Clothes shopping

Mary disliked shopping very much but today it was not about her as today.

Granny, mum and Mary were going into town to find mum an outfit for a wedding while dad and Joe stayed home to play in the garden.

Mary was a bit jealous she liked playing in the garden with dad, but granny always had lots of stories and couldn’t go far without a treat, so town it was.

The bus dropped them off just outside the town center shopping center.  It was a huge building, and felt even bigger once inside.

There were shops everywhere.  Shoe shops, jewellery shops, clothes shops, big shops, small shops  and of course there were the massive shops that combined everything into the one place.

Granny thought it would be useful if we did them all in order so we would know where we had been.

Mum saw a really lovely dress in the first shop we went in but didn’t try it on and left in no time moving on to the next shop.  No reason she just wasn’t in the shopping spirit yet.

It took a few more shops before mum started to pick up items to see how they felt or if she liked how they looked against her skin tone.

It was time, they were all off to the changing room. 

Mum tried the first dress, a big circle of fabric with a crazy pattern with short sleeves.

“What do you think?” asked mum with a flat look on her face.

“Erm, no” advised granny, Mary just shook her head too.Clothes shopping

“This could be a long day,” huffed mum.

Mum tried on everything in that shop but nothing felt right so they moved on to the next then the next and the next.

The huge shop had a helper service.  They picked out all of the items they thought would work, but mum still didn’t seem to be satisfied with the choices given.  

All of the items were good in their own way but mum always had a reason not to buy them.  That is too big, this is too tight, the color washes me out and many more.

Everyone was getting tired now until granny had a fantastic idea.

“Why don’t we try the dress in the first shop we were in? It’s right beside the cafe too so we can all get a rest?”

 “Sounds like a possibility,” grumbled tired mum.

Quick march all the way back to the first shop, and a mad dash to find the item.

Granny frantically checked if they had the right size for mum. 

Yes they did it was the last one, mum rushed to try it on this time.

It felt like it took mum forever to try it on, but it was worth the wait, it was beautiful on her.

Everyone loved it, nods from Mary, granny and smiles with applause from the staff too.

“Looks like I better get this one,” smiled mum as she checked in the mirror.  

Outfit purchased, all set for the wedding, it was definitely time to celebrate with a wee treat from the cafe next door, granny and Mary couldn’t agree more.

©joannehepburn

19.03.2017