{"id":1302,"date":"2008-11-06T22:14:20","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T06:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2008-11-06T22:14:20","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T06:14:20","slug":"the-savvy-shopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/the-savvy-shopper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Savvy Shopper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I looked at Ron Herman, a swanky hipster boutique in Los Angeles that carries all the usual designer jeans, ugly terrorist scarves and \u00a0 cropped leather jackets. Ugh. I scrolled down dutifully and saw this new ring<\/a> by Vivienne Westwood. $875, and kind of nothing looking.<\/p>\n

But I said to my self, Self, I bet that ring is much cheaper in the UK. I went over here<\/a> to Hervia.com and Bingo! $328, using the currency converter!<\/p>\n

How much would you want to kill yourself if you’d bought this ring at Ron Herman?!<\/p>\n

I am the savviest shopper you’ll ever meet. When I watch Dexter<\/a> (a GREAT series on Showtime,) I find my self thinking, Oh look, she’s wearing a James Perse shirt that costs $145 unless you find one of those online coupons. I think about this really quickly but often end up having to ask my husband what just happened. He stops the show using our magic Tivo-like thingy, and angrily explains what’s going on.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I am full of shopping knowledge that is mostly useless but occasionally comes in handy. I have a personal relationship with every one of the Shopbop models, and I know where you can get those ugly Rats by Sass and Bide in a new PVC-look fabric.<\/p>\n

If only I can stick with my new conviction that ordering shit online will never, ever lead to fulfillment. I have a shoe store under my bed to prove it, and stacks of jeans that I barely recognize. We’ll see if I’m capable of learning anything.<\/p>\n

If you didn’t listen to my latest radio appearance, then you won’t know that I ended up talking about the Mexican celebration known as Day of the Dead. Here is a beautiful photo of me and my niece with a Blue Demon Guy, who gave me a piece of candy.<\/p>\n

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* Stay tuned for the Crazy Mother Club, coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"