November 18, 2004
I bought a toothbrush
Some toothpaste, a flannel for my face
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case.
-- Squeeze (all together now, “tempted by the fruit of another”)
I’ve never been a “fashionista” in any sense of the word. I do have a thing about shoes, watches and purses, though. Well, I am in desperate need of a nice, new everyday black purse. I’m picky as all get out and have just had no luck finding one that I like. Of course the fact that I won’t drop $100 on a purse may very well be why I have had zero luck. A couple of months back, my old faithful black everyday purse finally breathed it’s last as I watched the strap almost break in two. Now I had a real problem.
It just so happened that my mom was in town and we went to Wal-Mart (don’t knock it, you know you love it, not as much as the awe inspiring Target, but you still love it). I picked up the essentials and swung the buggy around a corner and down an aisle and headed towards the other side of the store. And there were the purses. My mom said, “Hey, you said you need a new black purse, look how cute this purse is.” She held up a small black purse with a bright pink handle and a bright pink “a” on the front. “It is cute, Ma, but I need something for everyday, you know?” She countered with, “Well Amy, it’s only $7 why don’t you get it until you find something else? It’s really cute.” So I relented.
After grabbing the milk and Cheer we headed to the worst part of the Wal-Mart experience – the check out action. There was a very talkative old lady running the register. I listened with bemusement as she chewed the ears off the lady in front of me. Finally my turn came and all the random items paraded down the conveyer belt. The purse was last. She picked it up, gave it a good once over with her eyes, scanned it and then raised her eyebrows when the $7.99 popped up on the screen. She promptly looked up at me and said, “Well, didn’t you get you a cheap, little purse?”
And you know what, lady? I carry it almost everyday.
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case.
-- Squeeze (all together now, “tempted by the fruit of another”)
I’ve never been a “fashionista” in any sense of the word. I do have a thing about shoes, watches and purses, though. Well, I am in desperate need of a nice, new everyday black purse. I’m picky as all get out and have just had no luck finding one that I like. Of course the fact that I won’t drop $100 on a purse may very well be why I have had zero luck. A couple of months back, my old faithful black everyday purse finally breathed it’s last as I watched the strap almost break in two. Now I had a real problem.
It just so happened that my mom was in town and we went to Wal-Mart (don’t knock it, you know you love it, not as much as the awe inspiring Target, but you still love it). I picked up the essentials and swung the buggy around a corner and down an aisle and headed towards the other side of the store. And there were the purses. My mom said, “Hey, you said you need a new black purse, look how cute this purse is.” She held up a small black purse with a bright pink handle and a bright pink “a” on the front. “It is cute, Ma, but I need something for everyday, you know?” She countered with, “Well Amy, it’s only $7 why don’t you get it until you find something else? It’s really cute.” So I relented.
After grabbing the milk and Cheer we headed to the worst part of the Wal-Mart experience – the check out action. There was a very talkative old lady running the register. I listened with bemusement as she chewed the ears off the lady in front of me. Finally my turn came and all the random items paraded down the conveyer belt. The purse was last. She picked it up, gave it a good once over with her eyes, scanned it and then raised her eyebrows when the $7.99 popped up on the screen. She promptly looked up at me and said, “Well, didn’t you get you a cheap, little purse?”
And you know what, lady? I carry it almost everyday.
Posted by Amy at 15:06:28 |
Heather wrote:
Love ya sis!
Heather
PS Only 4 weeks and 1 day until we come home WOOHOO!!