Thursday, April 10, 2008
Shopping...in Del Rio
I just wanted to vent my latest shopping experience here in the metropolis of Del Rio. Kaden is in desperate need of a summer wardrobe. We have some t-shirts, but no shorts or pj's or swim trunks, etc. So I finally resolved myself to taking two boys to go shopping for clothes. First we went to Ross and found what looked to be good deals. Dragged the boys into the dressing room and tried all the clothes on Kaden...not one of them fit. Not a big deal, a waste of time, yes, but at least we know now what doesn't fit and that we shouldn't have started at Ross. So we head to JC Penny...Keep in mind that these are about the only clothes places in town, and everything is way expensive. I'm just not ready to spend $25 on a pair of shorts that are going to be played in. And the pajamas there were $27.99 for one pair! One! There's no way I'm paying almost $30 for something that they are going to sleep in! Usually we get good deals at JC Penny but not yesterday. So by this time it's lunch and nap time so we head home. As soon as the boys wake up from their nap we head back out. This time we go to Fallas, don't worry you've never heard of it, I think it's a Mexican chain. They're clothes are really cheap and some of them are good quality, it's kind of hit or miss. So we go and I find about 8 pairs of shorts and some shirts to try on Kaden. We walk around the entire store to find the dressing room...can't find it so we go to the front. They tell me they don't have dressing rooms and they're return policy is for store credit only. There is no way that I"m buying all these clothes without trying them on Kaden. So we walk all the way to the back of the store. Try to find a discrete spot and Kaden strips down to try on clothes. I'm just glad that he's 4 and has no social sense of embarrassment. He had no problem standing there in his underwear while people walked by! Caleb on the other hand thought this would be a great time to go running around so I'm trying to dress one child and yelling after the other to come back. Then Caleb has a horrible dirty diaper. So what else to do but change him on the floor cause there's no way I can take him home without changing him, I have no idea where the bathroom is or if they have one. I felt so ghetto. I'm realizing now that I should probably get into online shopping...and I may have to go to Walmart to look for pajamas but at least we can say shopping in Del Rio is an experience.
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5 comments:
Have you no shame!! Yeah, I don't either! We often shop at the childrens resale shop and they didn't have a changing room either. They have one now, but it is still eaier to change her right where she is. I have also changed Brody's diaper right there on the floor too, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!
Sounds like fun. I love online shopping but still you can't try on it's not conventient for you to return. i shop at old navy all the time but you can just return to the store. i am sorry. you are moving soon. :)
Sounds like a stressful trip! I also wouldn't pay that much for jammies - insane.
Oh, goodness. You have a lot more patience for shopping than I do! Love the boys in their Hawaiian clothes!
Yikes! That does not sound like fun! I buy a lot of the kids clothes on ebay, and I stick with certain brands that I know fit true to size and brands that fit them well. That way there is usually no problem. That stinks not to have convenient places to go too! =(
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