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Kaitlyn Hunsberger
US
Review
Review of Free People
K
Kaitlyn Hunsberger
US
Feb 18, 2020
Free People “culture”
The quality, build, and aesthetic of most of their clothing is really amazing and well made. That being said, I feel like they have a lot of clothing and designs that are culturally appropriating to the Native American culture. Their use of smudge sticks and palo santo sticks are used in a materialistic way and does not respect its origins. These are sacred and these companies are over-harvesting items that are culturally significant. I mention this because of the amount of items like this I saw at the time in a FP store.
I’ve been to various Free People stores and though I’ve had a lot of great experiences, a couple of bad ones have stuck with me at a Portland location. I didn’t feel like a valued customer at all. I wasn’t asked if I needed help and when others around me were being greeted I was not. The customer service there was awful and made me feel unwelcome during checkout.
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Date of experiance: Feb 18, 2020