Retail Therapy

I found myself in SM Megamall recently, after a particularly stressful day at work. And as it turned out, I ended up doing some retail therapy.

To be fair, while I purchased three items of clothing, two of them weren't unplanned. A short while ago, I passed by the Perry Ellis store on the third floor and when I was there, I saw a cream-colored shirt that I really liked.  It was actually the exact same shirt that I wanted to buy when I visited the Perry Ellis store in Shangri-La mall months ago. I was told back then that they didn't have my size in any of their stores. So when I saw that same shirt in Megamall, I asked if they had my size and they said they did. I tried it on and it fit well (and I liked how it looked). I also saw an orange polo shirt and since my only other orange polo shirt was starting to get a bit too tight due to my weight gain, I thought that maybe I should get this one as well. As a bonus, both shirts were on sale, with about a 30% discount I think. However, since I really didn't need any new shirts, I decided not to purchase them on that first visit. A week or so later, I was still thinking about those shirts so I figured that if they were still available and still on sale, then I would get them. They were, so I bought them haha. I guess they were really meant for me!

The unplanned purchase was a pair of jeans that I got from American Eagle. The thing is, I discovered shortly before the pandemic that American Eagle jeans fit me quite well. So when I passed by their store and saw that they were on sale, with some items being up to 70% off, I decided to head in. I saw a pair of jeans that were the right size that were now "only" P900. Whoa! I quickly tried them, decided they fit me well enough, and immediately bought them.

Thankfully, this version of retail therapy wasn't too negative since I have not experienced any buyer's remorse. In fact, I am really pleased with what I bought. That said, my closet is way too full now so it's time for me to start letting go of some older clothes, especially ones that I don't really wear anymore.