So J and I attempted to go shopping for clothes yesterday.  We started off at Kohl’s.  J found a shirt he liked.  I found a button down shirt and tee combo on the Clearance rack that I liked.  J also bought a pair of sandals, and tried to buy a pair of Sketchers for me but I wouldn’t let him.  I told him I needed shirts and jeans more.  I saw two or three other things I “sorta” liked but still decided to wait on buying anything else there.

So, we left and went to Dillard’s at the mall down the street.  What a waste of time!  First, there was at least six feet of space between each rack of clothes.  It was obvious they had not bought as much this season, and what they had bought was UGLY.  It was a sea of solid colored cheap polos, striped ugly polos, palm tree print golfer shirts, and overpriced thin silky button downs that gay men haven’t worn since the 90s.  Oh, and let’s not forget those thin dark colored tees with shiny eagles, skulls, guitars, and filigree all over them.  Even the jeans had weird bedazzled filigree on the butt.  What straight man wears this???  What gay man wears this???

J and I were so disappointed in all the crap clothes, so we left there and went to Macy’s at a different mall.  It didn’t get much better there.  Despite the glorious fact that an associate did greet us in every department we walked through to get to the men’s department….mattresses, furniture, kitchen goods, bedding, and finally in the men’s section.  Sadly, it was even worse than Dillard’s.  Count 8 feet between the racks where they had spaced everything out to try to make the store look full.  However, the very back of the department was even closed off with curtains where they had just shut down part of the department and closed it off to save space.  One side of the department was, once again, ugly polos.  The other half all looked “hip hop” and even that stuff looked like someone was trying to dress up and be the Joker.  It was all neon green and pink and black.  And UGLY!

J and I shook our heads in disgust.  Sure, it’s the economy.  It’s bad buying decisions on the company’s part too.  Even if the economy was booming, I wouldn’t wear this sh*t though!  So, after that we went to another Kohl’s and guess what?  I found another shirt and tee combo (different than the first) on the Clearance rack that I liked.  J bought another shirt, and that was it.  I tried looking at jeans but I’m so sick of jeans that look all faded with those white stripes down the front, ones that look already worn.  But we’ll save jeans for another post!

Then, we went home.  So, I did end up with two tees and two button down shirts for less than $27.00 dollars. Oh, and we earned $30.00 in Kohl’s cash which we can go back and spend after the 26th.  I’m getting some jeans, damn it, if it kills me!