The other night, after months of really bitter cold, my husband and I broke down and went to the enormous mall (we’re talking 1,700,000 square feet of retail space). Neither one of us likes going to malls because the point of them is to part people from their money. But on this particular night, we [...]
Earlier this summer I did something that I just hate—went shopping at regular retail stores for a new bathing suit. After trying on stacks and stacks of swimsuits at three different places, I found one that wasn’t terrible. It was all very discouraging.
How interesting, I thought, that I never leave a thrift store feeling discouraged, [...]
The ads I’ve seen for the women’s clothing chain called White House/Black Market have confused me, so when I was recently in New York City and walked by one of their stores, I decided to pause and have a look. Amazing! The idea is that since all of the clothing is either black, white or a [...]
