Retail Therapy Yet Again

Well you can't deny that retail therapy helps distract one from other matters. But it's a temporary measure, till the next slump or till the bills come. The best retail therapy we find however, is the impulsive kind (like our unfortunate motto, 'Don't Think, Just Buy!'). Impulsive purchases have a way of making one happier, second only to purchasing something that you've been saving up for a long time.

So happens that yesterday our plan was to just stop by Baskin Robbins at The Curve to pick up a pint o' ice cream (31% off on the 31st!) - as we felt McD's Choc Sundae wasn't doing the trick we'd had a pint o' Chocolate Brownie and Almond Fudge mix.

But we made a detour first into Giordano to pick up the pair of off-white linen pants that we...we...we...caved in and bought. And felt better for it. Thank goodness they haven't any linen tops, we made a mistake assuming they did. But we're sure to find something in our closet. Had to have it altered though, the length was a wee bit too long for us (still fitting into a W:28 :s).

Would have been so tempting to walk into MPH or Borders but thankfully there wasn't time, we'd to rush to get the ice-cream before the crowd descends on BR, then head back and dump it in the freezer, then head to GSC for Fauteuils d'Orchestre before heading back to The Curve to collect our pants.

Quick Aside:
Fauteuils d'Orchestre turned out better than Mon Petit Doigt M'a Dit in our opinion. Probably because we were left feeling disappointed that there wasn't much deduction but more of just events taking place. Well, it was based on a Tommy and Tuppence book and not a Poirot or Ms Marple. But we felt disappointed nevertheless. With Fauteuils d'Orchestre however, it's a light-hearted comedy looking into how different people are connected (think, Babel and Crash but not so serious).

Still haven't done Hors de Prix. Want to do Hors de Prix.