Aldo shoe stores?????!?

i NEED a job. ok so i'm 16 going on 17 in 3 months i looked up info about working in forever 21 and you need like 1-2 years experience for most things how are people supposed to get experience if you don't give us a chance!..anyways i tried looking at aeropostal and i couldn't find anything in L.A. i want to try aldo i know of a girl in my school who works there and she's only like 15 1/2 but i don't really know her like i know her name but i don't want to be all like oh i heard you work there get me a job..lol does anyone know how old you have to be to work there and also at starbucks i don't care where as long as its around L.A.,downey,bell,bellG??? help