[nabs-l] techniques for shopping and trends

Wed Nov 16 01:58:57 UTC 2011

Hi=20everyone,

There's=20an=20article=20in=20the=20fall=20edition=20of=20the=20Student=20S=
late=20
entitled=20"Dress=20for=20Success,"=20which=20gives=20us=20some=20great=20t=
ips=20on=20
clothes=20shopping=20and=20what=20to=20wear=20when.=20=20If=20you=20haven't=
=20read=20it=20
yet,=20I=20encourage=20you=20to=20do=20so.=20=20You=20can=20download=20the=
=20Slate=20at=20
nabslink.org.

Chris

"The=20real=20problem=20of=20blindness=20is=20not=20the=20loss=20of=20eyesi=
ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan=20(President,=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind,=20
1968-1986

P.S.=20=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20blind=20and=20visually=
=20impaired=20
youth=20in=20Maryland=20say=20"I=20can,"=20by=20empowering=20them=20through=
=20
providing=20assistive=20technology=20and=20scholarships=20to=20camps=20and=
=20
conventions=20which=20help=20them=20be=20equal=20with=20their=20sighted=20p=
eers.=20=20
For=20more=20information=20about=20the=20Foundation=20and=20to=20support=20=
our=20
work,=20visit=20us=20online=20at=20www.icanfoundation.info!

Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote=20Apex

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Ignasi=20Cambra=20D=EDaz=20<ignasicambra at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2011=20Nov=202011=2000:56:11=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

I=20generally=20give=20advice=20to=20my=20girlfriend=20only=20:).=20=20Some=
how=20it's=20
quite=20easy=20for=20me=20to=20decide=20whether=20I=20like=20how=20somethin=
g=20feels=20on=20
her=20or=20not.=20=20In=20the=20end=20she=20always=20ends=20up=20choosing=20=
though,=20but=20
she=20keeps=20asking=20for=20my=20opinion.=20=20That's=20probably=20why=20I=
've=20
developed=20some=20kind=20of=20personal=20taste,=20which=20will=20probably=
=20not=20
work=20for=20anyone=20other=20than=20her=A1=A6=20I=20would=20definitely=20n=
ot=20know=20how=20
to=20give=20advice=20to=20some=20other=20friend=20or=20just=20a=20random=20=
person...
On=20Oct=2028,=202011,=20at=207:54=20PM,=20Arielle=20Silverman=20wrote:

=20Hi=20all,
=20I'm=20curious=20whether=20anyone=20who=20has=20been=20blind=20since=20
birth/childhood
=20has=20figured=20out=20how=20to=20give=20people=20good=20feedback=20on=20=
clothes=20they=20
try
=20on,=20etc.=20=20and=20if=20so=20what=20techniques=20do=20you=20use?=20I=
=20too=20enjoy=20
shopping
=20with=20friends=20and=20family=20and=20I=20would=20love=20to=20be=20able=
=20to=20help=20them=20
pick
=20out=20stuff=20but=20I=20don't=20really=20get=20a=20sense=20of=20what=20l=
ooks=20good=20or=20
not
=20based=20on=20a=20description,=20I=20think=20because=20I=20have=20never=20=
actually=20
seen
=20colors=20etc.=20=20Do=20you=20guys=20get=20a=20sense=20for=20whether=20s=
omething=20fits=20
right
=20by=20feeling=20it=20on=20someone=20who's=20wearing=20it?
=20Best,
=20Arielle

=20On=2010/26/11,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>=20wrote=
:
=20Ah,=20I=20wish=20we=20had=20a=20Belks=20up=20here.=20=20We=20shop=20at=20=
Macy's=20most=20often=20
and=20a=20little
=20at=20bloomingdales.
=20When=20I=20was=20down=20south=20to=20see=20relatives,=20I=20liked=20Belk=
s=20and=20
Dillards;=20good
=20selection=20and=20well=20laid=20out.

=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Lea=20williams
=20Sent:=20Wednesday,=20October=2026,=202011=209:48=20PM
=20To:=20Debbie=20Wunder=20;=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Studen=
ts=20
mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

=20Hey=20I=20shop=20a=20lot=20with=20the=20help=20of=20the=20workers.=20=20=
I=20went=20a=20couple=20
of
=20weeks=20ago=20to=20get=20some=20shoes=20and=20an=20outfit.=20=20I=20firs=
t=20went=20to=20the=20
shoe
=20shop=20and=20just=20walked=20in=20and=20asked=20for=20help=20after=20wal=
king=20through=20
the
=20store=20to=20hunt=20someone=20down.=20=20NP.=20=20I=20knew=20that=20i=20=
wanted=20sneakers=20
or=20tenis
=20shoes,=20whatever=20you=20call=20them=20and=20got=20a=20pair.=20=20But=20=
if=20your=20not=20
sure,
=20just=20tell=20them=20what=20stile=20of=20clothes=20you=20would=20wear=20=
with=20them,=20
dressy,
=20casual,=20fancey=20etc.=20=20You=20can=20also=20ask=20what=20color=20clo=
se=20the=20shoes=20
would
=20best=20work=20with.=20=20I=20got=20a=20pair=20of=20heels=20and=20I=20tol=
d=20them=20I=20
primarily=20wear
=20dark=20blue=20dressy=20geans=20and=20black=20slacks=20or=20dark=20kackey=
=20and=20they=20
were
=20able=20to=20tell=20me=20what=20color=20would=20go=20best=20with=20the=20=
colors.=20=20They=20
took=20me
=20to=20an=20ile=20to=20let=20me=20loose=20alone=20in=20my=20size=20while=20=
the=20lady=20went=20
and
=20found=20a=20helper=20for=20me.=20=20The=20worker=20came=20and=20I=20told=
=20her=20kind=20of=20
what=20I
=20was=20looking=20for=20and=20she=20picked=20out=20things=20that=20was=20a=
round=20that=20
would
=20have=20worked=20and=20i=20chose=20from=20there.
=20I=20have=20found=20telling=20them=20and=20asking=20a=20lot=20of=20things=
=20helps=20the=20
both=20of
=20you.=20=20If=20your=20not=20sure=20or=20understanding=20what=20they=20ar=
e=20saying,=20
then=20ask
=20loads=20of=20questions.=20=20It=20is=20your=20money=20your=20spending=20=
and=20if=20you=20
buy=20it,
=20it=20is=20you=20who=20takes=20it=20home=20not=20them.
=20After=20this=20i=20went=20to=20Belks=20and=20had=20the=20lady=20there=20=
help=20me=20find=20
an
=20outfit.=20=20That=20one=20was=20a=20bit=20more=20tricky=20because=20she=
=20took=20me=20to=20
the=20back
=20and=20was=20trying=20to=20get=20me=20to=20pick=20from=20two=20tops=20tha=
t=20were=20hanging=20
up=20on
=20the=20wal.=20=20I=20did=20not=20like=20them=20and=20just=20started=20to=
=20wonder=20off=20and
=20saying,=20"so=20whats=20over=20here=20or=20there"?=20We=20then=20discove=
rd=20that=20
the
=20store=20was=20filled=20with=20loads=20of=20clothes=20that=20were=20not=20=
on=20the=20
wall.
=20Waow!
=20I=20did=20find=20a=20nice=20outfit,=20something=20that=20was=20on=20sale=
=20and=20cost=20
less
=20than=20the=20things=20on=20the=20wall=20by=20the=20way.
=20Something=20you=20could=20do=20is=20to=20find=20out=20what=20your=20colo=
rs=20are,=20
google.=20=20I
=20Google=20a=20lot=20of=20things.=20=20You=20can=20put=20in=20Google,
=20What=20style=20and=20color=20of=20clothes=20works=20best=20for=20me?
=20and=20you=20can=20find=20bloggs=20that=20says,=20if=20your=20dark=20hair=
ed=20with=20
whatever
=20skin,=20wear=20this=20and=20that.=20=20they=20usually=20say=20spring,=20=
wenter,=20
summer=20or
=20fall=20colors,=20but=20the=20give=20good=20information.=20=20Then=20when=
=20your=20
shopping,
=20you=20have=20more=20of=20an=20idea=20of=20what=20colors=20to=20pick.
=20If=20your=20not=20shure=20if=20something=20will=20fit,=20Ask=20them=20wh=
at=20do=20they=20
think,
=20will=20it=20fit=20you=20or=20not?=20I=20do=20this=20all=20the=20time=20,=
=20Sometimes=20a=20
small=20is
=20really=20a=20medium=20etc...
=20They=20will=20help,=20and=20if=20they=20have=20small=20children=20or=20k=
ids=20at=20home=20
or
=20even=20have=20raised=20them,=20they=20do=20a=20great=20job=20because=20t=
hey=20do=20it=20
with
=20their=20own=20children=20and=20it=20is=20second=20nature=20for=20them.
=20If=20your=20still=20not=20sure,=20take=20=20a=20few=20sizes=20and=20hold=
=20on=20till=20you=20
have=20a
=20few=20things=20and=20then=20go=20try=20them=20on.=20=20The=20worst=20is=
=20to=20get=20home=20
and=20not
=20like=20what=20you=20buy=20because=20it's=20to=20tight=20or=20loose.
=20And=20like=20I=20said,=20google,=20google=20google.
=20Not=20just
=20What=20is=20in=20season?
=20But=20also
=20How=20to=20choose=20shoes=20for=20an=20outfit?
=20Or=20Will=20a=20blue=20shirt=20go=20with=20kackey=20pants?
=20or
=20What=20color=20tops=20to=20wear=20with=20dark/lite/etc=20bottoms?
=20What=20kind=20of=20tops=20to=20wear=20with=20(fill=20in=20the=20blank)=20=

pants/skirts...
=20Be=20kind=20of=20spisific=20but=20not=20spisific.=20=20If=20you=20know=20=
your=20body=20
shape,=20google
=20What=20style=20of=20clothes=20looks=20best=20for=20my=20body=20shape?
=20Man=20if=20i=20had=20money=20to=20spend=20on=20clothes=20and=20not=20bil=
ls,=20I=20would=20go
=20shopping=20more=20often.
=20You=20could=20also=20do=20this=20with=20hair=20styles=20etc...

=20If=20your=20worried=20that=20they=20might=20be=20to=20busy=20to=20shop=20=
with=20you,=20
call=20them
=20and=20tell=20them=20your=20blind=20and=20interested=20in=20shopping=20th=
ere=20and=20
when
=20would=20be=20the=20best=20time=20of=20the=20day=20to=20come=20in.=20=20S=
ome=20places=20will=20
say=20mid
=20day=20because=20they=20have=20more=20workers,=20and=20some=20will=20say=
=20earlier=20or=20
later
=20because=20their=20is=20less=20custermers.=20=20It=20is=20the=20prefrence=
=20of=20the=20
store.=20=20If
=20you=20find=20someone=20you=20really=20like=20shopping=20with,=20get=20th=
eir=20name=20
and=20ask
=20them=20when=20they=20normally=20work.=20=20I=20do=20this=20and=20then=20=
the=20next=20time=20
I=20went
=20I=20asked=20for=20them.=20=20this=20is=20a=20wonderful=20thing=20for=20t=
hem=20and=20they=20
get=20high
=20marks=20from=20there=20bosses=20for=20being=20requested.
=20I=20would=20too=20ask=20if=20there=20might=20be=20someone=20close=20to=20=
your=20age=20who=20
could
=20help=20you=20shop=20for=20clothes=20because=20their=20style=20would=20be=
=20better=20
than
=20someone=20or=20is=20either=20a=20lot=20older=20or=20younger=20than=20you=
.=20=20I=20had=20an=20
older
=20women=20helping=20me=20and=20she=20did=20not=20try=20to=20pick=20out=20a=
nything=20to=20old
=20fashion=20,=20but=20what=20i=20got=20was=20so=20much=20better=20than=20w=
hat=20she=20was=20
trying
=20to=20get=20me=20to=20by.
=20a=20lot=20of=20it=20does=20come=20from=20expirience=20and=20confidence=20=
though.=20=20
Know=20what
=20to=20ask=20and=20not=20being=20easily=20timpted=20to=20get=20whatever=20=
they=20hand=20
you=20is
=20good=20and=20try=20to=20ask=20yourself=20and=20be=20aunist=20with=20your=
self=20if=20you=20
really
=20like=20the=20stuff.=20=20I=20know=20if=20i=20am=20nervous,=20I=20am=20mo=
re=20likely=20to=20buy
=20something=20I=20do=20not=20like=20because=20I=20am=20more=20influenced=20=
than=20when=20I=20
fill
=20cunfirtable.

=20HTH

=20On=2010/26/11,=20Debbie=20Wunder=20<debbiewunder at earthlink.net>=20wrote:=

=20Hi=20Ashley,=20I=20find=20that=20if=20I=20am=20shopping=20alone,=20and=20=
not=20with=20a=20
friend=20or
=20one
=20of=20my=20daughters,=20if=20I=20go=20to=20the=20counter=20and=20ask=20fo=
r=20assistance,=20
mostly
=20people=20are=20very=20willing=20to=20help.=20=20It=20of=20course=20depen=
ds=20on=20the=20
store,=20I=20have
=20had=20good=20luck=20at=20JC=20Pennys=20or=20Dillards,=20also=20some=20sm=
aller=20ladies=20
shops.=20=20If
=20you=20develope=20a=20relationship=20with=20a=20store=20manager,=20they=20=
seem=20to=20
enjoy
=20helping.

=20It=20is=20important=20to=20me=20to=20have=20some=20one=20that=20I=20valu=
e=20thei=20
opinion.=20=20The=20one
=20thing=20that=20I=20have=20found=20that=20my=20youngest=20daughter=20is=20=
quick=20to=20
tell=20me=20is
=20that=20some=20things=20do=20not=20feel=20cute,=20and=20some=20feel=20cut=
e=20that=20are=20
not.
=20Sometimes=20I=20here=20from=20my=20daught,No,=20mom.=20=20smile

=20Debbie
=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20To:=20<shogle at students.kennesaw.edu>;=20"National=20Association=20of=20
Blind
=20Students
=20mailing=20list"=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20October=2025,=202011=209:58=20PM
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

=20Sam,
=20Thanks.=20=20And=20that's=20the=20technique=20I=20was=20thinking=20of!=20=
As=20we=20know,=20
shoes=20are
=20laid=20out=20on=20racks,=20in=20rows.=20=20I=20figured=20I=20could=20go=
=20up=20to=20one,=20for=20
instance
=20the=20sandles=20if=20that=20interests=20me,=20and=20feel=20them.=20=20Th=
en=20get=20a=20
sales
=20associate=20to=20help=20me=20pick=20the=20size,=20color,=20etc=20from=20=
there.=20=20
Actually,=20they
=20are=20supposed=20to=20help=20anyone;=20they=20will=20measure=20your=20fe=
et=20to=20find=20
out=20the
=20right=20size.

=20We've=20gotten=20assistance=20for=20shoe=20fitting=20before,=20but=20fam=
ily=20has=20
done=20the
=20browsing.=20=20Glad=20to=20know=20another=20blind=20person=20does=20this=
.=20=20I=20have=20
a=20little
=20vision,=20so=20may=20be=20able=20to=20see=20the=20colors=20and=20that=20=
will=20aid=20me=20in=20
going=20to
=20the=20right=20shoe=20row.
=20My=20shoes=20are=20wearing=20out.=20=20I=20want=20some=20new=20blue=20ea=
sy=20spirit=20
shoes=20to=20go
=20with=20slacks.=20=20And=20I=20need=20new=20sandles=20for=20next=20summer=
.=20=20So=20I=20
definitely=20can
=20do=20some=20shoe=20shopping.=20=20IMO,=20since=20shoe=20department=20sta=
ff=20are=20
expected=20to
=20measure=20feet=20and=20pick=20out=20shoes=20from=20the=20stock=20room=20=
my=20
impression=20is=20they
=20have=20more=20sales=20staff=20on=20hand.=20=20I=20notice=20when=20shoppi=
ng=20with=20my=20
mother=20that
=20its=20easy=20to=20get=20help=20in=20the=20shoe=20department=20typically,=
=20but=20if=20
you=20have=20a
=20question=20in=20the=20clothes=20department,=20you'll=20be=20waiting=20a=
=20long=20
time!
=20Sighted

=20people=20need=20help=20finding=20a=20size=20or=20a=20particular=20brand=
=20sometimes;=20
after
=20all

=20department=20stores=20are=20huge!=20But=20since=20the=20coporation=20wan=
ts=20to=20
keep=20all
=20the

=20money,=20they=20are=20stingy=20about=20hiring=20adaquate=20sales=20staff=
=20to=20
assist
=20customers.=20=20Another=20=20good=20thing=20about=20shoe=20departments=20=
or=20shoe=20
stores=20is
=20I've=20noticed=20their=20customer=20service=20is=20overall=20better.=20=
=20If=20you=20
need=20to
=20order=20shoes,=20they=20take=20care=20of=20that=20well.=20=20Clothes=20s=
tores=20aren't=20
the
=20greatest;=20they=20may=20take=20your=20order,=20but=20fail=20to=20notify=
=20you=20when=20
its=20in=20or
=20enter=20the=20rong=20thing=20in.

=20I=20wonder=20if=20new=20balance=20shoes=20or=20Niki=20are=20more=20popul=
ar.

=20Ashley
=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Sam=20Hogle
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20October=2025,=202011=2010:39=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

=20Hi=20Ashley.=20=20I've=20gone=20shoe=20shopping=20before,=20and=20to=20m=
e,=20they=20are=20
some=20of
=20the=20easiest=20items=20to=20pick=20out.=20=20When=20I=20go=20shoe=20sho=
pping,=20I=20find=20
out=20where
=20the=20shoes=20are,=20and=20go=20down=20the=20line=20feeling=20each=20one=
.=20=20Some=20may=20
find=20that
=20weird,=20but=20if=20they=20were=20to=20say=20anything,=20I=20would=20res=
pond=20with=20at=20
least
=20I'm=20doing=20it=20independently.=20=20Anyway,=20if=20I=20find=20any=20t=
hat=20I'm=20
interested
=20in,=20I=20then=20ask=20someone=20to=20describe=20those=20to=20me.=20=20T=
he=20description=20
would=20be
=20stuff=20like=20brand=20name=20or=20color.=20=20Then,=20based=20on=20what=
=20I=20like=20and=20
what=20I
=20know=20from=20others=20about=20what=20the=20trend=20is,=20I=20make=20my=
=20selection.=20=20
Hope=20this
=20helps.
=20Sam
=20On=2010/25/2011=209:59=20PM,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20wrote:
=20Thanks=20Chris.
=20Maybe=20others=20will=20chime=20in=20later.=20=20I=20heard=20that=20pers=
onal=20
shoppers=20is
=20one=20technique.=20=20I=20wonder=20how=20that=20works=20though.=20=20Do=
=20they=20select=20
clothes
=20based=20on=20skin=20tone=20and=20size?=20I=20wonder=20if=20some=20stores=
=20will=20
measure=20you
=20for=20size.=20=20I=20would=20expect=20you'd=20need=20an=20appointment=20=
which=20is=20
fine,=20but
=20I=20wouldn't=20want=20to=20pay=20for=20a=20service=20just=20to=20pick=20=
out=20clothes.
=20Also=20what=20about=20shoes.=20=20Usually=20if=20I'm=20with=20family,=20=
they=20browse=20
and=20try
=20and=20pick=20for=20me.=20=20Is=20it=20okay=20to=20browse=20by=20touching=
=20the=20shoes?=20
Maybe=20get
=20a=20shoe=20salesperson=20to=20bring=20me=20to=20the=20right=20type=20of=
=20shoe=20and=20
then=20I
=20see=20what=20is=20there?=20Sighted=20people=20just=20look=20around=20and=
=20say=20oh=20
that
=20shoe=20looks=20good.=20=20But=20I=20wonder=20a=20better,=20independent=20=
way=20even=20if=20
its
=20with=20sales=20staff.

=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----=20From:=20Chris=20Nusbaum
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20October=2025,=202011=207:03=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

=20Hi=20Ashley,

=20I=20can't=20help=20you=20very=20much=20with=20techniques=20for=20shoppin=
g=20for
=20clothes,=20perfume=20and=20jewelry,=20as=20most=20of=20these=20questions=
=20would=20
be
=20better=20answered=20by=20ladies,=20which=20I'm=20not.=20=20But=20I=20can=
=20give=20you=20
one
=20resource=20for=20finding=20out=20the=20fassion=20trends.=20=20There's=20=
a=20lady
=20named=20Lynn=20Cooper=20who=20started=20an=20initiative=20called=20the=20=
Mirrors
=20Project,=20to=20make=20fassion=20more=20accessible=20to=20people=20with
=20disabilities.=20=20She=20comes=20on=20ACB=20Reports,=20which=20can=20be=
=20heard=20on
=20acbradio.org,=20twice=20every=20season=20to=20give=20her=20Fassion=20Rep=
ort,
=20describing
=20that=20season's=20fassion=20trends=20for=20both=20men=20and=20women.=20=
=20This=20is=20a
=20good=20resource=20to=20find=20a=20detailed=20description=20of=20all=20th=
e=20trends
=20spesifically=20tailored=20for=20blind=20people.=20=20Lynn's=20Web=20site=
=20is
=20www.lynncooper.us=20and=20you=20can=20find=20the=202011=20ACB=20Reports=
=20shows=20on
=20www.acb.org.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2024=20Oct=202011=2014:47:40=20-0400
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20techniques=20for=20shopping=20and=20trends

=20Hi=20all,

=20What=20are=20techniques=20for=20clothes=20shopping?=20What=20do=20you=20=
need=20to
=20know=20when=20going=20to=20shop?=20Of=20course,=20the=20size=20and=20bra=
nd=20you=20wear
=20are=20important.=20=20What=20else?

=20I=20know=20how=20to=20shop=20for=20regular=20items=20like=20groceries;=20=
you=20just=20
ask
=20a=20clerk=20in=20the=20store.=20=20But=20clothes=20are=20different.=20=20=
You=20need=20the
=20right=20thing=20and=20often=20need=20to=20try=20things=20on.=20=20I?=A4=
=D4=A4=B5=A4=C5=A4=BA=20
sure=20picking
=20out=20something=20like=20jeans,=20sweat=20pants,=20or=20a=20casual=20shi=
rt=20is
=20easier=20than=20picking=20out=20something=20more=20dressy.=20=20Personal=
ly,=20I
=20grew=20up=20using=20JCPenney=20and=20Hects=20before=20they=20were=20boug=
ht.=20=20We
=20also=20use=20Macy?=A4=D4=A4=B5=A4=C6=A4=A2=20too.

=20Also,=20how=20do=20you=20pick=20perfume=20out?=20What=20about=20jewelry?=
=20We=20cannot
=20see=20it=20in=20the=20case.

=20I=20know=20some=20stores=20have=20personal=20shoppers.=20=20Do=20they=20=
charge=20for
=20their=20service?=20If=20you=20used=20one,=20how=20did=20it=20go?=20How=20=
long=20do=20you
=20have=20with=20them?=20Some=20blind=20people=20always=20shop=20with=20fam=
ily=20so=20
they
=20can=20get=20feedback=20on=20how=20they=20look.=20=20I;?=A4=D4=A4=B5=A4=C5=
=A4=AA=20rather=20pick=20
my=20own
=20things=20and=20pick=20out=20something=20independent=20from=20my=20
mother?=A4=D4=A4=B5=A4=C6=A4=A2
=20taste=20though,=20sometime.

=20Also,=20I?=A4=D4=A4=B5=A4=C5=A4=BA=20not=20into=20fashion=20much,=20but=
=20its=20good=20to=20be=20
aware=20of
=20trends=20and=20the=20latest=20stuff=20so=20we=20can=20pick=20them=20if=20=
we=20want.=20=20How
=20do=20you=20find=20out=20about=20that=20stuff?=20Are=20reading=20magazine=
s=20such=20as
=20Seventeen=20a=20good=20idea=20even=20though=20we=20can?=A4=D4=A4=B5=A4=C6=
=A4=A3=20see=20the=20
pictures?

=20Thanks.

=20Ashley
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