Ross...to shop or not to shop...

Oh so we're going here, yeah we're are. So this is a beauty on the budget site, correct? So one of those aspects of clothes. So right now, we're going to come out and address the elephant in the room when we talk about cheap clothes.

Okay, let's get something straight. You will never hear me mention at all on this blog, that I like Ross. Never.
For those, of you who don't know exactly what Ross is, it is the bargain basement discount chain of clothing in your city, and they are like termites. They are everywhere.


You have one or 50, or some version of it, down the street from your house. And yes, when you find yourself needing something in a pinch and it's not payday, you may wander in there...on accident...sometimes...

Now I will admit to Ross, more than I would admit to this.

Never. Why do people shop here?

Anyway, I hate that my first post is about Ross, is sets a bad tone for what I'm trying to accomplish here, but I am talking about pretty on the cheap, so it needs to come out somehow.

When I was on unemployment, I could not afford to shop at all. I wanted to cry. Its just clothes, I know that, but I hate that I got to a point in my life when I couldn't even buy a new pair of shoes for myself. I felt like a failure. I couldn't afford to do anything to make myself more attractive, and I would be reminded everyday that I failed.

Then I went to Ross. I was bored, and I desperately needed jeans, so I went. And, *sigh*, it was awesome. I found a pair of dark rinse bootcut jeans for $15, that fit, and did not look cheap. Soon after, everytime I got my unemployment I would deposit it in the bank, go get a starbucks and get me a little something from ross. It made life a little more bearable.

I'm not against Ross, now, at all. It's not for buying cute stuff, or getting a new wardrobe, it exists for functionality. I'm going to this girl's party who I don't know who llves in the hood and there's no way I'm spending $100 on a dress. Ross. My jeans are too tight, I can't breathe in them, but I don't get paid for another week! Ross. I need stuff to lay around the house in and I'll go to jail if I steal clothes. Goodwill. or Ross. I'm bored I need to kill an hour before its time for me to go to work and I can't possibly eat again. Ross.

Get my drift.