https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:10:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-905200 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:45:58 +0000 amiable 905200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm 8+ hours from the nearest Nordies :)<br /><br />And scared of shopping online too, lol.<br /><br />But I do have several shopping Malls, Walmarts,&nbsp;Targets, and &nbsp;possibly the world's best thrift stores all within an hour.<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-905163 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:12:53 +0000 Charmian 905163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mo, I love your phrase "I can shop the whole&nbsp;world" -- what a lovely way of phrasing it!<br /><br />I grew up in the burbs with parents who didn't let me get my driver's license until I was in college. &nbsp;Everytime&nbsp;I walk into Seattle's downtown retail corridor I am reminded how very lucky I am to be able to choose where I live. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904857 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:21:16 +0000 Marley 904857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Woa!&nbsp; I didn't know you lived in O.C.!&nbsp; So do I!&nbsp; You've got to join us next fall for our So CAL Shoptoberfest!<br /><br />Yes - I know exactly what you mean.&nbsp; Everytime I go back to the midwest to visit my Mom, it hits me just how fortunate I am - I love shopping the B &amp; M "way" - in fact, I can probably count on one hand the number of things that I've ordered on-line! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904834 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:08:19 +0000 Mo 904834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Story of my life, but I try to see the silver lining, in that I can manipulate the search engines to be my personal shoppers &nbsp;&nbsp;<br />I have people ask all the time, " where did you get _____". &nbsp;Just today a coworker who dropped in on bowling asked about my ikat jeans. &nbsp;Online, Urban Outfitters. &nbsp;Anyway, it's a drag in general as far as trying stuff on, and getting in line at the post office (oh and the return fees!). &nbsp;But I can in essence shop the whole world and find a unique look all my own. &nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904823 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:40:43 +0000 Sara L. 904823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, I had this realization a couple years ago when my sister moved to a small town with only two grocery stores, and one of those is a Wal-Mart Supercenter. &nbsp;Her nearest Target is 90 minutes away and the nearest large city with decent shopping is 2-1/2 hours away. &nbsp;Every time I visit, I'm so thankful that I live in a decent sized&nbsp;city (although the nearest Nordstrom's is in the next state over). &nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904806 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:14:54 +0000 rae 904806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I grew up in OC! *high five*<br /><br />But now I live in LA, and I still mostly shop online, lol. All that driving and parking around here... yuck! At least it makes free returns to stores better.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904788 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:47:10 +0000 velvetychocolate 904788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ While I might have a few decent stores and malls nearby, I've moved to an area where I feel out of place and awkward - enough so that I don't always feel comfortable shopping in local stores. So, as a result - I'm doing a whole lot more online ordering than I ever did before. <br /><br />I can't blame 'the place', it's more likely that I'm just not adjusting all that well. Meanwhile, I think if I felt more confident in general, then I wouldn't care so much about the fact that I really don't fit in. I need a good dose of "So what if you don't fit in?" vibes. In the meantime, I can't wait to get out of here! <br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904693 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:14:36 +0000 Carla 904693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Just spent 3 hours looking for a basic blue chambray shirt and &nbsp;basic white T- shirts. &nbsp;No luck in our small mall &nbsp;( anchored by a Sears) . &nbsp;Managed a white half slip, and 4 pairs of skin toned smalls ( for when I find my white jeans!)<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904687 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:11:48 +0000 nancylee 904687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for feeling our pain! &nbsp;I used to live in the DC area....loads of shopping! &nbsp;But I live&nbsp;in a small college town now, and the closest upscale mall is two hours away. &nbsp;Online shopping is my lifeline. &nbsp;:) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904682 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:07:26 +0000 Thistle 904682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't even have a Nordies! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904663 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:48:40 +0000 Echo 904663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ There is not ONE high-end department store IN MY STATE. Seriously. Not one. We have a Boston Store or a Macy's, and that is as good as it gets here. There are zero high-end boutiques for anything. If a person is interested in anything designer, they either have to make a trip out of state or order online. &nbsp;The nearest shopping mall (with nothing worthwhile visiting anyway) is 45 minutes from me, otherwise there is a Kohl's about 25 minutes away. One cannot even get a decent bra fitting anywhere in the state (because VS doesn't do very well, IMO). Where I live, one either shops online or almost doesn't shop at all.<br /><br />Eight shopping malls within 20 minutes of where you work? I would probably never go home! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904654 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:38:43 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 904654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So true! <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904577 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:14:19 +0000 Suz 904577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you, thank you. And then thank your stars again that you don't live in Canada where prices are mostly higher and online ordering more expensive and fraught as a rule.&nbsp;<br /><br />As we Canadians thank the fashion gods for Danier leather.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904572 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:11:19 +0000 catgirl 904572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yeah. &nbsp;Other than Nordstrom, I've pretty much got nothin'.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904567 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:07:33 +0000 Jjsloane 904567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I hear you on being grateful we do have the opportunity to experience multiple stores in person with little effort.&nbsp;I live 1 mile from a mall (and within 20 miles of an outlet center and 5 other major malls) However I still shop online. I have little time to shop and love to be able to sort online into my size and price range.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/confession-i-finally-understand#post-904500 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:26:40 +0000 Nicole in OC 904500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Why most of you might shop online... &nbsp;I grew up and live in Orange County California. &nbsp;And only just now realize (or fully realize) how fortunate I am to live where I live. &nbsp;I just returned from a vacation visiting a friend in a little town in Tennessee, population 5000. &nbsp;In comparison, my city (which is not considered large by any means in OC) is 49000. &nbsp;From her town the nearest shopping center (that contains the closest target) is 1hr drive away. &nbsp;The nearest shopping mall is 1.5 hrs away. &nbsp;I've counted, I have 8 shopping centers or malls within 20 minutes away from my work. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />This whole rambling post is basically to tell you that from this point on&nbsp;I will<br />consider myself lucky and will not take my location for granted as I now know how fortunate I am.