Ever have such a bad morning that you have to go buy shoes on your lunch hour?

Yeah.  I did that today.  I had a meeting scheduled at noon today at work (at NOON! Is NOTHING sacred?) and when that meeting was over, I had to buy shoes.  Not WANTED to buy shoes... I actually HAD to buy shoes, and had to buy them NOW.

Trouble is, I live and work in a town devoid of middle to high-end retail.  I tend to like middle-to-high end shoes, so this could present a problem.  But I decided to take my chances at Ross (Dress For Less).

For those of you unfamilar (or too lazy to click that link above), Ross is a chain of discount retailers who carry department store quality merchandise at clearance prices.  The prices are good at Ross, the service, not so much.  Also, Ross seems to be hit-or-miss... they either have tons of great stuff, or lots of stuff that makes you realize why it's at a discount retailer (like, um, orange and purple men's dress shoes.)

I lucked out!  I got some Unlisted shoes for 30 bucks.  I liked 'em, they matched my outfit today, and I like them, so I bought them.  Thirty American dollars for shoes is a bargin, so in the basket they went.

I went to look at the plus sized womens clothing (many people call this store cRoss Dress for Less) and found nothing, but I did get a few hostess gifts for the holiday season.  And Belgium chocolates.  I resisted buying a watch, but only because I would have had to find someone to open the case.

Now, I know I've said to some of you individually and also maybe hinted here that I was having a hard time experiencing the Christmas Spirit this year, and that's true.  But I witnessed a Christmas Miracle today: there was more than one cashier at a Ross store.  If you've ever shopped there, you'd know that is a miracle, indeed.

Actually, today my mood started to improve... yesterday was one of the most stressful workdays I've ever had, and when you take into account that I was in retail management for most of my 20s, that's pretty stressful.  All will be better next week.  Or the week after that.  Or maybe around mid-January.  2005.

Ho Ho Ho!

I am doing a paper on shoes and i was looking for articles of shoes as retail therapy and it brought up your blog. I totally understand that feeling. And I can't stand Ross, they never have any good stuff. However T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and DSW have a pretty good selection ;) Have a good day!