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Complimenting strangers on their dress

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MakemineaGandT · 22/05/2026 22:31

Do you ever do this?! I usually feel too awkward to do this and don’t want to accidentally offend someone somehow, so mostly just keep the thought in my head, which seems a shame really. But occasionally I’ve given a random stranger a compliment and it’s brightened my day as well as theirs. The best time ever was admiring a woman’s incredible jacket while waiting to pay for a car parking session. She was so delighted - it turned out she’d made it herself and it was her first time wearing it.

Once or twice it has happened to me and it really has made my day.

So my question is - do you do this or has it ever happened to you? Should we do it more?!

OP posts:
PhaedraTwo · Yesterday 21:30

Thank you M & S checkout assistant this afternoon who complimented my dress and cardigan.

ForgottenPasswordNewAccount · Yesterday 22:24

I get lots of compliments on my dresses from strangers

I love it and I always do that same.

StarlightLady · Today 05:04

Perhaps l should? I tend not to unless l strike up a conversation with someone about something else. I’ve had it done to me though.

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