I LOVE the GAP

But not the GAP it leaves in my wallet!!!

I am a true Old Navy fan. I love that I can get semi-trendy clothes that fit and don't cost as much as the stuff that I'd like to be able to afford in GLAMOUR magazine. (I mean, will I ever really own a pair of Manolos? I DOUBT IT!)

Anyhoo, I do shop at the GAP every once in a while, looking for those too-seldom held sales that might, just might have what I want and in my size. I am way too cheap to buy the sexy, seen-on-Oprah jeans that I TRULY want, because at $70 a pop, I just go straight into heart failure. (Never mind the fact that if I were to spend that much on clothes, I think I would be newly single).


So, as it happened to recently be my birthday, I received an awesome GAP gift card in the mail from my Grandparents. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Now, it was for $75!!! I was so psyched!


I dragged my teething, cranky son to the GAP (after an emotional hair cut, no less) after work today. I was very excited to browse the store, maybe get a few things on the sale rack, etc. I did find several things I liked, but NONE of them were on sale. Actually, as the GAP is gearing up for Fall, I think everything was pretty much in the brand new, gotta have it, and gotta have it at full price stage. Ugh.

So, I resigned myself to being able to buy one item. Just one. Now--isn't that just sick that my awesome gift card could only buy me one thing? I mean what about that gorgeous black wrap dress that was $54.00 and fit me perfectly?? What about that heather gray cape that would be oh so glorious to wear on my trip back East?

I did try all of those things on. And, I had one of those days that comes along about once every two years . . . EVERYTHING FIT, and in a SMALLER SIZE than usual. I was in GAP heaven!! (I am sure that it has nothing to do with the fact that I am killing myself every day on my treadmill.)

Last, I tried on a gorgeous pair of jeans. They were $69.00. Here is a pic of me with them on. (I had James take it while we were crammed in the dressing room).

Don't I look HOT??? Ok, of course that's not me. BUT--that IS the way I felt with them on. (And that's an actual pic of the jeans from the GAP website.)

So, I did buy them, and a little black t-shirt that cost (gulp) $24.99. So, thanks to my grandparents, I walked out of there with two great items, and they only cost me $2o+ (with tax).

And you know what? I deserve it. (The GAP is still a rip-off, but oh well.)