Dear Woman Within and Roaman's Catalog Centers,
Thank you so much for your support over the last decade. While it's been difficult finding clothing in your catalogs that aren't over embellished, bizarre colors, or strangely proportioned, at least I've been able to find clothing that covered my large frame. For the last 6 months or so you've been sending me "absolutely the last catalog" I'll ever get if I don't order. I haven't ordered. I still get the catalogs. I suppose I should not assume you'd stop sending them. After all, most people who stop ordering will eventually come back, because you're pretty much the only game in town for the super-plus sizes.
However, you can stop wasting trees and postage. I no longer will be ordering your products. You see, I'm now of a size where I can actually shop at stores. I now have the option of trying clothing on, finding clothing that looks good as well as fits correctly, and can shop places where the clothing is more fashionable, less expensive, and I don't have to pay shipping and handling.
Dear Woman Within and Roamans, We've had a good run, but I'm leaving you behind with that 150+ lbs of fat I've shed. I may never be shopping at 3-5-7 but please don't kid yourself: I'm not coming back.
I suppose this is where I'm supposed to say "thanks for the memories"... but let's not kid ourselves about that either.
Sincerely,
Fab Kate
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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7 comments:
Great letter can I borrow it too? lol
Right on Kate!
Amen to that! Love it! ;)
Woo hoooooo! This is the best letter I have ever read!!! I hear FREEDOM! in every line. Congratulations!! Deb
Hilarious! I know how you feel. I am so used to getting those catalogs I hadn't even thought about it. ( And they send the same catalog practically every day!) Maybe we should get a petition up, all sign it and send it to them. We could save a forest!
Oh! and Contratulations on 150+ pounds down. That is AMAZING!
He-he- hilarious. Even more so because it's so true.
My mom got both of those catalogs and I remember being a plus sized teenager and craving beautiful clothes yet feeling compelled to look through those catalogs every time they arrived. I would wonder the whole time: who the hell is wearing this ugly shit? Everything in it was insanely inappropriate to any woman of any size, at any stage in her life.
I am glad that you don't need those catalogs anymore. I am glad I am no longer close to needing them. I know they provide a necessity, clothes, but they're so marginalizing and it hurts to have to buy your clothing from a catalog with very tall women modeling clothing for very large women who like to dress as if they're headed to a 70's era disco/conservative tea party /monster truck rally/slumber party every day.
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