The Mall is my Frenemy

Want It Wednesday is cancelled today because I have an announcement:

** I have a love/hate relationship with the mall. **

I love it, because it has most of my favorite stores (Ann Taylor Loft, The Limited, Express, Forever 21, Old Navy,...but no H&M- boo), and I love shopping. But I hate it- or actually my wallet hates it- because browsing usually turns to shopping...even if it's just little things.

This is not my mall. There are no decent pics of mine, sorry.

Online shopping is great because once you're done "shopping" you can just close the window. No damage to your wallet! Plus, you can check several different stores in about 2 minutes for the same product to score the best price. And, there are lots of different discounts and coupon codes you can use for products.

The downside of course is shipping costs (though a lot of places now have free or discounted shipping), and not being able to try on the product before you buy, and then you have to pay for the return shipping.

I have lived down the street from the mall for a year and a half, and I haven't gone on a true shopping trip the entire time. I'm not saying I haven't been to the mall- of course I go, with C, to stop in and get whatever we need, much like grocery shopping. But C doesn't particularly like shopping (what man does?), and after a while once I start browsing, he gets antsy and that's not fun.

So this past weekend I went to this mall alone for the first time. I told C to pick me up in 2 hours- he could nap at home while I shopped. (He was very appreciative of this plan!) And shop I did.

Those flats I was eye-ing (at 25% off w/ coupon)

Dark Denim long jeans (I needed them, my darks are not dark enough, and on clearance for $10 because they were an online only size...sweet!)
a black cable cord sweater (It's still cold out, and it was only $10)
a couple of tanks (at $2.50 a pop, I got several)
some socks
bunch of cards
C's V-Day present aka Victoria's Secret stuffs.
I walked out with a ton of bags, but definitely shopped wisely. It was one of my most successful shopping trips ever. And having a happy bf after a great shopping trip just because he didn't have to come makes it that much better!!

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