September 17, 2011
1. Newblog2011: 09/17/11 HIPAA for department stores
I've only had one bra since I left Vermont. I've actually only had one bra that fit me since I was in Vermont. I had a few that were much too big for me, that I found in donations to the shelter in Vermont and that I could wear under heavier clothes when it was cold, but during the summer I've only had one that fits.
A few days ago, I bought a pink bra at Marshall’s. Marshall’s is a department store that sells a lot of clothes that would ordinarily be expensive at lower prices; I think it’s because the store gets overstock from various brands.
I looked at every bra at Marshall’s that was my size or that I could imagine might be my size. With all of my stuff on my back and on my shoulder, I walked back and forth across the street from Filene’s Basement, another lower-priced department store, to Marshall’s several times, trying to find a bra that I could both afford and that wouldn’t cause me days of stress and wasted time by being talked about either by other shoppers or by salespeople and used against me by the harassing conglomerate.
The day before that, I went to the Goodwill store. I only found one bra that even sort’ve fit me for sale at the Goodwill store. It was a used bra that someone had donated. Even though it was a used bra, the store was still selling it for $2.99. I didn’t buy it.
I finally bought the pink bra at Marshall’s. At $5.99, it was the cheapest one that fit me.
I thought I’d probably get maligned for having bought it, because salespeople or other customers saw me buy it and apparently told the world. I feel as if there should be HIPAA for purchases, unless there’s a legitimate criminal investigation going on. It also occurred to me that, if I did get maligned for having bought it, that would help me prioritize repeating my concerns about the organization Stand Up To Cancer.
Now that I’ve thought about it more, that might not have been a good way to make sure that I prioritized talking about Stand Up To Cancer. My decisions aren’t always the best; however, maybe I won’t worry about buying pink clothes from now on, either, since I’m having this discussion now.
One thing that I was reminded of when I was bra-shopping is that I don’t understand why the people who make bras seem to think that everybody wants to wear a padded bra. A bra with a lining isn’t a bad idea if you’re going to wear a t-shirt or something sheer, but otherwise, I don’t want a padded bra.
Although the bra I bought has more padding than I wanted but was all that was there in my price range, it was pretty. I don’t remember the last time I could go shopping and not worry about what I bought.
That’s all it was.
Copyright L. Kochman, September 17, 2011 @9:22 a.m./addition & edit @ 9:27 p.m.
1. Newblog2011: 09/17/11 HIPAA for department stores
I've only had one bra since I left Vermont. I've actually only had one bra that fit me since I was in Vermont. I had a few that were much too big for me, that I found in donations to the shelter in Vermont and that I could wear under heavier clothes when it was cold, but during the summer I've only had one that fits.
A few days ago, I bought a pink bra at Marshall’s. Marshall’s is a department store that sells a lot of clothes that would ordinarily be expensive at lower prices; I think it’s because the store gets overstock from various brands.
I looked at every bra at Marshall’s that was my size or that I could imagine might be my size. With all of my stuff on my back and on my shoulder, I walked back and forth across the street from Filene’s Basement, another lower-priced department store, to Marshall’s several times, trying to find a bra that I could both afford and that wouldn’t cause me days of stress and wasted time by being talked about either by other shoppers or by salespeople and used against me by the harassing conglomerate.
The day before that, I went to the Goodwill store. I only found one bra that even sort’ve fit me for sale at the Goodwill store. It was a used bra that someone had donated. Even though it was a used bra, the store was still selling it for $2.99. I didn’t buy it.
I finally bought the pink bra at Marshall’s. At $5.99, it was the cheapest one that fit me.
I thought I’d probably get maligned for having bought it, because salespeople or other customers saw me buy it and apparently told the world. I feel as if there should be HIPAA for purchases, unless there’s a legitimate criminal investigation going on. It also occurred to me that, if I did get maligned for having bought it, that would help me prioritize repeating my concerns about the organization Stand Up To Cancer.
Now that I’ve thought about it more, that might not have been a good way to make sure that I prioritized talking about Stand Up To Cancer. My decisions aren’t always the best; however, maybe I won’t worry about buying pink clothes from now on, either, since I’m having this discussion now.
One thing that I was reminded of when I was bra-shopping is that I don’t understand why the people who make bras seem to think that everybody wants to wear a padded bra. A bra with a lining isn’t a bad idea if you’re going to wear a t-shirt or something sheer, but otherwise, I don’t want a padded bra.
Although the bra I bought has more padding than I wanted but was all that was there in my price range, it was pretty. I don’t remember the last time I could go shopping and not worry about what I bought.
That’s all it was.
Copyright L. Kochman, September 17, 2011 @9:22 a.m./addition & edit @ 9:27 p.m.