So I Walked In To A Fast Food Place...and???

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74. When I was at Penney's a week ago--

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when this occurred--the 4 women in line for that one dressing room, a mother with a baby in a stroller, and I were the only customers in the store--and it is a very large store. In fact they moved to this greatly expanded space some years ago. I was looking to buy the T-shirts to wear on my plane flights because I had to go to Washington, D.C., this past weekend for my son's wedding, and with the extremely uncomfortable seats the airlines now cram us into, dressing comfortably is essential while flying.

I actually saw a nice skirt and jacket set while there, and I wanted to try it on, too, but all the pieces (all sizes) were hung up high, far beyond my reach, and there were no salespeople anywhere that I could find to help me get one down to try on. Just as well, I guess, since there were no dressing rooms open anyway. The set was nice enough that if I could have gotten it down to try on, I probably would have purchased it to wear at the rehearsal dinner, because it really looked like something that would fit me and that I could comfortably wear. I have a lot of trouble finding appropriate styles and sizes. I am not "huge," but like many people, I am heavier at 62 than I was at 22.

That's another big problem. Women my age and weight do NOT want to dress in too small clothing made from thin and clingy knits that show every roll of fat around the midriff, but that's almost all that most mid-range stores have now in my area (the Midwest). I think they try to save production costs by using cheap, tacky fabric and making even large sizes too small to avoid using as much fabric. Also, just because a woman is older and no longer svelte, that does NOT mean we want to wear polyester or that we want garish or dowdy patterns in loud colors.

Older, heavier women have money to spend on clothes, but we can't find anything suitable to buy!