The first time I came into this store, I practically had to beat off the ravenous employees with clubs. Overly aggressive employees are a turn-off. Therefore, I didn’t buy anything to teach them a lesson! The next time I strolled into Eddie Bauer, no one even approached me. Granted, it was the holiday season, but the store wasn’t stuffed with shoppers. And they didn’t have any hiking pants(my chief shopping objective), or at least any that were clearly visible. I thought Eddie Bauer was an outdoors store, but apparently it’s more focused on everyday wear than on outdoor gear, at least for women. Clearly, I’m not that enthused about Eddie Bauer. Happy ending: I found fab hiking pants on Zappos, hooray!