Bo Derek Shopping Spree

To complement my business in New York, Nazy gave me a shopping list. Concerned - in fact, terrified, I prepared with a glass or two of wine with lunch before heading to the Century 21 store next to the hotel. Century 21 has a vast collection of designer items (mixed with a much vaster collection of designless items). The items are scattered randomly amongst thousands of square feet of racks, nooks and crannies. The store is always crowded. In short:

“The things I do for my wife,” I thought.

When I entered the store, I realized that I had forgotten my list. I knew, however, that Nazy wanted something from Purple from Pucci. "It has something to do with a movie," I thought locating a sales person.

“Do you have any, eh, Bo Derek’s,” I asked.

The clerk just looked at me.

I eventually located the Pucci rack in the hope that I’d be inspired by something that was purple. Unfortunate and clueless, I simply looked for reasonably priced items that were offered at a huge discount. Unable to decide, I headed to office for a meeting. Later, I called Nazy to ask for advice.

“What is it, Dan?” She asked.

“It’s a bargain,” I explained, sure to get her attention. “Marked down 70%.”

“But what is it?”

“It’s a, well, eh, it looks like a very short sweater with long sleeves.”

“That’s a bolero, Dan. That’s exactly what I wanted. What color is it?”

“It’s purple,” I replied. “Or maybe it’s blue.”

“Purple is a mixture of red and blue, Dan. Is it a red-purple or a blue purple.”

“It could be pink.”

“Pink!?”

“Maybe Pink mixed with, eh, yellow?”

“Hmm. Well, the price is right, so get it.”

“Actually, Nazy, I’m not in the store right now. I’ll go back tomorrow.”

“It will be gone. You simply don’t understand how shopping works.”

Nazy was wrong! [Note this officially approved exclamation.] Not only was the, eh, ‘bolero’, still there (in the right size), it had been marked down again – making it an even better bargain. The giant signs (“Further Markdowns!) grabbed my attention and I located something else in Nazy’s size. Bravely, I purchased it without input from Nazy. See photo above.