Friday, August 14, 2009

The art of shopping . . .

I'm not really a big shopper. I mean, I like to go but I'm not the "shop til you drop" type. Plus, I'm entirely too impulsive. For instance, I went with my best friend, Jill, to the container store this weekend. Jill's a great shopper - she researches products, compares prices, takes measurements of things, and has a 60 day waiting period for everything she buys. Except for guns. She had a specific list of things she wanted to get at the Container Store and I was going to get one thing to store my jewelry in. An hour later, Jill has decided to postpone the big purchase of storage bins and I've got $100 worth of organizational items I may or may not ever use.

I'm just not good at shopping, you know? I think in order to be a good shopper, you have to understand sales. You have to wait for them and know how to use them to your advantage. But sales are hard for me to understand. For instance, this looks like a good sale . . .

But then I saw this . . .

And then I got confused. And the worst part was that both signs were on the same rack:
So I did what any normal person would do: I took a picture and went to a store that wasn't having any sales . . .

I also think that good shoppers have to appreciate the ambiance of finer stores. But I don't. For instance, I walked into Nordstrom's this weekend and noticed these in the entrance:

But I don't get them. Are they supposed to say "Come! Shop at Nordstrom's!"? Or are they supposed to say "This is a really fancy store. You should be impressed by our art."? I don't know. The only thing they say to me is: "Is my blush a little too heavy?" Nope - I don't appreciate the ambiance they're trying to set. So I did what any normal person would do: I took a picture and went to Macy's . . .

And I think good shoppers have to understand new trends in fashion. Sometimes that means that you have to figure out how to get into trendier garments - and they can be CONFUSING. At the galleria this weekend, Jill had a difficult time figuring out a cute dress she wanted to try on:
And SHE'S a good shopper. So if SHE can't figure them out, what chance do I have? I'm seriously concerned about this! So I did what any normal person would do: I took a picture and went to the t-shirt section . . .

And, thankfully, they weren't having any sales.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you explained that picture of "Jill" because I was thinking that would be a really hard birth defect to live with.