My mom doesn't like to shop. Which is why me being her daughter is quite the phenomenon. On Saturday she had a giftcard to spend at Banana Republic, and I went with her. Here are some of her direct quotes as we browsed around.
"All these clothes look the same."
"How does this shirt even work?"
"Here just try this on over your clothes." (starts attempting to wrestle a shirt onto my arm)
"This dressing room is a CLOSET." (at which point the sales woman politely asked us through the door if we'd like a bigger room)
"Why don't we just buy you some clothes with this giftcard? You like clothes."
"I don't want a mom shirt!"
She ended up getting two very cute tops; and this time we avoided all metallic, asian inspired, two-piece suits.
15 comments:
Damn your memory.
Reading all of those together was scary...but proves my disdane of shopping. I lose all rationale when I'm shopping for clothes, it's all a blur of sleeves and cuffs.
--Sita
Pure gold! I actually felt like I was standing there with you two, holding her oversized "mom purse" while she was draping you with shirts. Her quotes get me through the day.
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lol most the time she was regaling me with tails of finding "something just like this" at TJ Max.
No turning up your perky little nose at TJ Maxx until you've shopped there young lady.
--Sita
lol, no I've heard it's very good. Rachel has gotten a few very cute purses from there.
TJ Maxx only has a cheesy 80's sounding name, otherwise it's great.
LOL to the trying on of clothes conversation. Michelle, you sillo, you have time, money, a teeny tiny body to drape clothing on, and your own fashion guru helping you. Why do you hate shopping so much???? Quitcherbitchin' girl!!!
-C
I can't even begin to describe how much I hate it. Looking through a trillion garmets all blending into one olive haze, dragging them into the germ ridden dressing room, taking off your clothes, messing up your hair, realizing once again a regular 'short' pant will not fit the legs of a 7 year old boy, becoming frustrated only to leave empty handed and wasting 2 hours.
--Mama
This just goes to show you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Erica you should have accepted the gift card gladly and quit trying to make your Mom shop. Lol to your Mom shoving clothes over your head, since when we that the most accurate way or trying on clothing?! Michelle I'm glad you commented on the dressing room as being a closet. It's good to ruffle feathers in there! I feel like I'm in a monestary half the time with all the cupcake, Scottsdale Moms.
Aren't all dressing rooms the size of closets?? I mean, unless you're the queen or someone of equal value and splendor, they usually are about 4' X 4'.
I hear you about the short legs dilemma. Pants are NEVER the right length. If they are I usually buy them. No matter how they look on my Teletubby body.
-C
Teletubby body, lol...whatever Chris. I could probably start my own blog soley based on hating clothes shopping.
I usually go into the handicapped dressing rooms, they have a bench and 2 hooks.
The reason Erica loves shopping is because she is built like a manniquin and everything she puts on looks fabulous...like she just left the catwalk. "Here Erica put this oily lunch sack on...wow it looks great."
--Mama
This is all nonsense! And as if everything looks good on me, that is far from the case, Malia can vouch. Teletubby body, lol. Shut up Chris.
The worst is at Nordstroms when you're trying something on, and "Lisa" your diva dressing room attendant asking if "you doin' okay in there?! super!" every five minutes.
I like shopping, but I hate trying stuff on sometimes too. Especially when you end up not finding anything.
Erica is even skinnier than a mannequin. And would look fabulous in an oily lunch sack. lol.
How bout trying on swimsuits ladies? Or bras? That is a whole other category of hell.
-C
Yeah my favorite is tucking your underwear into the swim suit bottoms to get a "better idea" of what the suit will really look like. When really the "better idea" would be to put back the swim suits and try on a wet suit.
LOL. And how much hygenic protection can that one sticker on the crotch provide? Gross.
sweatpants for all.
end of discussion.
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