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| - When I was younger, I thought that Old Navy flip flops were the bomb.... But I moved on to better things...and haven't been to an old navy in years.
After seeing some of their ads on TV, and that their jeans were starting at $15...I decided to make a trip down to the store closest to my home.
I had my daughter with me (in her stroller) and as soon as we walked in, I could feel how hot it was in the building. I headed to the right of the store, where most of the ladies' items seemed to be.
Then, it was looking for the right size, color, cut and length. I pulled the "sweetheart" jean, because it is for "curvier" body shapes. I grabbed two different sizes, and two different lengths....the "regular" length, and the "long" length.
The fitting room situation is a tad crowded.
They have two clearance racks, and I guess the line for a room is to start there. The older woman who was working the rooms, saw me, and immediately checked the two larger handicapped spaces so that my daughter and I could fit with her stroller.
I didn't even have to ask! To me, this was extremely thoughtful...She even held the door open for me so that I could get in. I counted out my items to her, and she told me not to worry, that I could take in as many items as I like.
She then politely shut the door behind me.
Trying on the jeans, I was impressed with the way that they fit...I have jeans that are $200 a pair that fit me just as well...I usually only wear boot cuts, because I have never been able to find a pair of skinny jeans that fits me appropriately.
I am very bottom heavy....(thanks mom and dad...) However, with Old Navy's "sweetheart" cut/fit, the skinny jeans fit me, and looked more flattering than the boot cuts. I also liked that they had a decent size "rise" to them...not too low cut and not grandma up to my ribcage high... Just enough support. I definitely needed the longer size though.
Then started my journey of finding the "long" size. I was impressed with how well the jean wall was maintained...especially with a sale like this going on. I was only digging because a lot of the larger sizes (size 8 and up) were just thrown on the bottom shelves, disorganized and not in the proper stack....I did find the "long" size that I needed, it was a darker denim wash than what I wanted...but I was happy to find them.
Check out....is.....ridiculous.
They have items that surround you while you are waiting in line....Food, toys, makeup, socks... you name it, it is there. I know that I am only feeling a tad negative about the check out process, because there are some parents who can not handle their children. Running up and down the line, (which is a tight squeeze)... throwing items on the floor, etc. The heat didn't help my attitude, by this time, I had a sweat mustache, and my hair was sticking to my back..
My cashier was friendly... and gladly accepted my email coupon. (sign up for old navy emails and on your first purchase, you get 20% off)...and I was even happier to see that it worked on the jeans, even though they were on sale.
All in all.... I have a great pair of jeans, at a decent price!
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