All I wanted was a pair of jeans!

I have bought a few things on line before. Living in a small town with a Wall-Mart and a few other clothing stores doesn't offer many options. St George is 45 mins away, and we usually will go down if we really need something. But for the sake of time and convenience, I have ordered shoes and books on line with no glitches. I have been weary of buying clothes on line, but Dave has done it and it seemed easy enough.

So when I got a little extra money back in January, I decided to buy a much needed pair of jeans on line after a fruitless search at my usual shopping places. I checked the stores here in Cedar City, but besides Wal mart (I was going to splurge and buy a NICE pair of jeans for once) the clothing stores are a little too trendy for my taste. Still, I went in and tried a few pairs on. I don't like the faded "distressed look"--cute for women under 25 or women who are much more trendy than I--just not for me. We were down in St George the next weekend, and I even went to a few stores there. I like the dark wash jeans at Lane Bryant, but they are $50 bucks, and of course there is nothing on the clearance rack. I am short, and I need petite-length jeans. And, apparently, they never make it to the clearance rack.

After realizing that I was not going to find what I wanted, I decided to see what I could find on the 'net. I went to Old Navy and found a great pair for only $32.50. Score! And, a super cute shirt on clearance. Awesome! Now, I had to decide on size. Sigh, I wish I could try them on. But, I checked the return policy and it was very reasonable (just package everything up and send it back-they will pay shipping and send you a new item) so I added them to my cute little on line shopping cart.

I also read the comments that customers post about the item. The jeans were "a great fit, true to size" according to most testimonials. Okay, so I did it. I purchased the jeans, and the shirt. And, I waited. 5 days later, the package arrived. I was so excited to have my jeans. I went back into the bedroom to try them on. The color was just what I wanted, the length was perfect, but they were TOO BIG! Ughhh! Or, maybe I was happy that they were too big, I am trying to eat better after all. At any rate, I had to send them back (the shirt was too big, too.)

The about 4 days later, I had finally managed to print the free shipping label and take the pants to the UPS store. I included my completed exchange form, including the code for "too big". I sent them on their merry way, back to Old Navy, and I waited, again. About a week later, I got an email stating that the shirt I had ordered is no longer in stock, so the will put the refund amount on my credit card. Ok, no big deal. What I really wanted was the jeans, anyway.

Later that same week, on Saturday, my package arrived. I was excited to be able to finally wear my jeans--I had an outfit all planned to go to the grocery store in later. I went back to put them on, and ........they were now TOO LONG! I forgot to specify on my exchange that I wanted the petite length! UGHHHHHH! So, as Dave laughed at me (admittedly, this is a funny story) I packaged them all back up and got them ready to take back to the UPS store, again. I made sure that the exchange form had the right code entered in for petite. I think the UPS lady laughed at me, too.

So here we are, a month later, and I am still waiting for my jeans. I hope they come on Saturday, I still have my grocery shopping out fit picked out!