today a i went window shopping and would like to lament that all the clearance shoes tend to be size 8. my friend and i, both in the 10ish range, were not so lucky. this is probably to our benefit, as window shopping is the only kind of shopping we can currently afford, but a 50% off sale at the most fantastic shoe store (slash chocolate shop) in all of baltimore, ma petite shoe, will make a girl open her sad little wallet, or at least desperately want to. but our shopping excursion has me thinking about how i would love to have a clothing/shoe budget and how i would love to support the numerous wonderful shops in this town. baltimore is really great for independent shops with really fantastic style. and yet, i regret i cannot turn over my disposable income to these local treasures, since no bit of my income happens to be disposable. i am particularly pouty about it as just last night, at a baby shower of all places, i listened to a co-worker discuss her recent 12grand earring purchase. no i am not joking. goddamn serious. holycrap. and so, as i drooled over bivel shoes today i thought about how my co-worker's purchase, so shocking to me, is absolutely paltry to a whole bunch of people. mind boggling bizarre. i certainly dont hate people for being rich (which my co-worker is not) but i think i can say that i hate that so much money is spent in such regretful ways. admittedly, i am not an economic protectionist and i, in fact, am not in opposition to all non-local shopping, nor do i claim any greater wisdom about spending your money than you. generally, i find such hubris nauseating. but, BUT, some spending is simply stupid. wasteful and disgraceful. 12 grand on (almost certainly conflict) diamond earrings comes to mind. dear god.
a few of my favorite places in baltimore to spend money in not-stupid ways
trixies palace
ma petite shoe
oh said rose
bluehouse
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