2024-08-21 22:10:46
Run for about forty years by shopkeeper Simon Cohen, the store has become known to passers-by and Internet users for its wacky decor. But, also, through the controversial methods of the seller to attract customers.
“Someone special”, “very friendly”, “simple-minded”, “a friend”. To hear from dealers and those close to the store manager “King of Pop”the sudden departure of the seller Simon Cohen, this Wednesday, August 21, leaves a void in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. “He’s been there for 42 years”testify, to from Figarosomeone close to the area. While looking for it, on the Boulevard Poissonnière, the front logo of the King of Pop store disappeared with rhinestones and stars.
Now, the facade is damaged, the window is slightly damaged, and all that remains is a mannequin and a few aluminum sheets that have covered the interior. In the store, customers can find photos of Michael Jackson made in the same aluminum and also, “Some Words” of the singer, according to Simon Cohen himself, has YouTube videos that have gone viral. Buyers also report finding shelves falling under clothes “with a smell”.
The interior of the store is filled with aluminum and covered with sound in reference to the singer Michael Jackson.
Le Figaro screenshot
At night, work has begun in the premises without electricity. If some believe that it is a scam by a flamboyant salesman, known for making people believe that he has retired before selling on his products, this time the store has definitely dropped its curtain. . No one knows why he left. “maybe to retire”tell us a local business manager.
A neighborhood character
Passers-by take bad photos or lean against the iron curtain to see what is happening there. The shutdown went unnoticed, on the road or on the internet. On social networks, comments around the Parisian boutique have been pouring in since this morning.
Much of it evokes Simon Cohen as a character “zany” from the area, who sold all his items for 4 euros. “I worked next door for five years and I used to pass every lunchtime. The guy is mega golri (funny editor’s note)”laugh user on X. “We’re losing an outdoor souvenir”Another responded, commenting on a photo of the store also decorated with stars. “It’s nice to see so many people know him. The salesman attacked me because I waited two seconds to look at the window. It’s hard to get rid of it.”also authenticate a user.
This comment is one of the most edited by X users. And for the best reason … the one that passed is far from being the only one that has experienced confusion, to say the least, has a small Parisian label. For some, life by the “King of Pop” proved “sadness”as Fodil Laïd confirms au Figaro.
A little more than a year ago, the young man entered the store by chance with a friend. “When I wanted to take a photo of the jewelry inside the store, the manager yelled at me to put my phone away. he remembered. Before asking my friend to go out because, according to him, “women have nothing to do here”. Fodil Laïd then said that he left the place in anger. “At the door, he insulted me as a ‘filthy piece of dirt’, it was the first time that had happened to me…”he added, bitterly.
A “high risk” in-store experience
Panicked, Fodil Laïd looked up the store’s name on the internet when he returned home. Quickly, you come across Google reviews associated with the page of «King of Pop». The store only has one star and many reviews report the same experience with salesperson Simon Cohen.
An Internet user testified to the seller’s “aggressive” behavior with her and her two young children. “He showed me countless things, military pants but not myself so I refused; he didn’t understand, he asked me why in anger,” described this mother in an opinion published a week ago. In short, when I got to the checkout, he charged me 35 euros by credit card! I couldn’t believe it, I expressed my disapproval as best as I could…[…] it happened so quickly. How can I tell you…a real manipulator”.
Similar review to 181 others on Google’s page «Pop King». Among them, many women also said that they were afraid of the behavior of the seller. Under a video from YouTuber Joyca, who went to the store for a video, a subscriber reported that he was left with a hand at the police station after his visit to the store.
Rumors about this sudden departure
Fodil Laïd, for his part, launched a petition in August 2023 to request the closure of the store. In total, the petition received 260 signatures and was circulated on X and TikTok by consumers announcing themselves “worn out” their experience in the store. But these evidence will not be the origin of the closure “King of Pop”. According to the owner of the area, who rented it to Simon Cohen for 3,500 euros, the latter has planned to retire. “for many years” now, he said au Figaro.
In August 2023, Fodil Laïd launched a petition to close the shop.
Le Figaro screenshot
Financial reasons can also be at the origin of the sudden stop of your activities. “It is possible that he has a problem to pay, since 2015 it is not easy for him. But he knows how to work well and is an amazing person. “confides a close friend of the seller au Figaro. And to add: “He is just as stupid as his legs but we must not trust the opinion of Pierre, Paul or Jacques.” Despite the closure, there are rumors about the future of Simon Cohen. Local merchants make sure you have another store “Rue de Rivoli”but without giving us more details. “You have already left the country”assured, for his part, a close friend of Simon Cohen.
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