It happened to me: I aged out of my favourite clothing store | Deirdre Fidge
If you find yourself in this uncomfortable situation, just leave the store. Don't do what I did - slowly pace around pretending to understand
How long has it been since you visited a shopping centre? For some people that's an extremely bizarre question: Christmas was only a couple of months ago, of course I've been to a mall recently," they might say. But for others, it may be an extremely bizarre question: With online shopping, why the heck would I set foot in one of those artificially lit nightmares?"
These two attitudes make sense to me because I subscribe to both. I've never been a follower of trends but I have always been extremely lazy, so tend to shop where it's most convenient. In recent years that's been op-shops and online secondhand resellers, but occasionally I'll venture into my local shopping centre. It's good to support physical retailers and local businesses," I tell myself as I wander around chain stores owned by international corporations that may also manufacture weapons. (Always have a side hustle!)
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