Third times a charm

... hopefully.

I received my Shabby Apple Riptide dress and unfortunately it didn't fit.  Or it fit but it wasn't the right fit so I sent it back.  The length was too long, the skirt was see through and there were darts in the top.  Plus, it just looked...weird.

Although I'm totally frustrated that I live chatted with someone at Shabby Apple and asked about darts I still like Shabby Apple and am please by how easy it has been to exchange/return items.  Also, I wrote a review for both dresses on their site and received an email from Shabby Apple for each that included a $10 Shabby Apple gift card.  I'd already mailed off my return package, of course, so I couldn't use them towards my exchange.  Though I'm not sure you can use more than one gift card at a time.  I was going to use the $20 in gift cards to buy a t-shirt but at check out I could only enter one gift card code.  

Anyway, I chose to forgo trying another dress and went with accessories instead.  I chose the Madeline Girl Riprap Shoe in fuchsia and the Wild Thing Belt.

Wild Thing Belt

Wild Thing Belt

Riprap heel

I was torn between the fuchsia and yellow color so I polled my friends though text & FB.  It was a close one but fuchsia won out.  In trying to find a review of the shoe and to see if they fit true to size or not I found them on heels.com and there is a green version.  I cannot tell you how sad I am at the fact that Shabby Apple does not sell them in green.  Hands down the green Riprap shoe is the best and would have been a no brainer of a choice.  I guess if I love the shoes then I can just save up and buy them at a later date.  I've been wanting a green pair of shoes forever now.  

I have no idea what I'll do should either of these items not work.  I mean is there a limit to the amount of times you can return/exchange items back to Shabby Apple?  LOL.  

This week has been a frustrating one in the shopping department.  I am in desperate need of a new bra(s) and since on-line shopping seems to be my only option it's been a couple weeks of hell trying to figure out my correct & current size and finding a brand that fits best.  Seems my current size and my old favorite bra no longer work together so I'm in totally different brand & style territory.  So far I don't like it.  Live chats with the store I'm using have been completely useless and would have been comical had I not been in such a dark place (seriously bra shopping is the most horrid experience...I'd rather have a tooth pulled or my blood drawn and I HATE both of those things!).  

I've tried 3 different bras and had 2 different shipments so far.  We'll see what happens when my return goes through and I get my exchanged items.  I'm sure a bottle of champaign or a 12 pack of Lime-A-Rita (Margarita beer from Bud Light... classy!) will be involved, as well as tears and texts to Karie & Crystal, while sitting on my kitchen floor.  When I go to the dark place my kitchen floor is my go to spot... not sure why.  

So there's far too much information about my shopping experience's this week.  

You're welcome.