I Bought Six Shirts - A New Record**
May. 1st, 2021 04:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerHawk and I shopped at Kohl's department store today. I went along somewhat reluctantly as the impetus of the trip was her returning a few items from Amazon. Kohl's and Amazon have a tie-up such that Kohl's accepts Amazon returns. That's really convenient as there are several stores within a 30 minute drive of our house. Plus, Kohl's is our preferred store for clothes shopping anyway. When we have an Amazon return we usually take a few minutes to browse. That's why I went along today; I figured I'd browse the clothing aisles a bit as I've bought few clothes over the past 14 months of the pandemic and a several of my shirts are getting threadbare.
The shopping trip turned into a whopper for me. I bought six shirts— more than I've ever bought in a single trip before. I'm fairly particular about fashion; I don't think I've bought more than 4 shirts in a single shopping trip before. Plus, my size is hard to fit. Oh, and I bought two shorts and a pair of shoes. It was all on sale, too. ...Of course, with Kohl's pricing practices if you're not saving at least 50% off the shelf price you're overpaying.
What was different about this trip that I became such a clothes horse? ...Amazing selection? ...Exact fit to my taste and size? ...Fire-sale prices? Eh, not so much of any of these. The fact is that with dressing rooms still closed due to pandemic precautions I had to estimate what would ultimately fit. So I bought everything I liked that might fit, to bring it home to try on.
That's where the ** in the title comes in. Six shirts is a new record... If they actually fit and I don't return them.
How much am I likely to return? Well, I'll be shocked if everything fits. My experience in fitting rooms is that rarely more than half fits of what I carefully select from the shelf. And it wouldn't surprise me if nothing fits. ...Except the shoes; I tried those on! And one of the shorts; they're a model and size I've purchased a few times before. But among the other items, seriously, I could go 0/7. I'll know soon.
Update: the "returns" are in!
The shopping trip turned into a whopper for me. I bought six shirts— more than I've ever bought in a single trip before. I'm fairly particular about fashion; I don't think I've bought more than 4 shirts in a single shopping trip before. Plus, my size is hard to fit. Oh, and I bought two shorts and a pair of shoes. It was all on sale, too. ...Of course, with Kohl's pricing practices if you're not saving at least 50% off the shelf price you're overpaying.
What was different about this trip that I became such a clothes horse? ...Amazing selection? ...Exact fit to my taste and size? ...Fire-sale prices? Eh, not so much of any of these. The fact is that with dressing rooms still closed due to pandemic precautions I had to estimate what would ultimately fit. So I bought everything I liked that might fit, to bring it home to try on.
That's where the ** in the title comes in. Six shirts is a new record... If they actually fit and I don't return them.
How much am I likely to return? Well, I'll be shocked if everything fits. My experience in fitting rooms is that rarely more than half fits of what I carefully select from the shelf. And it wouldn't surprise me if nothing fits. ...Except the shoes; I tried those on! And one of the shorts; they're a model and size I've purchased a few times before. But among the other items, seriously, I could go 0/7. I'll know soon.
Update: the "returns" are in!
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Date: 2021-05-04 01:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-05-04 04:27 pm (UTC)These are all standalone stores. I don't know what enclosed shopping mall are like lately. I haven't been to one since before the pandemic started 15 months ago and I feel no desire to go now.