What is wrong with me (apart from the obvious neuroses and personality disorders)? If I get a bad meal at a restaurant, it'll be back in the kitchen at lightning speed. If the wine is not good, I have no qualms about telling the waiter all about it. If I get a dodgy haircut, a tantrum will be thrown. A tradesman messes me about? He will get the full George wrath. But I have the complete inability to take clothes back to the shop that I'm not happy with. As a result, I have in my wardrobe: a pair of jeans that are just a little too Harry Highpants to be cool, a jacket which looks great from the front but I failed to notice the dodgy embroidery on th eback when I was in the shop, a top that makes me look like I'm wearing a baby blue straitjacket and another top with a hole in it that again I failed to notice in the shop. Why? Why?!
posted by Georgia @ 9:19 PM
18 Comments:
coz you don't want to get banned?
I always make MrB do the 'taking back' of things. I'm such a wuss!
Georgia! i must say im surprised at you. if you pay for a service you have a right to take it back. dont you think its the clothes god given right to belong to someone who actually cares?
you could always just donate the clothes to your maid.
As an ex-retail employee, I find that so long as you are nice but firm with the staff when you are returning things there is no drama. If they start to get shirty, ask to speak to someone above them. But never accpt no. Even though you bought those Harry Highpants, you have a right to realise that they are in no way cool and thus return them for someone with less fashion sense.
I don't think it's the fear of confrontation that worries me. As someone who prefers the aggressive-aggressive approach to the passive-aggressive approach, I don't think that's what's holding me back. Maybe I'm afraid of admitting that I made a rubbish fashion choice. In any event, it looks like the jeans and the straitjacket top will go to the good people of Lebanon. I think I can unpick the embroidery on the back of the jacket. God, I hope so.
i still cant believe this.
cant you take them back and say you bought them as a present for someone? that way the will 'know' it wasnt you.
(i must say i never even knew that people had this phobia/fear thing - its insane)
I know. I'm so ashamed of myself. I console myself by telling myself that I never pay full price for anything (och, it's the Scottish blood) but I fully concede that I am very lame in this regard. It is a weird phobia, on par with my fear of moths. Vile things.
I'm mighty pissed about the harry highpants look coming back. Although I have a small waist, I also have a massive fat arse, and therefore the high waisted look makes it look even larger. As do tulip skirts.
Not Happy Jan!
And I read something in some moron magazine about "beautiful egg-shaped skirts". Not even Kate Moss's bum will look good in an egg-shaped skirt. What the hell is with fashion at the moment?
Fashion at the moment is very wierd - all those stripy tops make everyone look like pirates.
But I do heart the return of leggings as they are comfy and practical.
They're comfy and practical when you get in from work, kick off your heels, remove your constricting skirt and blouse and chuck on some leggings and a large t-shirt. B/c wandering around the house not giving a rats who sees your bits wobbling is fine. But this is not tp be done in public. Ever.
next they'll be telling us that fluro is back or something equally atrocious.
I am trying to fly the flag for fingerless gloves, however people largely just tell me I look like a hobo.
How bout some fingerless gloves and leggings under an egg skirt? All you need then is a lace bow in your hair and you could be an extra on 21 Jump Street
you forgot the reebok high tops...
And if you can squeeze some polka dot action somewhere into the outfit, I think you'll be on a winner. Apparently jumpsuits are making a return too. Jumpsuits!!!!
I still have a horrible sky blue twin set i know i will never wear, why did i think chenille would come back.......
That would look a treat on you, Mushie. I got so excited when fishnets made a return. I've always worn them regardless but it was good to not have to go hunting about dancewear stores for them and to not get whore-of-Babylon stares when I wore them. Out here though, I get whore-of-Babylon stares regardless of what I wear.
Fishnets, hubba hubba.....if only they came in PVC....
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