The end of my online shopping days…maybe
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Monday, January 29th, 2007 at 1:54 pm in Accessories, Clothing, Fashion, Hats, Men's, Random, Shopping, Stores, Trends, Urban Outfitters, Websites.
I’ve said it before, but I will say it yet again: I am not a big “online shopper.”
That said, here’s a little story for you…
I have been in search of a brown hat. Something youthful, but not trendy. Something sophisticated, but not aging. Stores all over the nation have been having sales left and right, trying to rid themselves of their fall and winter items to make room for their spring lines.
Fortunately, I have taken advantage of so many sales: I’ve gotten slacks from Zara for $25, some Calvin Klein shoes for $65 (originally $175 mind you) and the ultimate deal I scored: silk handkerchiefs from Martin and Osa for $9.90 each (originally $48 each).
When I was in San Francisco, every single store I passed had a sale sign. I, like the fashion slave I am, walked into nearly every store with the mentality, “Everything is on sale, so I HAVE to buy something.”
When I was in the fine gentleman’s store, Thomas Pink, I was about to splurge on shirts and ties, but then my mother called. It was like she was watching me and telling me “YOU DON’T NEED THESE FANCY TIES AND SHIRTS! SAVE YOUR MONEY!”
Busted me. Some things never change…
But still, I never found a brown hat to my liking amongst all the stores with red “come buy me” signs. So I went to my last resort: online shopping.
I am not a fan of this internet shopping deal because 1.) I like to try stuff on. 2.) I like to feel the material and inspect the quality 3.) It just isn’t as fun to stare at a screen and shop and 4.) Physically shopping burns a lot of calories.
I am not the biggest Urban Outfitters fan, but then I saw this in their sales bin on their online store:
Originally $25 now $6.99 - with a reduction like that, I had no other choice BUT to buy it. So I went out on a limb and busted out the credit card.
Fast forward 5 to 7 business days later and I was surprised to see a small package on my door step. I ripped it open and immediately put the new hat on to see how it looked.
There was a problem.
Either my head was too big, or the hat was too small. I thought it would be fine because it was one size fits all - but that was only the half of it. The hat seemed to be lopsided. It poofed out on one side and was totally flat on the other. I thought it was just becuase it had been jostled during shipment, but this was how it was made. I have many paperboy caps and drivers caps, but this one had to be the most poorly made one I ever tried on. It was like a 7th grade home economics product.
I tried to make it work, but to no avail, it wasn’t fixable.
Sadly, I packed it up and sent it back. I wasn’t thinking it would be the best quality, but I didn’t think it would be that bad.
I learned my lesson: never shop online again…well, I won’t until I find another really good sale.
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