Every year I buy myself a birthday present. The reminder we are important to ourselves is a message, I believe, we need to hear as well as respect.
Mind you, the birthday present-to-self is not an excuse to go off and go wild buying stuff. There have been years when birthday cake was my present-to-self. (I was on a no sweets diet.)
This year I bought an adorable half inch serepentine pendant necklace.
This is not the first time I have not paid attention to an item’s size. There’s the hot air balloon poster to cover the wall above my double closet that arrived in a size ten envelope. And then there’s the small bedside lamp that arrived in a box the size of a beer keg. Yes, I have made mistakes buying online.
The lovely part about it is all those oops made me laugh.
Adding…
Evidently there are 2 choices to have with a Dunkin Blueberry Breeze Refresher. No need (when asked what I want with that) for me to keep saying “A straw.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥴
Those are the best kind of Oops, the ones you can laugh at.
ReplyDeleteMarie,
DeleteThe first thing I wiil look for is size. I have ro learn someday. 🤣
May
My husband once purchased a pearl necklace for me, ordering the length in centimetres, but it arrived in inches! So I have a very long strand of opera length pearls that I like to wear on special occasions, knotted or looped. It still makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteYour necklace will make a statement!
Lorrie,
DeleteWhat a wonderful oops to cherish!
May
It's a beautiful necklace anyway, even though it wasn't quite what you expected. I succumbed to the siren song of online and ordered what looked to be a really pretty summer dress. Nope. It was way shorter than depicted plus the sizing was way off and the fabric wasn't as described either. Too much red tape to send it back (wonder if that's on purpose) so it's heading for the thrift store in case someone might be the right body size to fit it.
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
DeleteI think you are right about returns
. I read the worse comments to learn about the fabric especially. More than once I’ve read a tunic is see through thin.
May
Happy Birthday, and I like your green pendant, big or small. ; ) If it's too big for a pendant, is it too heavy for a key chain adornment? I have bought things on-line that weren't what I had hoped for. I seldom shop on-line anymore.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Sheri,
DeleteNot shopping online isn't easy. I wish you luck.
The pendant will look good with my fav rust colored sweater.
May