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As Black Friday Approaches

Every year on Black Friday my Mother-in-Law and I go shopping and buy each other's Christmas gifts.  This is a fun way to spend some time together and make sure we each get what we want and that it fits.  However, I do find it very hard to NOT make online purchases of things I think she could get me before Black Friday. Case in point this leather jacket from Zara. 

We won't be near a Zara for Black Friday shopping (we usually go the Prime Outlets route) so its not like we'll come across this exact jacket.  However, I feel that if I hold off from ordering this*/spending my own money, I'll be able to find something comparable for my MIL to buy for me/spend her money.   BUT, what if I don't... and with the holiday shopping craze upon us, this jacket could be sold out by the time I get home.   Of course I could just buy it and if we find something similar that I like more I could return it.  OR I could buy it and then have her get me something along these lines:

But what if we don't find red cords... then do I get these and look for something like this:


I think you can see how easily this can spiral out of control...  So I'm going to take a deep breath and resist the temptation to click "checkout." I'll just keep my fingers crossed that all of these items will still be in my virtual bag/wishlist if I don't come across something similar out there in the mad chaos of Christmas shopping.

*Isn't it awesome that Zara now has online shopping? My friends in DC and NYC are very happy about this since now when I visit them we don't HAVE to go to Zara. Now we only HAVE to go to Uniqlo and Muji.

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