I feel so incredibly out of place at most of the Mall stores
I think I've been in an A&F once in my life, and that was before they started having a shirtless guy playing host at the door.
But even at the more down-to-earth stores, Charlotte Russe, Express, etc, I feel like everyone is wondering why I'm wasting my time trying to find clothes in their store. I will generally stick to the big department stores since they're absolutely HUGE and you typically only run into someone when you are checking out.
With that said, I remember shopping at The Gap once and I was searching through a stack of jeans trying to find my size (tons 0-6's D: ) when one of the attendants came up to me and asked if I needed any help. I went pretty red when I asked if they had any 12's on hand, but he was a doll
He made a quick comment about how a lot of their pants run small as far as the sizing is concerned, and that I shouldn't worry about it. I totally don't buy that, but bless him for saying it