Many years ago I thought for sure that I would like the rug but alas I did not and had to pay costly return shipping. Lesson learned!

I recently needed a pair of sneakers and was so disappointed in the selection at Dick’s and Foot Locker. I vowed that was the last time I would ever set foot in a dying mall. And that was after ordering a few pairs online that did not fit.

I am quite top heavy. Finding clothes that fit those features with shoulders and sleeve length is most problematic

Costa Rica has few plus size clothing outlets either.

online. And that can be iffy

None fit. Tops to small shorts too big. Huge waste of $.

"Easy to assemble"! Ha!

And I had to go online to get the instructions.

Then there's always at least 1 missing screw.

She orders like 5 pairs and returns 4.

Makes me cringe but it works for her....

Until I found out that Amazon bought them.

Did find some beautiful women's dress shoes made by Rockport there. Incredibly comfortable.

We live in a separate bungalow behind my son's house, when we first moved in 5 years ago we only had a half bath, no shower/tub, in our bungalow. In order to take a shower we would have to go outside and upstairs to my son's house. I ordered, from Amazon, a portable bathtub, but after opening it up, putting it together and trying to fill it, we found it more impractical then going up stairs to the main house. When I ordered it I did not realize it was being shipped from China, returning it was impossible, so I lost $100.00. It has been sitting in storage in a box for the past 4 years. But we have the best shower in the world installed 2 years ago in our bungalow!

Trying to buy warm gloves, even XL is too small when they have thick insulation. No problem finding the right gloves at the store.

hurts to wear. Ordered online,

I have bought so many dresses that didn't fit or looked terrible. Some I manage to return, others take up space in my closet. Now that I'm overweight it's even worse. Sizes make no sense, quality is terrible.

Maybe I'll just never wear a dress again.

if I had to size up or down. I don't wear dresses anymore.

For my mother of the bride gig. Sent back all but The One.

So I donated it to a group that collects prom dresses for lower income teens. I hope it was lovely for someone.

Items like a smart watch that takes blood pressure (which isn't accurate).

I normally don't buy clothing items online because I like to feel what the material is like and check to see if it will fit me. Most of the clothing I buy is from the Navy Exchange or from Costco.

I went to the Navy Exchange to see what they had. The shoes I had were size 10.5, which is normal, but they felt loose. I used on of one of those metal devices that measures your foot and it said both feet are size 11. How could it be that my size 11 feet felt loose in a size 10.5 shoe. So I tried on a size 10 shoe and it fit perfectly. I took a 3-mile walk in them, later, with no problems.

I think that the reason for the difference in sizes has to do with the manufacturer. That's why I like to see, feel, and examine clothes and shoes before buying.

My son has a size 14 shoe so it's not really a size that's carried inside most stores.


Once I discovered this online store, I started purchasing shoes for myself from there.


One time, I didn't look at the photo of the bottom of the shoe treads online (massive mistake on my part). Every time it rained or after it rained, walking on certain surfaces was like walking on ice from the lack of tread on the bottom of the shoes. This could happen to anyone either in-store or online shopping, so make sure you always check out the treads. I can't stress this enough.

Despite the measurements, sometimes things don't go together like they should and it is important that one has the ability to find out with alacrity as well as able to correct the situation.

I am at 60% or so for such things working out as intended.

When I got them and tried to put them on, I found out the hard way that an "L" in China is much different than an "L" in the USA. Lesson learned. 😭😂

Should have known if they didn't fit you, they weren't going to fit me.

Oh well, some of us are slow learners.