I am trying to steer away from Anthropologie these days because hubby think it blinds me to think all the over the top outfit of being the norm. He thinks as an engineer, I should dress more casually. So in his opinion, for me to be in the combination of a floral dress, custom jewelry, sweater, belt, fishnet tights and boots is more inappropriate than cut-out jeans. Go figure! He has no objection of me shopping, but appreciates the time when I was more into J CREW. There is some truth to what he said. I am surrounded by male engineers who wears horizontal stripe polo every day. Being the only female and the youngest in the group, I constantly worries about if I dress up too nicely, people take me less seriously. On the other hand, I don't have the luxury of dressing up on the weekend like hubby suggested. I have to haul the kids to activities and I need to be in comfortable cloth and shoes. It is a real workout, trust me!
More importantly is the inconsistence in term of sizing with what Anthropologie carries. I am all over the place with the size. There are times I have to buy size 0, and then this winter, I got two sweater size XL and they fit beautifully. I couldn't have gained that much weight during the holiday, could I? It resulted in many trips to return and the process of returning on-line purchase is very backward. SA have to look the items up first, copy the sku number down on a piece of paper, look them up in the local store system. Provided that the SAs are very nice and patient, I just don't have that much time, or I would have gone to the store more often instead of doing on-line shopping and paying for the shipping. I have to give credit to Gap, Jcrew, and Nordstrom and Macy's database system. Their returning systems are very convenient and through. Scan and go. Fast and easy. Another store can use improvement on this returning process is Ann Taylor/Loft. Why are all their own line order return has to bring me embarrassment of beeping every single store I happen to pass by? Why couldn't they de-magnetize their clothing before shipping it out to the customers? Shame! I truly believe these company should invest on their database system. It save the SA time, which means they can hire less SA to do the same job in less time. Customer satisfaction will go up and money will be saved in the long run.
Athena Alexander 'Gypsy' Sandal, also sold at Nordstrom. This is another brand I have not had experience with before. I am very drawn to this type of shoes, probably because I don't know how to wear heels but still want to feel the height since I am only 5'4". I have to make sure I am able to chase Aaron down the street, should he decide to run away , which, although not often, had happen before. I do own a similar style from J-41. They are super comfortable, but that one does not have the pretty jewel embellishment on it. There is just no end to women's desire for shoes.
