contrary to popular belief, i'm not a shopaholic.
well, thats when i'm compared to other more shopaholic friends i have (why or who's come up with a degree of shopaholic-ism, i don't know and don't care - its my blog and it does exist).
in fact, i'd call myself a spineless shopper. yeah. one of those who cannot make up their minds and like to continue walking around while not being able to stop thinking about that one item... only to go right back in and buy it later.
i'd tried on a skirt yesterday, and i loved it too much to take it off. problem was, it was out of my budget - it being near-ish the end of the month, a time when i generally am convinced THE BANK has stolen all my money.
as i looked at the mirror, i remembered receiving calls from a close shopaholic girlfriend from time to time, asking my opinion if she should get something or other. since she almost always has something similar in her wardrobe already/spends too much money on clothes and knows it, i usually tell her she doesn't need it.
so i decided to call that girlfriend. i needed someone to tell me that buying the skirt was an unnecessary waste of money.
"hey, tell me i don't need a black pencil polka-dotted skirt." (oh don't laugh. polka dots are in)
"oh, you're at topshop?" (see what i mean about others being more shopaholic than me?) "yeah that skirt is nice, i just bought it. buy it lah!!"
right. so that wasn't very much help.
anyway, shopaholic-girlfriend proceeds to convince me why i should buy the skirt.
"does it make your hips look big?"
"no... not really, anyways." (shutup)
"seeeeeee??? you should buy the skirt. i know its $--, but you'll wear it to work! plus, the material is really comfy right?"
"...yea...."
okay, so maybe all i needed was someone who would convince me to buy the skirt, since i already liked it so much. which was probably why i called her instead of anyone else. (also, i should mention, my wardrobe has greatly improved, thanks to her.)
and then another one of my girlfriends came and decided it for me. "come on man, when was the last time you went shopping?"
aHA. i couldn't remember. see? i'm no shopaholic.
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actually being a spineless shopaholic may not be completely true. i vaguely remember a coupla incidents when i went home after a day's shopping with a million shopping bags and no idea what's in them.
yes, quite scary.
i've also just had an msn conversation with aforementioned shopaholic girlfriend about her wanting to buy a couple of nine west shoes, which were (a lot) out of budget. i was JUST about to be Ms. Savemoney and tell her that yes, they're extravagant and you can't afford them, until i saw, out the corner of my eye, the bag i bought in bangkok which had cost me more than her shoes would her.
say it with me now, homer simpson style: D'OH!
wow. what a bimbotic post.