Ingo was so nice to go shopping with me - I HATE it!!! Shopping. Clothes shopping. I never liked it but these days it´s really awful.
I was looking for a dress for my job-interview today (I have no hopes. Ingo and I agreed I do not go to Wolfsburg again - for now).
We looked around and around. And around. Geee....
Finally I found one "OK".
I took, as usual "in old age" size 38 (before I had 36).
It was too small and I felt like I´m going to a dance, too, that´s not me anyways!!
In the end I said to Ingo: Skirt.
Sizes 38 and 40.
I ended up with 34!!!
WHY put sizes (or numbers) on it anyways???
34 - 40 is a huge span. Ingo went for 36, 34...
If it wasn´t for Ingo running and getting all the stuff I´d ended up like a three-year-old lying on the ground, screaming!!!
I was SO DARN frustrated!
We have "norms", don´t we?
From....
"Oh, you´re a fat 40!" (See above, that´d be OK)
To...
"Oh, you´re a tiny 34!" (At that age, too)
No. Neither.
I have a hubby who helped me get a skirt.
Very, very frustrating. Depends on where it´s produced.
Italy, China...
Even shoes!!!!
I had 36, now 39!
And no, my feet did not grow ;-)
Is it the same in your place?
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Like you I avoid shopping so don't have to figure out the sizes very often. I am overweight so shop at the "fat lady" places, the sizing is fairly consistent in those. As for shoes, I have trouble figuring out the different sizes there to so tell the assistant my size in "old money" and let them go figure for me.
Isn´t it ridiculous these days? We live in a digitalized world and there are so many unlogical moves depending on where the things come from, I can´t understand!
Hi, Iris!
Here in Portugal it's the same thing. I think the brands are trying to drive us crazy!
:)
The same everywhere!
Paula and magiceye... this is crazy as reassuring and still not understandable!
I hate shopping for clothes. Just hate it. And sometimes -- like when you need an interview outfit -- you just have to. Glad you survived. I'm not sure I would have! Good wishes for the interview.
Jeanie, this is really a relieve and also a bit fun that it´s not only me hating to buy clothes! Interview went OK though (for now) not successful...
Indeed I do Iris. I particularly hate most dressing room mirrors, I do not want to see myself from every angle thank you very much 😉 If only shops put in mirrors that slimmed one down a bit they would sell so many more clothes oui 😀😙
Haha, Grace, most here have only one mirror! Yet I wish they could really put on the right size so you don´t have to try 5 times!
I dislike shopping for clothes as well.
Does anyone like it???
I wish something would be invented that you would put the clothes in front of you and you could see yourself in them, without having to undress at all! I hate trying on clothes too and have trouble with things being different sizes depending on their labels.
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