Posted on February 5, 2010 - by Ashley Jackson

Everything’s Better at Macy’s…

…it’s known as the quality store!

I slept in until 9:20 this morning–ahhh!–and had a lemon Larabar for breakfast. Then I headed out to Macy’s in the rain. We did get a little bit of freezing rain before I got up; there was slush all over my steps and on the windshield of my car. In fact, it rained all the way to Macy’s, during the two hours I spent there shopping, during the drive home, during my nap this afternoon…and it’s still raining!  There’s water everywhere!

My first trip to Macy’s was a success. I headed to the petites section as soon as I got there and found racks and racks of 70% off clothing. I ended up finding three different styles of slacks in three different colors (gotta get away from wearing black all the time!) and a pair of (black) jeans. Unfortunately, I could only find one petite-sized shirt that I liked and it didn’t really fit that well, and when I checked the price on it I decided that it wasn’t worth buying.

One of the reasons I hate shopping is that it’s so hard to find shirts that fit, an experience to which I’m sure other women with big busts and small waists can relate. I was expecting to walk out with nothing but the pants, which was all I really needed. But then I managed to find a couple of shirts in the regular section that fit!

Check me out! I’m a preppy!

Okay, this shirt…I walked by it several times on the rack and thought it was very cute, but the only size left was large and I figured that even if it fit in the bust, there was no way the rest of it would work. I tried it on and was happy to find that it fit nicely, and that the camisole I had on under it looked good with it. Then I wandered back out onto the floor and saw a zebra print camisole and immediately grabbed it and tried it on with the shirt. Yay for layering! This combo is my favorite purchase of the day, and to think I almost didn’t try on the shirt!

So I got three pairs of slacks, a pair of jeans, two shirts, and a camisole, for $99.33! One of the pairs of slacks was $4.60! I happened to show up on a day when you could donate $2 to the American Heart Association, get a red dress pin, and save 20%, which is what pushed me under $100 (I saved $19.31 by buying that $2 pin!). The camisole is the only thing I paid full price for–it wasn’t on clearance and didn’t qualify for the 20% off. The total savings on my receipt: $181.77. Whoo-hoo…I told the cashier that I would definitely be back!

I was starving when I came home and almost stopped in for some Chinese food, but it was raining and I didn’t want to wait. And then I couldn’t find anything appetizing, because I haven’t been to the store in a week and a half, so I had a piece of smoked gouda and half a cup of cereal. Then I took an awesome nap and when I woke up I seriously considered going to the store for the ingredients for tacos.

But it was still raining. So I ordered Domino’s.

And it took 55 minutes for my order to arrive. I was starving and annoyed when my food arrived, because Domino’s has an order tracker on their website and I knew that my food had sat at the store for 20 minutes after it was done cooking. But I gave the driver a big tip, since he got it here quickly once it finally left the store and it was pouring outside.

Since I didn’t eat much today, and because you have to get up to $10 before your order qualifies for delivery, I got the chicken bacon ranch sandwich, a bag of Doritos, a Diet Coke, and a molten lava cake.

As I wrote in the comments section about my order, I was shocked that it was still hot after sitting at the store for so long. It was good, though. I ate it while watching Up, which I almost quit watching after 15 minutes–what a sad way to start a movie! It was very good, though.

I was going to find another episode of Hoarders to watch tonight, but I think I’ll save that for tomorrow afternoon…Groundhog Day is on Bravo (again)!