolyte]

Another vote for personal clothing. I was at a big paintball scenario game, and had a few minutes between games to grab some food. Well, the line at the concession stand was crazy-stupid long. So, my friend and I decided to hit up a nearby Great Canadian Superstore (Big grocery store chain in Canada). However, time was short, so we didn't have time to dump our gear. Well, except our markers.

I imagine seeing two guys running around in the deli section, one wearing a pod vest, camo bandanna and camo kilt and covered in paint residue and the other running around in a ghillie suit and a podpack must have been quite a sight.

[Shangri-laschild]

More employee than customer but...

Once met the real Patch Adams and he was wearing huge pants with frogs on them, a tie with the operation game on it, and had a blue streak through his hair. I thought he was the awesomest looking doctor in the place...

[XCashier]

Most of the oddly-dressed folks I've seen at work have all happened on or near Halloween, so it's kind of expected. In fact, it's rather fun to see clever or detailed costumes on Halloween.

At the Drug Store From Hell, a transvestite came to my counter. Very feminine dress, heavy makeup, even heavier 5:00 shadow and mustache. Sorry, no amount of makeup hides that! :p

At the pet food store, I once had a customer dressed up as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz. Beautiful costume, but seeing as it wasn't anywhere near Halloween, I thought it was odd. I did compliment her outfit, though. :)

[Sparky]

Once had an elderly gentleman get on my bus. He had his shirt tucked neatly into a pair of maternity pants.

Never did figure out what that was all about.

[Part-Time Parrothead]

Forgot some more: a banana, a hot dog, a Smoothie King smoothie, Mr. Peanut, and the mascot for the Atlanta Falcons (I think his name is Freddie?).

The banana was a prank (some front end people got a friend to show up and make an asinine comment about bananas to a (male) coworker who kept bringing a banana for lunch.) the hot dog was a frat initiation, the smoothie was trying to advertise (they were politely told to leave) and Mr. Peanut and Freddie were an event that had been planned by Publix and the Falcons.

[Jadedcarguy]

The strangest one was the kid who looked like the love-spawn of Davey Havok and Robert Smith. He seemed uncomfortable that everyone was staring at him. :rolleyes:

For the Record: I like The Cure. I do not like AFI. Just had to get that out there. :D

[hinakiba777]

I saw some pretty odd things when I was working at the grocery store. But that was almost a year ago so I don't rember too clearly. There was one woman who had a particualary odd outfit, but I don't remember much about it. There was a lot of brown adn I think she had a giant hair feather.

However, I tend not to judge. I have gone shopping in a lot of interesting things.
Normal= Boots, jeans, boybeater, hoodie, and a headband.
Usual= Jeans, T-shirt, Ninja head band, and boots.
Sometimes= Cat ears and a tail
Weirdest thing= Brown leather elf boots, neon pink stocking that weren't really fisnets but were close enough, black puffy peasant skirt, bright blue peasant top, atkatsuki head band around my neck, cadet hat (http://www.findcoolclothes.com/products/large_photos/plainblkcap.jpg) with with splotches, and fairy wings.

So I try not to judge oddly dressed people

Edit= I was dressed ODDLY, but the affect was...interesting.

I once went to get a hot chocolate and doughnugt after doing a performance of "Into the woods". Typically my after performance wear is my usual boots, jeans, and the tanktop i wear under my costume. I was playing Snow white so on top of my dark eyeshadow and blood red stage lipstick, my hair was put into Shirley Temple curls for each performance. However, it usually got messed up after bows. So this is how I looked when I walked into the coffee place after the show:

5'8" buxom (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buxom) white brunette. Biker boots, ripped jeans, a rather low grey tank, biker jacket. With blood red lipstick and dark eyemake up and kinky sex hair. It was NOT cool waiting at the corners to cross the street. Not Cool at all.

[Horrific_xDeathx]

once when i was working at Kroger. way late at night i had some guy and his really old mother come thru my line. he was in full drag i mean he totally looked like the guy from pyscho movie as his mother LOL. it was rather odd that he actually went to the store looking like that.

[Shangri-laschild]

Yesterday I walked into a 7-11 in jeans, a knee length blue sateen vest, an olive green trench coat with various Russian medals, a fuzzy white scarf, and a black leather pilot's cap.

Wow. That's awesome. What was the occation? Or just for fun?

[ArcticChicken]

Wow. That's awesome. What was the occation? Or just for fun?

LARPing. It was awesome.

[powerboy]

For so many years, there was this one woman, who had different color hair. Oh her hair was hella huge.

Once in Reno, NV. I saw a guy wearing overall shorts(overall's with shorts, instead of pants).

[PaRaGaS]

My psychobilly friend went out on his 18th birthday in his usual biker jacket covered in pins, his jeans katana covered in self-sewn patches underneath. Militia hardhat on his head, plus a paper party hat on it.