I'll admit it, yes, I am a mallrat. I go at least once a weekend, but usually I’m there twice. So you must’ve guessed it, I love shopping. I’m a big time sucker for sale signs. I honestly believe about 98% of the things I own, I have bought on sale. So when I see the big sale sign in front of a store, I’m lured to walk in. But a lot of the time, while I'm shopping, I can never find my size.
I pass through all of the clothes in the front and walk quickly to the back, because everyone knows that’s where the sale is, right? While I’m browsing through clothes, I find a dress I like at a reasonable price. But of course, they don’t have it in my size anymore. I ask the sales associate if they have anymore in the back, and she responds, “Whatever we have out here is all that we have.” Usually, the only sizes left are between a size six and a size fourteen. Sometimes they’ll have a size four, but when I try it on, it’s too big where my boobs are supposed to fill in the dress. So I continue to walk around the store for a little longer hoping that I would find the dress in my size somewhere. When I realize that it’s hopeless to mope around looking for the dress, I start to get irritated.
I usually blame the skinny people for coming to the store ahead of me and buying my size. Sometimes I even blame the fat people who think that they fit into a dress that’s between a size zero and two and buy it because they think that they look good. Other times, I just blame myself for my timing as I think to myself, “If I was at the mall an hour earlier, that dress could’ve been here”.
When I arrive home empty handed, the search still continues. I go to the online store check if it is still in stock. About 80% of the time they don’t have it anymore, and if they do, it’s usually more expensive. I hate walking out of a store empty handed because they don't have my size.
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While reading your blog on "When stores don't have my size," I knew I was going to be able to relate. I hate going shopping and not being able to find the clothes I want. Like you said "They are either out or they have it, but it doesn't fit right." I don't have the same problem you have when you can't find your size,instead, I have the problem of clothes not fitting me right all the time. I think that every girl has a problem when they go shopping and i like that you talked about your experience and what bothers you when you go shopping.
Cute and thoughtful, in many occasions I also feel the same and blame myself for not getting there before things go on sale. I like the fact that her 400 essay blog starts by admitting that she is a mallrat and later tells the reader why. I also like the fact that she includes percentages in her writing. At the end, she comes home empty-handed but does not stop there, she has to check online! Woman! (Happiness= Mallrat).
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