The strangest thing you have seen a customer wear

[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?

[ShinyGreenApple]

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!

[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.

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?

[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.