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Friday, April 24, 2009

But they always have plenty to choose from in my size....

My last trip to the Gap made me remember exactly why I don't shop at our nearest Gap. I will order online. I will go to our nearest outlet. I will go to any other Gap, but I am telling you now I AM NOT going back to the Pensacola Gap.

I have never been in those dressing rooms that I have not heard a conversation exactly like the following one. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Sales Person: Ma'am can I help you with anything? Is everything going okay in there?

Customer (in dressing room next to me): Well, I'm having a problem with these pants. I think I need another size.
Opens Door

Sales Person: Yes, I think those are a little big. What size are they?

Customer: FOUR

Sales Person: Yes, those FOURS are definitely too large.

Customer: Yeah, I think the FOUR is too big. I guess I need a TWO.

Me rolling eyes.

Sales Person: And you know what? I think you need a long length also.

Great....she's skinny AND tall.

Sales Person: Here is a TWO long.

If they say TWO or FOUR one more time I'll scream. And why do they say TWO and FOUR louder than any other word?

Sales Person: Yes, that TWO definitely fits much better and you still have a little room. They look great!

This is the part where I let out a VERY LOUD SIGH and say "Oh good Lord."

Sales Person: Ma'am, do you need anything in there? How's it coming along?

Me: I'm just fine. All of my big old tarps are fitting just fine in here.

I gather my final selections and head for the checkout.....where my neighbor joins a few minutes later behind me. The final straw was that she had a BABY. A small infant. And if you didn't catch it before.....she wears a size TWO LONG.

Don't you just hate baby weight? I mean, I'm sure she wore a size ZERO before she became a fat cow after her baby was born and had to start wearing TWOs.

And while I'm on the subject. I must say who in the world wears a zero? I mean seriously? If I wore a zero, I would just walk around naked. I'd get in touch with my inner Eve from the Garden and just be naked and not be ashamed.

I was able to walk away with a couple of cute selections like this and this.

The rest of the shopping trip wasn't a complete bust because I was able to find a couple of other cute tops for some very reasonable prices like this and this. I am a HUGE fan of the t-shirt, but sometimes you need to step it up a notch for work. I like finding tops that are t-shirt comfy, but still look like a little something more. These two tops definitely fall into that category. I'm sure you would also appreciate a nice t-shirt if you lived in Alabama like me where it's already 643 degrees.

You also might like to know that starting today, Old Navy has all of their capris on sale for $15. That's super cheap so you better stock up now!

Happy shopping y'all!

2 comments:

Kerri said...

Hilarious. I am a 10/12, but have come to terms with all the tall skinnies in the world.
Maybe because my 2nd daughter is one of them.
I keep thinking, "Enjoy it while it lasts, my friend. Enjoy it while it lasts...."
:)

Michelle said...

This totally cracked me up! Who picks up a size larger than what they think they are anyway, I know I always pick the pair of jeans I think I would fit in, and then inevitably have to go back for a bigger pair (sigh). Maybe she just wanted attention :) Still, I would have been gagging... Too funny.