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Dressing sharply for a date is usually flattering until strangers mistake your style for a store uniform.

How polished must someone look before an ordinary shopping trip becomes an unpaid shift?

A red button-up turned this shopper into Michael’s most convincing imaginary employee.

Craft-store confusion is officially in session.

I couldn’t even walk through Michael’s..

When I leave the house, I usually tend to overdress, and since this was a date day for my partner and me, we were looking pretty spiffy.

Today we went to Michael’s for some craft supplies and other goodies.

But soon she started drawing a lot of attention to herself.

The total trip was only around 15–20 minutes, and I was stopped by not one, not two, but THREE different groups of people asking where to find their craft supplies!

Thankfully, they were very polite when I informed them that I was, in fact, a customer, not an employee.

And her partner thinks they know why.

After the second time, my partner pointed out to me that it was probably due to the fact that I picked a red button-up for today’s outing.

On our way to the kiosks to check out, another customer even said thanks before leaving.

Turns out, she really dressed the part for this craft store outing.

What did Reddit think?

It could have been that there just weren’t enough actual employees there to help customers.

Sometimes it helps to steer away from certain colors.

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During one brief shopping trip, three separate groups asked this customer where they could find various craft supplies.

THREE groups! Dang!

Her partner eventually identified the likely culprit: a sharp red button-up that apparently screamed Michael’s employee.

She entered for date-day supplies and accidentally clocked into customer service.