Once I had calmed down about being contacted about being officially enthusiastic about Gap, the lovely Justine and I exchanged a few e-mails and set up a coffee date for the following week. A coffee date! About the Gap! It sent thrills down my spine. We settled down with our drinks after I displayed my utter lack of prowess with the Starbucks menu — seriously, tall equals small?! — and she proceeded to explain the process while I tried to appear calm, despite my brain running at light speed.
I’m nodding, nodding, yes, I’m familiar with targeted marketing … of course, this whole set-up makes sense and I am not bursting out of my skin with excitement … sure, sure, ask me about my site. Wait, my stats? Umm, I could take a good guess … I haven’t checked the specifics in a while. Wait, let me make a note to check Technorati when I get back to my computer … no, I don’t have any other social media sites. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Tumblr: no, no, no, no. I do post pictures on Flickr! And I have a LinkedIn page, but that is the most boring site you just listed. Crap! Will this affect my chances? Argh.
I snapped out of my daze when Justine said, “Well, that’s all the boring stuff. Now is when we get to buy you a new outfit from Gap!”
That’s when I lost all pretense of poise and squawked, “Like right now?!”
Yes, right now! The Starbucks where we met was in a shopping plaza with a Gap, but I had just thought that was a funny coincidence. My head was spinning as we walked down the sidewalk to the store.
Justine gave me my budget, and I wandered around in a fog. When I go shopping, I always have A Plan, so not worrying about a list or priorities (not to mention personal monetary loss) was completely foreign to me. With the help of Justine’s practiced Gap eye, I tried on a handful of different items, including a bubble-hem dress that I definitely could not pull off. I ended up with four pieces to take home: a white strapless dress, a navy blazer, a flowy black blouse, and a floral cardigan.
Much to my chagrin, with the exception of the dress (White! Strapless! Insane!), nothing was particularly adventurous for me, but rest assured that almost all of it was on sale. I was giddy as I drove back to my office; indeed, it was the most exhilarating lunch hour to date.
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Oh. My. Word. You are the luckiest woman ever.
Definitely a great surprise!
That is so exciting!!!
Oh, and I just bought a Canon Rebel… thought I’d mention it since I know you got to play with a DSLR not long ago.
Those clothes are all so adorable. Am jealous!
All these Gap posts make me want to run to the Gap right now. Hmmm, Brand About Town is pretty smart. Anyhow, love the new clothes. The dress is lovely on you.
How exciting. That cardigan is super cute. I am going to Gap to buy clothes. Right. Now.
I just dropped an insane amount of money at Baby Gap (there were three digits in the final price and the first digit was NOT one – oh, please don’t tell my husband) this afternoon. Notice me Gap!! Notice me!!
Yaaaay! Gap Enthusiast!! I love that black top on you–very classy. And the dress is perhaps one of my all time favorite things I’ve seen you wear. Hello flats, chunky necklace and summer picnic!
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xox
So exciting! I love all the pieces you ended up with, but my favorite is definitely the dress. So adorable and versatile! Perfect for a summer picnic, and paired with a cardigan or wrap I could definitely see it working well in the fall and/or winter, too.
That’s a great black shirt.
And for the record – do not be deceived! – tall does NOT equal small. “Short” equals small and you CAN order most drinks as a short. They just don’t put in the menu because, hey, why bother? If I convince you a tall is a small, you’ll always buy a more expensive drink, right? It’s particularly devious on Starbucks’ part.
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