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That actually sounds like a really nice day. Then again, nerds can be weird like that...

 

It's a hot one out there right now.

 

How has that thermometer not just melted?

 

I can fit into "mall store" sizes now. Which is awesome. What is NOT awesome is the mall store prices. Sheee-it.


On a positive note, I DID find a kickass pleather jacket at Aeropostale for 50% off. It's mine now.

 

I'd watch that party

 

nvm, found the answer.

 

This is why I buy everything from thrift stores. As a bonus anything under a 33" waist, especially with a 30-29" inseam, is usually in almost new condition.

 

Try off-price retail. There are many stores, our experience is limited to about three.

Stein Mart. Very similar to normal department stores. Unfortunately the prices, while lower than DS, reflect this. Some serious bargains can be found on their clearance racks, and they used to send/offer discount coupons to regular customers.

Marshalls. A clear step down from Stein Mart, but the prices are lower.

Ross Dress For Less. Pretty much the bottom of the bargain barrel. The prices are low, but the stores are usually a mess. You have to really dig, and be sure to triple check the items to make sure they're not damaged or have serious manufacturing flaws.
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Thrift & resale stores can be great. Some people have a 'thing' against used clothing, I don't.
I have a thread here about by my thrift & resale store experiences and finds:

https://www.thetfp.com/threads/barg...ale-shops-flea-markets-garage-sales-etc.7438/

 

It was really more about the excitement of being able to fit into "standard lady sizes" than a desire to buy clothes (although I did find some sweaters I liked, and once it goes on sale, I am TOTALLY going back for that Ravenclaw cardigan.) I usually shop at places like Target, Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, and thrift stores. We just happened to be at the mall last night, and I realized I could fit into things at Hot Topic, Aeropostale, American Eagle, and the like. It's been so long since I even bothered to enter one of those stores that the prices gave me a bit of sticker shock.




Edited to add: now that I think about it, the sizes aren't really even "standard," since a lot of those places cater to teens and 20-somethings. Imagine my delight when I slipped on a medium--a medium!--cardigan at Hot Topic and it fit perfectly. For someone who was pushing a size 24 twelve years ago, and never really got lower than a 12 since high school, that is a really damn awesome feeling.

 

I am so happy for you, what a great feeling

 

In other news, when I walked into karaoke tonight, Karaoke Guy immediately motioned me up to the booth and said, "I need you to do your best 80s song, right now." There was an older guy standing next to him.

"Well, i'm not warmed up, sooooo...Tiffany or Joan Jett, I guess."

Older Guy: "Can you do Journey?"

"Sure, after I warm up a bit."

"Ah. I gotta leave here in a minute."


O...kay? I was a little puzzled, but decided to go with Joan Jett.

Turns out Older Guy has a band. And he's looking for a singer. And he liked my voice and said I had great energy. AND OH MY GOD HE WANTS ME TO AUDITION.

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, since other "we're putting a band together" situations have fallen through...


But I'm still REALLY. FUCKING. PUMPED. AAHHHHHHHH!

 

A few years back my wife & I went to a neighbor's wedding, and as usual we struck up a conversation with the C&W cover band. When the singer & rhythm guitarist found out she was a musician who could play bass (it's not her main instrument, but she can play bass on simple songs, with some practice) and sing lead or back-up, and actually liked C&W, he was drooling. It didn't go anywhere (he also didn't know that my wife isn't a night person, & weeknights would be a no go).

 

Bed bugs are my primary concern. I make it a point to seal things in bags and cook everything in the trunk for a few days before bringing it in and washing/cooking it further in the dryer.

 

"...and the Wichita Lineman is still on the line."

http://americansongwriter.com/2012/01/behind-the-song-wichita-lineman/

 

The dialogue in Deadpool is hilarious.