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[Flames9_RN 358]

Love San Diego!!!! Was pretty much my second home back in my Cdn Navy days!!

[The_Dude 1,142]

San Diego is not what it once was. Far too many people have moved down there and it seems have become quite smug. It used to be a very pro-military city, now, not so much.

[Sprailenes 47]

So last week I decide to order this dress online - I have a wedding to go to at the end of the month and wanted something new. So I get it home, and its a zip up dress, and instead of waiting for my husband to perhaps come home and help me with it, I decide that I will try it on myself because I just can't wait! So I try it on, can't reach the zipper to do it up. So I decide take it off, zip it up and then try to put it back on, over my head. Well somehow the dress gets stuck at my shoulders, and my arms are completely stuck in this upright position. I couldn't move, I could just stand there and pathetically shimmy around a bit. My husband wasn't due home for another hour, so waiting for him wasn't going to work. Besides, I don't care how comfortable I am with him... I looked like a freaking moron trying to dive out of a dress that was only at my shoulders. Anyways, I keep trying to twist my out of it, I mean I was standing there in that position, for a good fifteen minutes and I believe my arms were starting to go numb... and I do remember my breaths getting shorter as well... but that could have been the anxiousness of being completely stuck in a dress and not quite knowing what to do. Finally I just twisted hard and I heard the worst possible sound I could have heard: "RIIIIP" yep... ripped that dress right from the zipper.

I was going to just fix it myself, and then I figured I could bring it to a seamstress, but I just said: "Ahh screw it!" and I threw it back into the bag, packaged it up, wrote a complaint: "Dress was ripped when it arrived! Fabric looks cheap!" and hoped that they would just give me a refund and not even suspect that an idiot tried to put it on the wrong way.

Today in my email... a letter from the store: "We're sorry the dress didn't work out for you" yea you can say that again! "Your credit card will be refunded... thank you for shopping with us"

Thats my story. Bye now.

Edited July 29, 2010 by Sprailenes

[Ontarkie 14,133]

I couldn't help but get a chuckle out of that. I can just see myself doing the same thing. Glad you got a refund.

[lgg 2]

Ha! You got the refund!!!! GOOD job. God, I love t his story so much -- I laughed so hard when you told me last week. Same thing happended to me once right in the store and I just hung it back up and walked out I can imagine that they were wondering what the hell was going on in my change room with all the sounds of grunting and thrashing and such.

Coolness.

So last week I decide to order this dress online - I have a wedding to go to at the end of the month and wanted something new. So I get it home, and its a zip up dress, and instead of waiting for my husband to perhaps come home and help me with it, I decide that I will try it on myself because I just can't wait! So I try it on, can't reach the zipper to do it up. So I decide take it off, zip it up and then try to put it back on, over my head. Well somehow the dress gets stuck at my shoulders, and my arms are completely stuck in this upright position. I couldn't move, I could just stand there and pathetically shimmy around a bit. My husband wasn't due home for another hour, so waiting for him wasn't going to work. Besides, I don't care how comfortable I am with him... I looked like a freaking moron trying to dive out of a dress that was only at my shoulders. Anyways, I keep trying to twist my out of it, I mean I was standing there in that position, for a good fifteen minutes and I believe my arms were starting to go numb... and I do remember my breaths getting shorter as well... but that could have been the anxiousness of being completely stuck in a dress and not quite knowing what to do. Finally I just twisted hard and I heard the worst possible sound I could have heard: "RIIIIP" yep... ripped that dress right from the zipper.

I was going to just fix it myself, and then I figured I could bring it to a seamstress, but I just said: "Ahh screw it!" and I threw it back into the bag, packaged it up, wrote a complaint: "Dress was ripped when it arrived! Fabric looks cheap!" and hoped that they would just give me a refund and not even suspect that an idiot tried to put it on the wrong way.

Today in my email... a letter from the store: "We're sorry the dress didn't work out for you" yea you can say that again! "Your credit card will be refunded... thank you for shopping with us"

Thats my story. Bye now.

[Sprailenes 47]

I know, I was trying to avoid the whole shopping experience, but I think I've learned my lesson, I'm going out this weekend to find a new one.

[lgg 2]

Do NOT get stuck in it, Nev. For the love of god.

i gotta say, I have a couple of tops/dresses wtih side zips and when they're on, they look beautiful as it really gives a nice fit but they are a real PITA to get into and to zip up and get out of but... they really look lovely on almost all figures.

I know, I was trying to avoid the whole shopping experience, but I think I've learned my lesson, I'm going out this weekend to find a new one.

[Sprailenes 47]

This was this 50s style dress, black with polka dots, Mike hated it anyways, but I loved it. So its better I broke it.

[Pauley 2]

Don't know if anyone got the iphone 4 but their case program began today:

http://www.apple.com...e/case-program/

Whats awesome is there's more than just bumpers, they're just giving away good cases too from incase and belkin.

They better be giving us freebies for all the trouble!!!

Jokes... I actually have had no issues with reception or the 'death grip' but imma get me a free case w00t.

I haven't had any issues, either, but Rochester, being an urban area, is pretty well saturated with AT&T coverage. All the same, if they're giving stuff away, I want one. My black bumper should arrive either tomorrow or Monday. Not sure if I'm going to use it yet (I typically carry my iPhone on a horizontal belt clip case, and I use several docks around the house and car that won't work with the phone in a case), but I wasn't going to turn down free Apple stuph.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Sprailenes, you always have the best stories!

I need to go shopping for something nice but I've been putting it off. I have to be in the right mood to want to go shopping, otherwise it turns into a stressful experience and I get mad at everyone and everything. It's our 1st wedding anniversary next Friday and Bill is taking me "somewhere nice," but won't tell me where. It's hard to dress for an occasion when you don't know where you're going or what you're doing.

[TimandJoyce 1]

I need to go shopping for something nice but I've been putting it off. I have to be in the right mood to want to go shopping, otherwise it turns into a stressful experience and I get mad at everyone and everything. It's our 1st wedding anniversary next Friday and Bill is taking me "somewhere nice," but won't tell me where. It's hard to dress for an occasion when you don't know where you're going or what you're doing.

Wow!! Where did the year go???? Weren't you JUST getting approved for your K-1??? Happy early congratulations!! I'm sure your dinner will be lovely!

I'm finding it hard to believe that I've almost been living down here a year myself! Will be as of August 18th....

[Hugglebuggles 60]

! It's crazy how time flies!! I passed my one year mark in the US in mid June. In some ways it feels like I've been here forever, and in other ways it doesn't feel like I've been here for over a year already.

[Danu 19]

Wow thats amazing! I forgot its coming up so soon! Pre-congrats!

[Marilyn. 340]

so we are going to a Birthday party for my SIL this weekend.. they all know I can bake and I am always surprised that they never ask me to bake the cake.. they usually get a store bought cake that has an inch or two of gross tasting icing and sometimes the cake part is good but sometimes not... so this time I asked our niece if they wanted me to bake a cake.... we will see if they say yes or not

My SIL's in-laws are the ones planning the party and I have a feeling they will say that they are taking care of the cake.. they like to be seen as the good guys all the time.. well, if they say no, I am just going to bring something along anyways, like maybe brownies

I had wanted to plan something last weekend (last Sunday was her actual BD) I had thought of going for a picnic at a local lake here but the hubster vetoed that idea , he just wanted to stay home

[Marilyn. 340]

well it looks like it is a no-go on the cake... wouldn't you guys prefer a nice homemade cake over a store bought cake?? it isn't like they are getting it from some fancy bakery. it is usually one of those cakes you get from the supermarket