I don't usually shop for clothes in my town. First, there are not too many clothing store in town. Only a few nation-wide chained stores, such as Smartset, Ricki's, Reitman etc. There were some small little boutiques which sell nicer items but they closed down one by one as time goes by.
I was out of Lush bath melts and my online order is due to arrive this coming week. I decided to go to a few stores in town to search for bubble bath or bath salts. There was one store which I drive by many many times but rarely stop by to browse.
If you ever shop in a boutique in a small town, you would know what I mean. When I shop, I love to browse around freely in store. I am used to city shopping, where in most stores, you would be greeted by the sales associate and if you need assistance, you would go up and ask for help. But in a small town, shopping experience is very different. Usually the store owner is the sales associate, stock person, book-keeper and many more. So you will get one-on-one customer service.
Don't get me wrong. People in a small town are very friendly and helpful. The store I went to sell mostly home decor and household items. They sell bath and lotion items. They also sell clothes and accessories.
I wasn't shopping for clothes that day. But since the owner was so helpful and cheerful and encouraged me to browse at their clothing section. Next thing you know, I had an armful full of clothes to bring to the change room. She kept suggesting to try on styles of sweaters which I never would have even picked out on my own. Colors I have never even considered. The fall colors. Not the regular brown colors, but mustard yellow and orange.
Almost an hour later, (no I'm not kidding), I was exhausted trying on clothes. Of all the clothes I tried on, there was only one top I remotely like. I felt bad after spending an hour at the store and not get anything. So decided to just get the top.
Top by Dolcezza by Michael Phillips(sim here)
Joe Fresh colored denim
Tory Burch Reva flats
sideway cross necklace (buy here)
Don't get me wrong. This top is something I would wear. The sleeves are a bit sheer but the body part is not. So I wouldn't need to layer up. It is a brown/burgundy top with red neckline, red on the tip part of the sleeves and red on the bottom part, making this top very unique with very distinguished detailing.
The boutique also carries other brands which I have never heard of but they are made of very good quality. There is this pair of jeans I tried on. Very flattening on me. It is by Cartise. I tried on this pair. They are nice but not sure about the rhinestones on my behind. Also, they are not cheap, $159. For brands that I am not familiar with, I'm not willing to buy at first glance.
Have you bought something you're kind of " pressured" into buying?
