Hello, I am Siah!!
I have been working 2 years as a shop assistant in Emoda, and today I want to share you the common practice that are followed by most of the Japanese shoppers in Japan!!
With this guide, you might find yourself more comfortable shopping in Japan without the necessity to speak Japanese language!
Japanese apparel stores do really take good care of their fashion merchandises to ensure the satisfaction of every customer.
Face covers are usually provided in the fitting rooms, so if you are wearing making up and trying on some tops (especially turtleneck tops), you really need to wear one to make sure you do not leave any make up stains on the clothes. It will be a great courtesy to the next shopper and the shop!!
Same applies for bottoms.
Girls like to take selfies in the fitting room, but taking too much time might cause a great nuisance to other shoppers waiting outside. Only do so if you are sure that there won't be someone waiting outside!
We all know that Tokyo is really packed. Unlike huge fashion retail stores like Forever 21, H&M, and Uniqlo, local fashion stores are almost always small, and the fitting rooms provided are usually limited.
You can observe the Japanese mindset: “being considerate/avoid causing trouble to others” among the Japanese shoppers, because they will usually try 1 or 2 pieces of clothes and wait for the next turn if they want to try more than that. Also, they probably will not spend much in the fitting room because they take into account how those waiting in line are feeling.
These are the common unwritten, unspoken rules I sensed in the Japanese fashion world.
The Japanese shop assistants will probably not tell you even if you are doing something against their common practice, because they don't want to harm the feeling of any shoppers around!
Wish you have a better shopping experience in Japan!!?
See ya!!
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