However, there are those RARE times where I do just want to walk around the mall aimlessly - just to browse. I really don't buy anything during these times but I get an idea of what's out there, price things out - you know, in case I ever find myself on 'The Price is Right' and I need to play some pricing game. If there's a really good sale going on somewhere, that might entice me to make some unplanned purchases.
Ballston Commons Mall is a fairly small mall with only one anchor store - Macy's. I would probably call this mall the 7-11 of malls....the convenience store, if you will. Wouldn't recommend making it your mall source for the fashion savvy but would consider it a place to grab that quick something if you can't run out to the regular mall. The real reason it wouldn't classify as a real mall is because it doesn't have the staples like Gap or Banana Republic. Instead you get lots of sneaker stores, a Victoria's Secret and a DEB (or G+G...you know what I mean).
I was recently at Ballston Commons - not for the last minute shopping - but for the NFL playoff game viewing at one of their many restaurant/bars. Because Virginia has not made it onto the 'No Smoking Indoors' list, I was in no rush to get to the bar to watch the game. Besides, it wasn't even the Cowboys game (this was pre-Cowboys game trauma). So I decided to walk around the mall and really see what it was like since I hadn't really ever looked around. Nothing really caught my eye - I did manage to sneak into the Victoria's Secret for their big semi-annual sale and it was here that I ran into my purchasing dilemma (I know, I know...you're thinking, 'Took her long enough!')
When I was in the checkout line, I was looking over the body lotions, body sprays, and other glittery things that were all on sale. Stuffed along with the body condiments was a pile of 'The Best of Spice Girls' CD. This is the one that they have been promoting along with their reunion
tour. It was priced at a mere $4.99. I didn't know if this was on sale or if this is just what they were going for at Victoria's Secret. It really didn't matter - what mattered was I found myself in a quandary. Do I buy it and suffer embarrassment if people found out that I am an owner of the CD or do I pass because I have lived this long without any Spice Girls CDs and can certainly afford to keep going. FIVE dollars. What CD do you get for FIVE dollars?! I'll tell you what - people you've never heard of or a CD full of songs sang by amateurs. The CD certainly met my three song minimum requirement. And it's not like I hated their music (except 'Wannabe' - I really did hate that song). But the Best of Spice Girls...such a guilty pleasure.I figured I could afford this time to think over the potential purchase since there was a pile of them there and I have about three Victoria's Secret stores in close proximity to me. But if I did move ahead with the purchase, wouldn't I want to tell people what a bargain I scored on this Best of CD? God, I hope not.
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