Lair of Flying Green Song Rabbits

I thought I covered this a bit in the previous post but continuing from that post is too long.. so I started a new post!

and S I thought I told you a few places already over MSN!

Anyway continuing on:

accessories:
There is no passing up Diva for cheap accessories. The non sale items are a tad expensive at times but once sales are on it's hooray! Usually Diva sales are those "buy one get 2nd one half price" or "buy one get one free" or "$5/$3 and under." Wait for the $5/$3 and under sales. But you gotta be lucky to get to the sales during the first week it comes on sale or some stuff like rings run out of sizes/styles. Diva also recently opened an online store: Diva

I think I mentioned before that Supre had some nice belts. Other chain stores like ValleyGirl also are starting to stock up on some nice accessories/belts for cheap prices. Since they're mostly for clothes a lot of people don't seem to check out the accessories section and miss out.

Shoes!!
I love Freelance which is on level 2 at Parramatta Westfields. I don't know if it's a chain store or not but they have a pretty nice selection of flats for about $40-$50. They also always have a Sales section where previous items (from about a month ago) end up usually at about 20% off. You can usually find some nice heels for about $45-$80 but I always have crappy luck with shoe sizing during sales.

I also quite like Wanted. They also always seem to have a constant sales rack but I hate the heels on sale. I've bought 2 pairs of flats from them though. Zu currently has sales on a lot of shoes. It stocks massive chunky heels which are my favourite!! Also I always check out places like Nine West, Wittner and Aldo waiting to fish a bargain. It's dangerous though sometimes to go into these stores as yesterday I fell in love with a $179.95 pair of heels at Wittner.

I hate Rubi shoes.

Clothing
I try to shop around (westfields parramatta) when trying to find clothes and try not to stick to one place. I like Level 2 for their consistently cheap stuff. I forget what that stores called... It's on the path facing Dymocks bookstore. It's sort of opposite Platypus shoe store. Anyway it's run by Asians and has some forgettable shop name. It stocks a lot of 'trendy' items like ripped jeans, cropped tops, floral, studs, lace etc. Most dresses that are new stock are about $40 but sometimes they go on sale for $20 and that's when I buy them. It's opposite this other Asian store "Made in USA" which is shit.

When I'm not in a rushed mood I'll usually survey the whole 2nd floor but otherwise I visit stores where I'll frequently find something. Cotton On and I have a bored-interested relationship. Sometimes I buy a lot of stock, other times I go months without finding anything interesting. I like their T-shirts and their cardigans most as they're layerable and easy to throw on. They also have some nice skirts at times.

That new copycat store @Topshop has some really cheap stuff. I've bought 1 dress from there which was really versatile. I guess if you don't mind crappy quality and squishy people and racks too close together then it's alright.

I hate that cheap store, Tightrope at times. But I have bought my favourite floral skirt there at a crazy price of $35 when they sell stuff for $2. I absolutely hate the change room curtains though. I like to avoid stores with those high to the ceiling curtains that require much tugging and get me in a bad mood before changing.

I dunno why I don't like going into Jeans West or Just Jeans or Jay Jays much. SES I also hate. Especially the Parramatta store. I just feel angry everytime I step into that store. But the other day with Serena I bought a top there while in a good mood but not at the Parramatta store. Also Jay Jays although their jeans are cheap at $39 or was it $49. Waiting for sales for better labeled jeans is a lot better. I bought a pair of Jay Jays black skinny jeans the other day just because my Crush said I don't wear jeans so I had my eyes peeled for a pair of jeans. I should not have wasted that money because I ordered a Sydney based designer's jeans (Trash Tusa) online for $50 from over $150 RRP. Trash Tusa is stocked in Zero stores. It should arrive tomorrow in the mail hopefully or latest Monday (hope they fit!). So yeh if you aren't desperate for jeans troll places with a range of branded jeans for sales.

Places like Forever New, Portmans, Bardot and General Pants make me happy when I find a sale item I love. (Oh these places also stock some cool accessories. I love Portman's more stylish/sophisticated accessories. And Forever New has some really pretty clothes, lots of floral, cocktail dresses, lace, whites and creams and pinks. There's also always a sales rack which has some nice sale items. Sadly I rarely find anything I like from the sales rack as they mostly go through a "Last Chance" rack first and by the time it gets to the sales rack a lot of the stuff is damaged especially since a lot of their stuff has sequins and delicate parts that are easily damaged.

Bardot Sales are so awesome. When they're super super cheap like less than $20 all the girls go crazy. There is clothes EVERYWHERE on the floor... shoved in randomly. They also squish all the clothes hangers in until it's overstuffed so coat hangers stick out everywhere and urgh it's a mess. Almost makes me hate sales.

Oh I also like Forcast. They have some pretty blouses. Last time I bought 2 for $50. I think they always have a small sales rack. The stores next to it (forget their names also has some good stuff).

I like General Pants. They have a wide selection of small Australian designers. I don't know if it's just lately but it seems they've had sales for a really long time.... so maybe they always have a permanent display sales rack. They have a really relaxed feel to their clothes (eg. all that slouchy gear I bought before).

Oh I also like that really slutty store I think it's on level 3 or 4 in Westfields Parramatta. It's next to a formal store I think near the lifts. It has a rack outside it's door. All the mannequins wear really slutty dresses with cut outs and low backs and low fronts and too many sequins and too tight and too short. Yes I know such words exist in my dictionary haha. I never venture past the first rack at the very front. The first rack stocks some cheap $20ish items from Mink Pink. I love Mink Pink, if only I can hoard more.

Um... what other stores do I love. I'm really bad with store names so yeh... other stuff I buy I buy randomly from random stores around the city and such and I don't recall where it is I bought it or it's from a chain store readily found in Parramatta Westfields. If I set out to shop and want to achieve this then I always go Parramatta Westfields because I like shopping in shopping centres, I can turn around and buy it stuff later on if I change my mind!



My Crush has said he doesn't like shorts or skirts high waisted, he doesn't see why I put so much emphasis on high heels and he prefers tight clothing (Pfft typical guy). But then when I look at him with something in my hands or tell him I'm going to wear so and so that he doesn't like he just gives me a sigh and says I can wear whatever I like. HAHAHAHA.

The other day I said I wanted to buy a tutu to wear around normally. At first he was like "wtf?? Even to Uni??" In the end he said he'll have to buy me some ballet flats to suit then. I think I'm awfully kind too that I let him wear his singlets and shorts and almost cargo style shorts. See very tolerant too!

Btw yesterday I fell in love with these shoes. Has anyone ever seen something at the shops and it's just taken your breath away and you don't quite understand why? Well I was browsing Wittner for fun at Bondi Junction. I surveyed the whole store and then I saw it... the prettiest pair of shoes attracting me... Now usually I'm not a suede girl since I think it dirties easily.. but when I saw these... I wanted them so much!! They were $179.95 which is WAAAAY too much considering i recently spent $300+. It was a love that happened under the worst of circumstances...



They are so comfortable as well. After I got home I couldn't stop thinking about them... and today at work I kept thinking about them..(dare say more than my Crush wtf). After work i devised a clever plan for my dad to take me to Westfields so I could buy some Aloe Vera Gel for my sunburn. He said there was a Woolworths near work not at Westfields but I persisted and said I wasn't going Woolworths to find it... When I got to Westfields I bought the gel from Woolworths in their new self serve counter. Then ran (literally) to the Wittner store 2 floors down. There I grabbed the pair I've been thinking about for a day and asked the lady for my size. The shoe is so new in fact the one in my size had never been tried on and was wrapped up very very nicely... I slipped them on my feet and stood up in them. They were very comfortable. Sadly I placed them back and sneaked 2 photos on my phone for myself to daydream about...

Maybe I do have a shopping problem. Should I buy them?