March 19 - Bday Present
Okay, so these ones? Right? I text through the link one last time.
Yes!!! Thank you!
Julia and I have been online shopping for her birthday sneakers for the last 30 minutes. We finally landed on a stunning pair from Free People who, as luck would have it, is currently running a deal where if you spend $150, you get $50 future dollars to spend. Free money? To free people? Fine, I’ll bite.
With the sneakers in my cart, I start perusing the sale section. Slightly frantically, however, because Free People had informed me that there were only ‘2 left in stock’ of the sneakers in Julia’s size. I don’t do very well shopping under pressure. I tend to make… rash decisions.
Boring.
Ugly.
Cute! But not my size.
So oversized??
After some hectic scrolling, I’ve narrowed it down to two things. Either a cropped slightly puff vest or a soft button up cardigan. I want both. But I don’t need both. The cardigan is probably more versatile. I (sadly) delete the vest from my cart. Oh, but it’s so cute. No. Done. Decided. Not rash at all!
I place my order.
Sneaks are on their way! I text Julia.
Woot!! Can’t wait.
I check my email for the confirmation and look adoringly at my (soon to be) new, super cute sweater one last time. I click the link, just for good measure. And my jaw drops.
It is NOT the super cute sweater. I have accidentally purchased the skirt the model was wearing with it! And LET ME TELL YOU, this skirt is bad. So bad. It’s low-rise (gasp, the horror), silk (the least forgiving of all the fabrics), mid-length (really not my cup of tea) and, worst of all, it’s covered in Shakespeare quotes. Picture what Ms. Frizzle’s sexy pajamas would look like and you maybe would be close to the reality of this skirt.
In a state of panic, I message the Free People live chat. Fortunately, a very nice person cancels my order for me (it was, after all, placed 2 minutes ago) and, even more fortunately, there are still size 8 sneakers left in stock. Without wasting a moment, I add them and the VEST (the right choice all along) to my cart, double check all my billing and shipping info, and press purchase.
This time, everything is correct. The vest is a vest. The sneakers are sneakers. All is right in the world.
