Tuesday 10/24/06 Shopping

Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006

Ashley & I ventured out to see what the new shopping area had in store for us. She is on a mission to buy a pair of boots while she is here. We found the area without difficulty. It is about a 10 minute walk from the office. The first little store we went into was a gold mine for me. There stores are very narrow & long. They are crammed with as much produce as possible with just enough room for one person to move along them sideways. You are not allowed to try stuff on (except coats & sweaters). There are no dressing rooms. They did say that you can return them for an exchange if you need a different size.
So the first exciting thing was that many of the clothes were market with US sizes & the next exciting thing was that there were sizes other than 2s & 4s & 6s or small & extra small. What I'm trying to say it that there were some larger sizes that I thought might actually fit me. I got 3 pairs of pants & 5 tops. The tops were about $6US each & the pants about $12US (you know I like a bargain). They had lots of name brand items from US stores which was encouraging as well.
I did my big buy & used up all my cash. We continued on down the road & came to a few more good clothing stores (none as good as the first one) & lots of shoe stores. Once I do my thing with some decent new clothes, I might just venture into some shoes. I'm seeing some really cute shoes. Who would have ever guessed that I would get into shopping. Strange things can happen in a strange land!!!
So the best part was that they stuff actually fit when I got it home & could try it on. I'm going to return one pair of pants because I'm just not good in stripes & 2 tops, they were too big!!! I'm sure I'll find some other things to take their place.
This might not seem very exciting to many of you, but there just isn't a Kohl's or Target here. You either spend a fortune at one of the name stores or you go to these markets & outlet stores & take your luck. Most of them have clothes that look like they would only fit a doll & most of the women here have tiny bodies. So this was a very exciting find. I'll probably be "returning" my clothes tomorrow, hopefully I'll find some substitutes.
I might even pose for some photos in my new outfits. We'll have to see how brave I am. I still hate the haircut, so not feeling much like modeling.