u/sbs83

Hi 👋 I was a first time Aritzia buyer during this summer sale and didn’t read the fine print about sale returns are issued a gift card vs refund (my bad) I ordered multiple sizes of the same things over the course of a couple weeks. Kept what I wanted and made 2 returns that made it back last Friday…I’ve gotten a gift card for one the packages like that weekend, so after only a couple days but it’s been over a week for the 2nd return/giftcard. Should I message them or give them like “7 business days” as per their website? Thanks for your help!

Hi, Naperville native born/raised moved out of state 10 years ago but visit yearly if I can. As background: Grew up on the south end/Dist 203 neighborhood homes from the late 70s/early 80s.
I am a first generation American, kid of immigrants but always said there was nothing like Midwestern hospitality and nice folks. For example like people used to say “hi! How are you?” on walks, super friendly. Not everyone was driving crazy, waited for pedestrians to cross the street.
But now no one says hi, people are on a rush Naper Blvd, 75th street driving like 15 over the speed limit at least.
Did things change post Covid? Are people generally not nice anymore? Is it the political climate? Or is it just me as a brown person?
Nostalgia keeps making me want to move back and raise my 2 small children here but now I’m questioning if it is the place I remember from the 80s -2000s.
Thanks in advance for reading my post and offering any thoughts. I appreciate it