Being practical wins, sometimes...
I work with my best friend of 30 years. Amazing, huh? And to top it off we also lived across the hall from each other in an apartment complex for a year, and still stayed buddies. We have been through boyfriends, husbands, children, divorces, remarriage for her, I'm still holding out..
So, back to the purse story. She said she was going to go to Penneys after work and buy this purse she had seen. Having just bought my purple purse and still in a mood to buy more, my eyes lit up and I asked innocently if I could tag along. She said yes.... (big mistake on her part..lol )
We walked into the purse section at Penneys and I felt like I was in a candy store. So many colors and styles. She had her mind set on this certain style and she wanted black. She called it practical, with outside pockets and lots of room inside. It was really cute and would last forever. I, on the other hand, start pulling out all the colored ones, totally impractical and started showing her those. Green ones and purple ones and gray ones, and patchwork and oh so cool. (when I get paid, that patchwork one is mine!) She was trying to ignore me and be practical and buy the black purse when she saw the cranberry, alligator skin purse. She fell in love. You could tell by her body language that she wanted that purse because she kept it on her shoulder, and just held the black one in her hand. I told her that I wouldn't influence her, that she needed to get what she wanted, because she would be the one to use it. The cute, young sales clerk would walk by and whisper, "get the cranberry one," and then walk away.
She debated and debated, and finally decided on the black practical purse. But I could tell she was not happy, she wanted the cranberry one, but practicality won.
But there is a happy ending.. When I got home there was a voice mail from her on the phone and she said the next time she goes and buys a purse, she is getting the fun one and I am not allowed to let her buy the practical one..
So, my moral for this story, is that sometimes girls just have to have fun. Treat yourself sometimes, even if its just a purse. You can be practical later...
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