Well Laid Plans
Well, what of that plan to buy 5 more pairs of flannel PJs? Ha Ha Ha haha haha haha hahah hahah hahah ha. That's funny. Didn't you hear, doesn't matter that it's only officially been winter for less than a month, all of the winter stock, not just the Holiday stock, but all of the winter stock, including warm flannel pajamas is being replaced with spring fashions and styles in stores. What. The. Fuckity fuck fuck? Hello? We live in Rochester New York, winter won't officially end for over 2 more months, and winter weather won't end for a good 2.5 to 3.5 more months. This is assanine. Do you know how many sales people have laughed at me over the phone over this inquiry over long sleeved, long pants pajama sets, in flannel not thin cotton nit, in a plus size, 2x, how dare I? A lot. Just for the record, I've tried Walmart, Kaymart, Steinmart, L. L. Bean, Land's End, Garnet Hill, J. C. Pennies, Macey's, Macey's Home Store, Bantan, Coals, Target, Berlington Coat Factory, Sears, QVC, Shop NBC and even had the wonderus and wonderful Jim do an extensive Google search. Some places still had some, but not above a large or a 1 x. Lots of places had them, but they were out of stock, and not coming back in stock until next season if at all, and a few had my size, in-stock, but in ugly ass patterns and for over $60.00 a pair. Next year I'll try black Friday sales and shop in the fall and stock up, and hell, I might be skinnier then and can get a 1x or even a large, significantly improving my chances of finding cute patterns and good options.
So, for my December purchase I decided to get Vera Bradley items to round out my collection so that I have a nice winter coloured set for going back to school. They had this huge sale at A Different Point of View, a neat little store in Pitsford that carries a lot of Vera and tons of other high end hand bags and jewelery. They sent me a flyer in the mail, and when I called they actually agreed to help me shop if I showed up, a big deal as they were absolutely packed and so busy they really couldn't spare anyone. They are a tiny store, with a tiny parking lot, or none, and it's on-street parking, not sure which, so they had people park at the 1st Baptist Church of Rochester and take a shuttle bus that runs every half hour to the store to accomidate the sale, which apparently is, and did in fact prove to be huge. It was an ordeal but well worth it.
Let me tell you what I got, and then I'll end this entry, and in the next one I'll describe the craziness involved in getting to and buying things at the sale.
I got items in Simply Violet, which I absolutely love and which I have been debating making my winter colour for a while. It was released as a summer colour in 2010, but it is deep and rich, but still vivid and light-hearted and works well for winter. I have a weekender in it, which I use as my diaper bag, as well as a let's do lunch which carries snacks for Jeremy in the diaper bag, and I get so many complements on it. So, as it was on sale, and they were out of any Bali Gold, my spring pattern, Bali Blue, my autumn pattern or Raspberry Fizz, my summer pattern or any of my mom's or friends' patterns, I decided to get some things for myself. I got their new laptop backpack as I need a large backpack or tote bag that will fit my laptop for taking to class and the large back pack has been discontinued in new colours. I also got a hipster, since they don't make the libby anymore and I need a long strapped, adjustable strapped purse type item that can be worn shoulder or cross body if I am wearing Jeremy, which tends to make shoulder bags fall off. I got an all-in-one wristlet for my cellphone and a turn lock wallet, since they were out of zip around wallets, which is what I usually get, and this was similar with a few more pockets. Now, aside from a check book cover I have all of the items I will need, genuinely need in my winter colour and I am ready for school.
I also got another weekender in Totally Turq because I have been wanting a back-up diaper bag to help it not wearout too quickly and to use if this one is dirty and being washed, as the washing and air drying process takes 2 or 3 days. I spent $224.00 and some change, and it was partially a fun purchase, but also deffinitly a necessary purchase and the big news is that the total before my $10.00 off coupon that I got for taking the shuddle, plus the several times marked down sale prices were applied was $325.00, so I saved literally $100.00. And, this is accurate, A Different Point of View does not really mark up their VB at all compared to the website, so, they really were an excellent deal, and they did not mark up the items just to mark them down. Overall I feel good about this purchase. I do want to write more though next entry about colours, why they are so important to me, the seasonal bag change phylosophy and my reasons for liking and using VB bags, but now I need to stop procrastinating and go work on cleaning up my cluttered, but not dirty, just encredibly disorganized room.
So, for my December purchase I decided to get Vera Bradley items to round out my collection so that I have a nice winter coloured set for going back to school. They had this huge sale at A Different Point of View, a neat little store in Pitsford that carries a lot of Vera and tons of other high end hand bags and jewelery. They sent me a flyer in the mail, and when I called they actually agreed to help me shop if I showed up, a big deal as they were absolutely packed and so busy they really couldn't spare anyone. They are a tiny store, with a tiny parking lot, or none, and it's on-street parking, not sure which, so they had people park at the 1st Baptist Church of Rochester and take a shuttle bus that runs every half hour to the store to accomidate the sale, which apparently is, and did in fact prove to be huge. It was an ordeal but well worth it.
Let me tell you what I got, and then I'll end this entry, and in the next one I'll describe the craziness involved in getting to and buying things at the sale.
I got items in Simply Violet, which I absolutely love and which I have been debating making my winter colour for a while. It was released as a summer colour in 2010, but it is deep and rich, but still vivid and light-hearted and works well for winter. I have a weekender in it, which I use as my diaper bag, as well as a let's do lunch which carries snacks for Jeremy in the diaper bag, and I get so many complements on it. So, as it was on sale, and they were out of any Bali Gold, my spring pattern, Bali Blue, my autumn pattern or Raspberry Fizz, my summer pattern or any of my mom's or friends' patterns, I decided to get some things for myself. I got their new laptop backpack as I need a large backpack or tote bag that will fit my laptop for taking to class and the large back pack has been discontinued in new colours. I also got a hipster, since they don't make the libby anymore and I need a long strapped, adjustable strapped purse type item that can be worn shoulder or cross body if I am wearing Jeremy, which tends to make shoulder bags fall off. I got an all-in-one wristlet for my cellphone and a turn lock wallet, since they were out of zip around wallets, which is what I usually get, and this was similar with a few more pockets. Now, aside from a check book cover I have all of the items I will need, genuinely need in my winter colour and I am ready for school.
I also got another weekender in Totally Turq because I have been wanting a back-up diaper bag to help it not wearout too quickly and to use if this one is dirty and being washed, as the washing and air drying process takes 2 or 3 days. I spent $224.00 and some change, and it was partially a fun purchase, but also deffinitly a necessary purchase and the big news is that the total before my $10.00 off coupon that I got for taking the shuddle, plus the several times marked down sale prices were applied was $325.00, so I saved literally $100.00. And, this is accurate, A Different Point of View does not really mark up their VB at all compared to the website, so, they really were an excellent deal, and they did not mark up the items just to mark them down. Overall I feel good about this purchase. I do want to write more though next entry about colours, why they are so important to me, the seasonal bag change phylosophy and my reasons for liking and using VB bags, but now I need to stop procrastinating and go work on cleaning up my cluttered, but not dirty, just encredibly disorganized room.