Isn’t it marvelous: we do not have to drag ourselves to the mall anymore. We simply shop online. I am new to this modern world but I watched the process as my wife bought a pair of shoes. I thought she was going to order one pair, size 7, her shoe size. To my astonishment she ordered two pairs, one size 6 1/2, the other size 7 1/2. “Why did you do this?” I asked her. “You will see,” was her answer.
I did see, a few days later. The smaller pair was too small, and the larger pair was too big. “You can never rely on size as stated. Manufacturers often vary a bit. Now I know that size 7 is right for me. Clever, isn’t it?”
“But you still do not have a fitting shoe.” I could not help to have noticed.
“That is the next step,” she explained. “Now I place another order for the shoe in size 7, see?” Sure enough, two days later the size 7 pair arrived. We still had the other two pairs. When I asked her what she will do with those she said that those are to be returned. The shipping label comes via email.
It seemed to be a lot of work, I thought. Would it not have been easier to go the store and try them on? All I got for an answer was a look.
But Heaven be my witness! That was not the end of it. The following day I saw her wrapping the size 7 shoes in a carton. “What are you doing now,?” I worked up enough courage to ask. “They are going back, too. I thought I liked them, but now that I see them in daylight I don’t.”
Yep. Save time online. What would the world be without humor!