Shopping

A month ago I was going somewhere by bus. I saw a girl in the bus wearing a loose hoodie in a bright green color with loose plaid pants that looked like pajamas. She had lots and lots of peace on her face. A few days later when I went to the mall I found the exact same kind of pants on a rack in old navy. It came in different colors and the best thing was it was only $15:00.However I did not buy it. I came back home thought about it several times and on Cyber Monday decided to go to the mall thinking I could buy it. However it was not there. When I asked a sales clerk she said it was in clearance and she took me to the back of the store and showed me the pant in a clearance. Only one was available and it was not my size. I tried to order it online but they needed me to have a credit card so I could not buy it. Yesterday when I went to the mall I had two other things in mind as well. One was a long green dress and the other was a black sweater or top with white rhinestones on it. I looked but could not find both things. This time I did not ask a store clerk. I looked at all other sweaters tops dresses pants etc and bought a sweatpants and came back. On the way back sitting in the bus I thought if what I like is not there I can buy what is there. I should not be that determined of a shopper who is not satisfied until I buy the thing I have in mind.But my entire shopping trip was not in vain. Squishmallows that you get for $10:00 usually was available for $5:00. With tax it came to $7:0O. Otherwise it would cost $12:00. I also bought a earring from Claire's which may not have been on sale. It was made of pearl and I wanted pearl earrings. Through these purchases and this entire experience taught me a few lessons. If something I like is available for $15:00 I should not hesitate to buy. It was too happy and magical of a coincidence to see an outfit in a bus that I liked a lot and see the same outfit in old navy for only $15:00. It is a sign that heaven is smiling down in me. I should not miss such signs. Another lesson I learned is that shopping is very difficult. Because you go shopping thinking you are going to buy something that you saw last time you went there. But when you go there that which you found last time is not there. I had three things I saw last time that was not there this time. Also I thought about determined shopping. Determined shopping may be being really determined to get what you have in mind. I thought maybe that is not very healthy. if what I had in mind is not there I can buy what is there. If the long green dress is not there I could buy something else. I did try to and found a black top with red flowers on it but it was not available in my size. Finally I bought sweatpants which I really needed. The second lesson I learned was that the prices of things are really less on black Friday and you can save money by shopping on Black Friday. There was a cardigan I liked in JCP. It was 24 dollars. On black Friday it was 14 dollars. Yesterday it was back to being 24 dollars. On black Friday there are unmissable deals. That deal will never come back that year. Not even before the steepest discount days leading up to Christmas. In future I will try not to skip black Friday shopping.