I beg your pardon in advance. I want to say something very nasty.

(I won't say it, but I will complain.)

I am on the hunt for a simple silk shell to wear with the suit. I have done all the brick and mortar stores in Kingston that I am aware of, including our consignment store. NADA.

So I go online. Here is this decent looking, well reviewed shell. YAY - it is on sale, and there is one left in a size that works for me (4P) in winter white, which should work pretty well, right? So I go to order it.

Do you know how much they want to ship this into Canada? More than $25. Plus $15 other taxes. So my $53 shell becomes a $94 dollar extravaganza.

I didn't order it. I just can't stomach that. It probably weighs less than a regular letter!!!

Fifty One, I do not like you. Not one little bit.