Another day at the mall... Browsing again!

Hey Everyone!

So I checked out the Zara in Square One that I was telling you about in the last post. Unfortunately, it was a disappointing experience. Since it was their opening weekend, the store was very busy, and it was virtually impossible to find someone to help me find stuff. Once I did, they weren't very helpful. I explained that I was a blogger interested in trying to find some of the items that they stock that go up to XXL. The employees were not able to identify these garments, and said that if I had the item number, they could look it up in the computer to see if they stock it. It would be great if they could just have a little section of the items that offer extended sizes so that it would be easier for the plus size customer to shop. The shop attendants didn't seem very interested in serving me, although I suppose, in their defence, since it was the opening weekend, it was rather busy. I realized that if I was going to find some or even just one of these elusive garments I was going to have to hunt it down myself. I broke out my handy iPhone and went on Zara's website and filtered down to XXL in the shop by size section. My search for dresses returned four results. Out of the four dresses I looked for, I found only one of the styles (shocking for such a large store), and their largest size was a large. Urgh! It was a frustrating experience to say the least, and if Zara doesn't want my business (or yours), then that's fine. I won't be back unless they make some significant changes. Zara has recently begun offering online shopping for US customers (hopefully they'll extend this courtesy to Canada soon), and perhaps the online shopping experience will be better. I'd love to hear from any of you who have purchased something from them online. I'm not sure I feel comfortable shopping with a retailer who only offers their plus sizes online, though. What, am I not good enough to shop in your store? Can't have the fatties ruining your image, right? What if a skinny shopper sees them?! The horror! If a store is able to produce these garments in these sizes, then they should also extend the same privileges to those who would buy them that they offer to their straight size customers - to actually see, touch, and try on their potential purchases. Sorry if this is rant-y. I was just really excited by the idea that a retailer was actually going to include us for once. Nope... Oh well... Here's the outfit I wore to the mall...

Necklace and Cardigan - Courtesy of Penningtons (I love the elbow patches on it!)/Top - New Look/Jeans - Forever 21+/Shoes - Dorothy Perkins/Bag and Scarf - Thrifted/Earrings - Hand-me-downs from my mom