Today I was schlepping through the mall with my girls running wild. A very well-dressed man approached me in Old Navy. He said, "I have a question to ask you. It's kind of embarrassing, but are you a size 'X' or size 'Y' ? "(sizes have been coded to protect the innocent.) And then he motioned to the two pairs of jeans in his arms. I gave him my size....size 'X.' He thanked me and that was that. As I walked away I was struck by two things:
1) That was pretty gutsy. One size off and I might have been offended. I tried not to let it bother me that I was the smaller of the two sizes and yet he didn't offer up size 'W' as an option.
2) How was he even in the right ballpark? I can't even look at my sisters and guess what size they wear. Much less look at a random woman in the mall, consider her the same size as one of my sisters and select a pair of jeans.
Anyway...I hope I was able to help him in his Christmas shopping. And I sure hope her jeans fit.
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Much like the man at ON, whenever I'm clothes shopping for Dustin, I often find myself looking for someone about his height/weight to test the clothes against. I agree with you...that man really had a good eye if he was able to tell your exact size...that's tough to do for women's clothing!
Unbelievably gutsy.
Its funny that you picked out someones jeans for Xmas. I hope they're better jeans than the ones Alex and I got last year? haha!!
I love that about Christmas shopping. The idea that people aren't afraid to approach one another to ask for help. It's awesome the guy cared enough to ask. Think of how offended the gift receiver would've been if he had been way off?!? You might have saved his day!
I think he just thought you were hot and came up with a lame excuse to talk to you!!! hee hee :)
That is the craziest thing in the world. I have been approached numerous times in stores by strangers - usually at Best Buy or Barnes & Noble - and it is always either someone from Amway or someone trying to convert me to their religion. I must give off some strange vibes when in public.
The Amway ones are actually more bizarre than the religious ones.
Ug...Amway...it IS it's own religion to those that are part of it. My husband and I were once randomly solicated at the grocery store...one of the oddest experiences we've ever had. Shudders!
That's kind of weird.
P.S. I freakin' hate Old Navy.
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