Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

I am so sick and tired of being disappointed when I go shopping for clothes! I am 6 feet tall and a plus size. My inseam is 36 inches. Finding pants with legs long enough or tops with sleeves long enough is difficult. I frequently wear 3/4 length sleeves, but you really can’t do that with pants all the time, especially in the winter. I like to look nice when I’m dressed casually and Capri pants don’t convey a professional image. I desperately need a pair of dark blue jeans. You can see daylight through mine and they could suffer structural damage at any moment. The last pair I purchased at Lane Bryant, fit perfectly. They were long enough and covered my curves beautifully. Well, that was then, this is now. I went to Lane Bryant and they have a new system. Someone in their marketing department had the ‘brilliant’ idea to change the sizes. No more 14/16, 18/20, 22/24, oh no, that’s just too easy. They had to go and make new sizes;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Who are they trying to kid? I’ve been a size 20 for years. Do they really think I’m going to walk into the store, see I wear a size 4 and freak out for joy here? I do not need an artificial size made up by some knuckle head in their marketing department, who may or may not even wear a plus size, to make me feel good about myself. I know who I am and what size I am. I do not need a store messing with me in an effort to get me to buy more because all of a sudden I’m the ’same’ size as some Hollywood-starlet-flavor-of-the-week! Also, the length of the zipper part from the bottom of the crotch to the top of the pant was shorter by about 2-3 inches. I-HATE-Lane Bryant’s-new-jeans!!!

While I was there, I also tried on one of their bras. The girl who waited on me, and who also constantly called me, ‘honey’ (I’m forty and much older than she, someone needs to retrain her!) told me it was their most popular bra. Really? With whom, women with no arms? The band that goes around your middle was twice as wide as the one on the bra I was wearing. I could barely move my arms. Then, she measured me wrong and the cups were too big and they came up to my clavicle. I thought I was going to choke! Grrr, Very disgruntled shopper here.

So join me in the vent here. Tell me what you hate about women’s clothing and shopping.

Oh, BTW, I went into Dillard’s to use their restroom. The NICEST sales lady walked me over to the restrooms after it was apparent I was not going to find them on my own (I get lost sooo easily) she even had a blister on her foot because she works two jobs (evidentially both require her to be on her feet). Thank you, Waltraut, for helping me find the ladies’ room. You are a fine example of all that is right in the world and of how to properly attend to a customer. I hope you are recognized for your good deeds and hard work.

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Dresser top picture taken at the Antique Mall. I like to go to places that sell old things and look around, wondering about the owner of each item. I sometimes make up stories and try to envision how people looked using things. Loom shuttles, hats, boot hooks, a vintage nail kit, bake lite dresser sets, silver hair sets, hair combs, hats, doilies hankies gloves. They all have a story to tell. What is your favorite thing and the story it could tell me?