online shopping

i like shopping online:

-  no traffic...

-  no parking...

-  no mall hours...

-  no waiting while sales personnel check whether your size or preferred color is available...

-  no queueing to pay...

-  you see so much more in a shorter span of time.

downside:

-  there's a waiting period between order and delivery (compensated for by the joy i get when the package finally arrives : D )...

-  you cannot try on stuff...  they may not fit well...  what looks good in pics may not necessarily look good on you...

-  shoes are tricky...  sizes are not standard across brands...

i order this size  ->  it's small  ->  i have it replaced with the next bigger size...

succeeding order, i get the bigger size  ->  it's too big  ->  i have it replaced with a smaller size...

i keep on bouncing between these two sizes...  hit and miss...  hit and miss...

-  you cannot check the material...  one time, for reasons i don't know, chiffon entered my mind...  when my order arrived, i was surprised...

me:  'is this chiffon???'

mom:  'yes...'

me:  'i was thinking it's smooth...'

then it dawned on me:  i actually wanted silk!  : }

-  and then now i was just checking out dresses...  what the...?!  there was this Large size dress and the bustline is just the size of my waistline!  is it too small?  or am i too big???

ugh!  let's close that browser and switch to youtube...

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