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So I have a friend/co-worker, and she's always talking about the trendy stores she shops in, which is absolutely fine, I love talking about clothes.

But something like the following happens quite a bit. I was going to a suit store in a strip mall with my boyfriend and a few guy friends, and I said while they were looking at suits I would shop for myself.

"Ohhhhh, where are you going to go? Pseudio? Urban Planet?"

Which makes me bloody uncomfortable because I've never been in those stores because I'm 99% sure that nothing will fit me.

So I finally just told her. "You know, I'm on the edge of straight sizes and those stores don't go up to my size. Sometimes I can find something in stores like that, there was one shirt in Bootlegger that fit me."

And then today I was wearing the awesome shirt I got from Reitmans and I told her where I got it from.

I'm was just really sick of her not cluing in. xd

I know exactly how you feel.
I was at the Good Will (I like to look at the dresses there x"D plus, I was looking for something cheap and green) and I found these really cute dresses. I kinda got upset because they were all sizes that wouldn't fit me.
I usually shop at either Kmart or Walmart in the plus size areas although I'm really picky with my clothes. I hate blouses. Love T-shirts. The plus size area at my walmart very rarely has t-shirts there >.<

See, there are quite a few stores like that in the US. Wet Seal, Charlotte Russe, etc. My friends go in and are like "OMG THESE ARE SO CUTE" and I'm like "um....so...I can buy jewelry."

I usually avoid shopping at those stores. I've even had someone look at me and go "We don't sell your size." scream

The last time I went clothes shopping, I went to Fashion Bug and Avenue. Avenue in particular had a lot of cute tops this summer. I like Lane Bryant a lot too, except that their prices tend to be higher. I try to stick to the clearance rack there. xd

I'm lucky in that I have an older sister who loves to shop and is also fat, so we usually go together and have fun picking stuff out for each other and critiquing our choices.

As a teenager, I hated going with my friends because they loved the Gap and Banana Republic, so I'd either have to wait outside for them or walk awkwardly around the store while they looked and tried things on. They usually wouldn't extend me the same courtesy if I wanted to pop into a store that carried my size. stare

I remember once for Christmas, I actually went into a Gap by myself to get them gift cards, and one of the clerks looked at me with this s**t-eating grin. I think she was going to say something about how the store didn't carry my size before I asked for giftcards. She was all too happy to sell me giftcards, but the look on her face made me feel like a fool.



That's awesome. I'm going to remember this the next time I check out a new store.