New Clothes

[LabRat]

Originally Posted by Brianna

...is there any painless way to do this??

Vaseline?

Seriously tho, I have to be in the right frame of mind. Stopping by your favorite mexican joint for a good stiff margarita or 2 helps. I either find tons of stuff I like, or nothing at all. I generally dislike shopping with someone when I have a specific purchase to make, new jeans, for example. I also may ask a total stranger in the dressing room their opinion. I started doing this after baby, when I needed new bigger pants, and needed an honest opinion from someone who didn't know what I used to look like. And who wasn't getting a commision on my sale. If I'm just shopping because I have some $$ to burn, then it's more fun with someone, usually. I pretty much never order from catalogs for the reasons you have found to be a pain, and because I tend to be REALLY picky, and hate getting something that's a pain to return if I don't like it.