Shop Till You …
For the past several years I have done most of my clothes
shopping online or at outlet malls. My
last few online wardrobe purchases have been less than satisfactory so I decided
to visit an outlet mall recently. The
closest one is an hour from home, however, so I took a deep breath and drove ten
minutes to the nearest traditional
mall instead, for the first visit there in a year.
Some random observations:
I forgot how much I dislike malls, even though I do like
buying stuff.
Plaid remains popular, although I don’t really like
plaid. For me, plaid is a throwback to
an earlier time in my life that I’d rather not visit.
When shopping, I often encounter decision stress. This color or that? This style or that? And my size seems to be very popular, which
means sale items in my size are picked over quickly, before I get there.
Really cool clothes are made for men in their 20s and 30s
and look silly on me.
The good news about my shopping adventure is that I did find
three shirts I like, all on sale, and a pair of shoes I like, not on sale. There are still clothing items on my wish
list, however, and I must go shopping again soon, while stuff is on sale. I need a suit, a sport coat and another pair
of shoes. And a belt or two. I weigh 15 pounds less now than I did two
years ago and I need more new clothes.
Shop till you drop … to be continued.
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