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Saturday, January 20, 2007

I am *too* an 8!

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CC is listening to: Konzert Fur Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 4 G-Dur Op. 58: 3. Rondo / Vivace--Berliner Philharmoniker (Beethoven: Die 5 Klavierkonzerte (The Piano Concertos))

All three coats that I bought online arrived this week. They're all as pretty as I thought they would be, but I had to send them back. Why? Because they were all too small. I ordered them in a size 8, simply out of habit. Whenever Steve and I go clothes shopping, 8s usually fit me. I usually interpret a size 8 as "Medium."

When the coats got here, I was so excited to try them on.

I could barely fasten the buttons!

I double-checked the catalog, and according to the size chart, 8s are actually a SMALL and I had to order them in size 12s instead.

Size 12! Two sizes larger than you thought you were--how bad is THAT for your ego?

I made Steve try the coats too (we're pretty much the same build--heck, he lets me borrow his shoes sometimes :-)). They barely fit HIM, and HE doesn't have uh...additional size considerations in the chest area :-). He said the only way he could wear one of the coats was not to button it. So, fortunately, it's not just me.

Lesson learned: double check the size chart in catalogs because they don't always match what you're used to. And no matter how threatening it seems to order a bigger size, it's better than having to send them back and having to wait all over again :-(.

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