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I can still wear
After a fall, winter, and spring season of dashing — a dirty job to be sure — my blue jean collection has become pretty fucking raggedy. In fact, at this point, only one of my many pairs of blue jeans could be termed presentable. And the last time I arrived on a movie set with the prescribed jeans in a marginal state, I realized it might be time for a new spic and span pair.
Many years ago, I had an escort “girlfriend” who bought me all sorts of presents. Actually, she liked to go shopping for all her “boyfriends,” almost all of whom were paying customers except me. I was her ad guru.
I still have a lot of her gifts. But some were fashion t-shirts I didn’t like and never wore. And about 5 years ago, I took what I’d never worn (and still had their H & M tags affixed) to the store to see if I could get a store credit. I figured money back without a receipt would be a lost cause. But in that H & M is a sort of high-end retailer, there might be a chance to trade in the garments. I was right. They were happy to issue me a card with the cash value of the returned items.
I bought a belt that day and saved whatever was left for later. Later came 4 years hence — today when American Express sent an email with this month’s offers, one of which would give me back 25% on any H & M purchase. The light went off in my head — and it was…
