Never trust a man

Always trust your own instinct especially when it comes to shopping.  The hubster and I ran over to Easton to run some errands and I popped into Forever 21 to buy some cheap costume jewelry for my outfit for tomorrow's work banquet.  He helped me pick out earrings, a necklace, and some bracelets.  On way to the register I noticed that the bar connecting the three bangles had two empty holes.  I stopped and said that this was broken and that it's missing two strands of beads.  He was convinced that it was meant to look like that.  I wasn't convinced because if 3 of the 5 holes were filled, you'd think there would be a hole in between each strand.  There was not.  It's also cheaper to manufacture the bar for three holes instead of one.  Anyway, he convinced me it looked fine with three and to buy them.

I did, but I couldn't think that it was meant to have three strands.  I hopped over to the Forever 21 website and found my bracelet:

Ha! 5 strands!  I knew I was right.  I feel cheated of two strands and I hate paying for something I didn't get.  It does look fine with three strands instead of five, but I still want my last two strands!  I should have listened to my gut and rummaged around the jewelry section until I found another.

I also noticed that two of the necklaces I picked up (the same necklace) were broken.  One had a broken chain and other had a missing rhinestone.  I guess that's what happens when you buy jewelry at Forever 21 for dirt cheap.

I did end up trying on the whole ensemble and I think I'm a little blinged out: jeweled necklace, jeweled earrings, sparkly bracelets, AND a jeweled sash for my dress.  Maybe a bit much, but I don't have many opportunities to dress up, so I might as well take advantage of it.