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4. My favorite Metro Diary entry. Must'a been 20 years ago. A woman wrote that she was in Bloomingdales, looking for a

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Sun Jun 2, 2024, 11:04 PM

Jun 2024

sweater as a present for her aunt. Holding up one, she wasn't sure about the size. A small woman was nearby and was about the size of her aunt.

Something along the lines of, "Do you mind if I hold this next to you to see if it might fit?"

Woman agrees and the sweater looks like it might fit.

After completing the purchase, the clerk asks if she knew that the elderly lady was Greta Garbo?

She comes in here once or twice a month.

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TY! fierywoman Jun 2024 #3

My favorite Metro Diary entry. Must'a been 20 years ago. A woman wrote that she was in Bloomingdales, looking for a 3Hotdogs Jun 2024 #4