I Guess Today Just Wasn't My Day

I have a wedding to attend this weekend. I've known about this wedding for the last year, and we recieved the invitation in March or April. It's been on my fridge since we got it in the mail. I think I even RSVP'd the day I opened the envelope.

Now, since I've known about this wedding for quite some time, I've been looking at dresses online, trying to decide which one I liked, and how much I was willing to spend on it.

I found the dress that I wanted. I loved it! It was flirty and cute and colorful. I ordered it from JCPenny's and it was at my house 2 days later. When I tried it on, it didn't fit. They seemed to have forgotten that there should be material across the front of the dress. Everything else looked good, but there was a little too much flesh exposed if you know what I mean! Jeff told me it looked great, but I'm going to a wedding, not a dance club.

So, with a week left until the wedding, I order another dress. This one is modestly cut and still just as cute and flirty. 4 days go by, and no dress. I check my email and in my junk box there is a message saying that my VISA was declined. That can't be! We have more than enough money to cover the charges. It's Wednesday, which means that after I talk to customer service, I have to pay extra to have it Fed - Exed. Great.

After being transferred to three different people they finally told me that they just tried to run my card again and it went through, the dress should be here in a week. I told them I don't have a week. I need this dress by Saturday. The lady tells me that they will have to cancel the order and reorder it. I tell her to do it already! So, one cancelled order, and $27.00 in shipping and I should have the dress here by Friday. What a relief!

Two hours later, while Jeff and I were at lunch the phone rings. It's JCPenny's telling me my order won't clear, that there's something wrong with my VISA! I cancelled my order and decided I wasn't going to the wedding! Nothing is worth this much hassle!

Later, I cool off and call the bank. They look our account and tell me that Visa will not allow 3 online charges in the same day. That logic doesn't make sense to me, but I go with it. I call my mom and ask if she'll let me use her card and I'll bring her the money tomorrow. Of course she says yes. I jump online and go to order my cute, flirty dress. It's SOLD OUT!

So, I pick out a different dress, get it ordered, paying $27.00 in shipping. It should be here by Friday, and if it isn't, then I guess I'm going to this wedding in my pajamas!

There are times where I really wish I lived in a big city. I could have gone out on my lunch break and found an armload of dresses to choose from.