Saturday, 4 February 2012

I nearly caught the plane home today...

For a whole variety of reasons, not least that shopping on this island is impossible.
No where, no where stocks tiny/ early baby sized vests and babygros, You can get hideously overpriced "outfits" but standard white/ blue/ cream sleepsuits with poppers in packs? No.
No where, no where, stocks nursing bras above a G fitting. Only 2 shops actually stock them at all and they're hideous. Honestly even if they fitted I wouldn't put my grandma in them (And she's been dead and gone for years!)
When I queried this I was told "They don't make them", oh yes they do! "Ah but these are comfortable" - the girl was about 18 with a flat as a pancake tummy - "Have you worn one?" I asked.
"Well, no..."
I asked who bought their underwear in for them - it was a man's name... Hmm there's a chance that might explain a bit.
In M&S I was told, by the store manager, "You could order on-line" well yes, but not from M&S as the franchise doesn't allow you to order unless it's delivered to the store, "I think you can," she said. I sighed and pointed to the other staff members, all shaking their heads, "No, you can't". "Oh!" She said, 'well, I'm new..."
We need a booster seat for the tallest child in the car, the kind that means you can chuck it about - and access all the seats, and we need a bouncy/ rocker/ swinging chair or two for the babies. I looked on the "Toys R Us" website and found what I wanted, I put them in my "basket" and checked delivery. Apparently we're a "remote island" and they don't deliver to remote islands. I closed the site down.
They emailed me to ask why I hadn't checked out.
We went to the local shop (for local people!) that stocks both. Only they don't, not any more.

I bought a changing mat....

No idea what I'm doing about the rest.

Sighing and moaning mostly...

2 comments:

  1. Email me your shopping list and I'll ship it over to you. It must be like living in 1975 :)

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  2. A box will be in its way to you soon. Tiny baby clothes galore.

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