A few weeks ago, while I was in Saskatoon, I took the opportunity to buy myself some new clothes. Since entering into the "business" world, I find I can no longer pay full price for many things...especially clothes. I just can't stomach paying $45.00 for a shirt when I know it will eventually end up on sale for 50% off the last ticketed price, sell for $5.00 and still allow the store to make a profit. That being said, you also run the risk of not being able to get that item on sale at a later date. Anyways, that's not the point of this post.
I walked out of the store with a pair of pants, an awesome bunnyhug (hoodie for you non-SK people) and five tops for $92.00. Big time score, considering the regular price of these items averaged $40.00 a piece. One of the tops was a gorgeous milky-coffee coloured, short-sleeved, scoop-necked top for only $5.00 (final sale, no returns). I understand now why it was final sale.
When I tried the shirt on in the store, I noticed it had a smell to it - not B.O. or anything really stinky...just a smell. Sort of like rubber. Or cheap plastic. "Whatevs", I thought, "it'll wash out". How very wrong I was. I have washed this shirt at every opportunity and this smell will NOT wash out. Like I said, it's not a stink, but I'm very aware that my shirt has a phantom odor. I don't want it hanging in my closet, in case it infects the rest of my clothes. The frugal part of my brain says that for $5.00, I can put up with an odor. The OCD part of my brain can't stop thinking about what originally caused the smell! I have a few more tricks to try, so we shall see if one of them works :)
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