Why I hate working retail during the holidays...

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Betty

I did a bit of shopping yesterday. Aside from having trouble finding a parking space at the grocery store - it wasn't too crowded. What did surprise me was all the Valentines day stuff out at Big Lot's and Target.

Already? Hmmm...that must mean they are already marking down the X-mas stuff.....

[Alex]

Ok, so the malls weren't too bad yesterday. But I just got back from Safeway.

That was a zoo.

[lindyhop]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Already? Hmmm...that must mean they are already marking down the X-mas stuff.....

"After Christmas sales" are pretty much a myth these days. Most stuff is on sale before Christmas. I bought some Christmas stuff that was 50% off two days ago.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I actually got all of my shopping done yesterday in just under 3 hours. I was expecting it to be more like 5 or 6. The stores that I went really weren't that bad. I was pleasantly surprised.

Matthew, on the other hand is just finishing up his 6th day in a row of holiday madness, working at Pier One. He's ready for a couple of days off.

[Alex]

Ended up in two malls (I somehow lost my watch so need a new one) yesterday and all things considered they weren't that bad.

Went away empty handed though. I'm very picky about watches and the only one I found in about 12 stores that I'd actually wear was $2,100. Unfortunately my price limit for a watch is about $400 so maybe I'll go watchless for the next 22 years and then buy that one.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I'm very picky about watches and the only one I found in about 12 stores that I'd actually wear was $2,100. Unfortunately my price limit for a watch is about $400 so maybe I'll go watchless for the next 22 years and then buy that one.

Just start saving your hundred dollar bills and you'll have it no time!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Unfortunately my price limit for a watch is about $400 so maybe I'll go watchless for the next 22 years and then buy that one.

But how will you know when the 22 years has ended with no watch? It's a catch-22 I tells ya'.

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Okay, you've totally left me hanging... what did she end up buying? Was it a deep electric skillet???

Originally Posted by Jughead P. Jones

(JPJ needs whole bottle of Excedrin now at this rate...FINALLY, we find the item...which is a ROASTER and NOT an ELECTRIC roasting pan)

[Alex]

I use watches to tell the time. I use calendars to tell the day.

That's part of why buying watches is difficult for me. I want plain simple elegance.

No digital. Digital is the opposite of elegance.
No numbers on the face. I know where they're supposed to be.
No date indicator on the face. I know what the date is.
No day indicator on the fact. I know what the day is.
No second hand. I don't need that level of precision.
No little doohickys where the numbers would be if there were numbers. Like I said, I know where the numbers go.
No barometers, compasses, calculators, depth calculators, etc.
Thin, low profile. I'm not compensating for a small penis with a huge SUV watch.
Metal band. Leather is uncomfortable.
Clasp band, not stretching. Stretching metal bands just pull the hair out of my arm.
Circle face. Putting a round device into a rectangular face is just stupid.
Preferably a black face but I'm open to variety.

All of these make Movado a prerfect brand for me, but the entry point for Movado is about $800. Skagen has in the past had some good designs (and that is what I lost) but none in stores right now.

Citizen has some good Eco-Drive watches with blank faces (since they are fancy solar watches with the solar panel built into the face lack of decoration helps) but the solar panel element is apparent under bright light.

This is a good watchface for me, though this specific model is thicker than I'd like:



I don't wear jewelry except watches and I recognize I'm horribly picky.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

All of these make Movado a prerfect brand for me, but the entry point for Movado is about $800.

I took a look at Overstock. They have this watch for just a little above your max price of $400 ($432.99) (ETA: They have the same watch at Jomashop for $345.00):



Though I gotta say that I fancy this one myself (though I wear watches too infrequently to justify the $630 price tag):

[Alex]

Yeah, I'd looked at both of those in the malls yesterday but wasn't willing to play the list price for them so one of the things I told Lani was that I'd check online.

The cheapest thing would be to pick one of my old watches and get a new battery put into it but I want to move forward.

When it comes to these things I do have expensive taste. We were in a Movado store in Walnut Creek last night and they had the full array. I looked them over and picked one to try on. It was, of course, the $2,100 one.