... I have to report that this past Thursday, March 5th, I visited the mega mall near my home for the first time this year. I’m not much of a clothes shopper. I admit that I don’t follow fashion. Therefore, I have no desire to wear the look of the season or even the colors of the season. Thus, there’s very little reason for me to ever shop at any mall, especially in my area.
The original reason for going to the mall was to visit the optical department at Sears but that was a complete waste of time because there was a very limited selection of what I was anticipating to buy. I imagine the sales person who greeted me on entering the store may have been a bit puzzled as I walked back out only two minutes later.
As I was already in the mall, I thought I’d look for an evening skirt to wear when I go out dancing. Of all the things I hate shopping for, it’s clothes. Any time I go into a clothes shop where I can scan the whole store at a glance, I can immediately tell if it’s worth taking any further steps forward into the store. I almost never browse in clothes shops.
However, Thursday was not one of those days because I stopped by the Macys. I ended up in the “Designer” department because apparently there are no skirts in the Ladies departments of the store (petite, woman, etc.). That’s a little strange. After flicking through racks and racks of skirts that were floor length or simply too long for my needs, I found a skirt that I was prepared to try. The only problem it was a size too big. Having tried it on, I decided I’d buy it anyway because it was heavily discounted and I would see how much it would cost to both shorten the length as well as bring in the elastic waist.
The most common reason I visit that particular mall is to drop off or pick up items for alteration at the tailor/dry cleaner there. I took that skirt there straight after making the purchase. Even after alterations, the whole cost of this skirt will be less than $40.00. This is a good bargain to me. It may be just for a skirt but it’s a black skirt with endless possibilities to coordinate with many colors. It won’t go out of fashion but I suppose I might “grow out” of it. Maybe but probably not.
