January 2008 - Glamour Gossip

I have a new obsession - fashion magazines.
Seriously, its getting a little out of control - but everytime I turn around there is another one of those puppies beckoning me with their glossy eyes erm I mean cover, whispering "buy me miss rabbit, you know you want me, you want me bad" (Ok so thats sounding a little porno now)..they wont stop!

Its as if I miss out on buying one, I will miss the fashion advice/tip/random information that may change my life! I keep thinking of all the things I am meant to be saving my pennies for, yet I keep reaching into my pocket/fabulous purse and putting down the cash for these useless publications! I mean, they are pretty and everything but they cost at least $8.00 per go (note to self - just raid the local doctors office in future) and either have loads of lovely but expensive clothes that I should not be allowing my little, easily-led brain to covet, or they are full of the most poxy arse, teeny bopper crappy clothes I've ever seen that would only look decent on a skinny waif. Actually, even then it would look porridge...

You see, I am on a mission to build a "capsule wardrobe" accented by 'key pieces' (i.e. cheapy bargains that are still the same quality as a brand name), and I thought these magazines would help. I admit, I have found a few ideas (hello stomach flattening granny knickers!), but mostly I think I should have saved my money which could have been spent on clothes instead of a magazine showing me clothes that I would never buy in a million years. I'm sorry but bag waisted skirts? Puffy sleeves? High waisted jeans? Jayzus! (insert shocked Irish accent) who, besides a fashion tragic or extremely skinny model would look good in these clothes? Any person with hips (i.e. all real women) is going to look like an elephant that has swallowed a mammoth and is retaining fluid - huge and ridiculous and in a lot of pain (that's from catching a glimpse of themselves in that arsey get-up).

And the sad thing is, I KNOW ALL OF THIS, yet I continue to buy them. They are like sirens, calling to me - I know I am going to get dashed against the fashion rocks, yet I am swayed by their call..Sigh.. I wonder when the next one is out? STOP!

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I hate shopping!

January 6th 2008 08:09

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, New Year and all that stuff.
I thought I'd start off the year with a good old fashioned rant.
This time its about shopping. Any kind of shopping that involves face-to face contact that is.
See, the thing that makes me angry is the complete and utter lack of service/respect/care-factor/a ttention that I seem to be greeted by almost every time I go shopping.
Take Myer/David Jones etc for example - you get the uppity-look down their nose-and-glare-at-you-for-dar ing-to-interrupt-their- fascinating-conversation-about-their-boyfriend/co-worker/boss or latest fashion purchase, rude cows who either ignore you outright when you clearly wish for some assistance, or glance up with a supercilious "can I help you?" whilst simultaneously smirking to their co-worker a look that clearly says "oh my god can you believe this person actually thinks they are good enough to talk to us?"
On one level, you gotta admire this outright rudeness for the audacity factor, but on the other hand I often find I am dying to shriek "Listen you stupid moles! You work in retail, you hear me?!? You are not fricken movie stars nor are you above me!!! In fact, I probably earn more than you (though honestly I do get paid pretty crap)!! So stick your friggen products where the sun don't shine!!I'd rather stab myself repeatedly with a blunt object in my eye than speak to you or help you make your sales targets!!!" Unfortunately that would probably get me removed from the store, kicking and screaming and accompanied by burly security guards and would perhaps result in a life-time ban from the store, so I often choose the less confrontational put-the-object-down-which-I-a m- thinking-about-purchasing approach, and throw them a triumphant smirk of my own which says (well in my head it does, hopefully my eyebrows convey the message) "stuff your attitude you silly cows, I'm off! And I'm taking my money with me and buying this from your rival store!! Mwah ha ha!! (insert evil cackle)."

Another example of shonky behaviour is the retail assistant in your clothing stores in say a shopping centre-type place. Why do these stores hire teenagers who firstly have never heard of customer service ("like fully are you serious?!") are brainless and dress like fashion tragics? They really couldn't give a fat rats patouti about helping you, nor do they have the social skills to be at least pleasant whilst the transaction is occurring. They either spend the whole time talking to their co-worker about this "fully awesome, like totally hot guy" or bitching about the other people they work with. And heaven forbid if you ask them a question! Mostly the reply is a shrug of the shoulders and an "I dunno" spoken in the most bored and resentful tone you could imagine - as if you were their mother and asking them if they had a good day at school!
I cannot fathom why these people are employed at all. I am sure retail sucks at times, but honestly, perhaps if they were a little nicer and behaved more professionally to their potential customers, they might just find that people are nice to them and they might even enjoy their job.
So watch out rude/annoying/unhelpful sales and retail people - I'm not putting up with your crap any longer! The revenge of the shopper is nigh! Mwah haha!!

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