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NewJeffCT

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31. I had to buy a dress for my daughter last year

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 05:45 PM

Feb 2017

we couldn't find anything at the local stores that was reasonably priced and it was close to when she would need it - so I ordered from amazon. Unfortunately, she's between a small and a medium, so I ended up ordering two dresses for her - one small and one medium. She tried both on when we got them 2 days later, and then we kept the one that fit better and returned the other. (We didn't have time to order, wait 2-3 days, try it on, then order again if it didn't fit. But, if the dresses were expensive, many people wouldn't be able to buy two at once with the luxury of being able to return one a week or so later.

That said, I don't particularly like to shop, but I do see the advantage of being able to try something on before buying and also it's not quite the same browsing online as it is going through a rack of clothes or a shelf of books in person.

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