Men's Warehouse - The True Story

Chris, having dropped so much weight, is having trouble letting go of some of his coins in order to purchase clothes to fit his newly refined frame.

Reluctantly, Chris agreed to purchase a new suit (or some facsimile of a suit) so that we could attend a family wedding dressed up as a couple. Three days of begging, and some pleading later, he agreed to go to Men's Warehouse.

I thank heaven for the other Chris that night, the sales person from Men's Warehouse. He calmly and patiently had Chris try on "four" jackets in order to find the best fit for my fit husband! Pun intended. Husband Chris is broad across his back, and requires a larger jacket than pants, so a suit was a little more out of the picture.

Salesman Chris measured Husband Chris' waist (not the jean line, but the real waist) and had him try on a matching pair of dress slacks.

And, I must tell you, Husband Chris preened a bit in the mirror at his new profile so wonderfully dressed! And, to be honest, he looked 'hot'.

Husband Chris then had the tailor doing all the marking on the pants (secretly - that part he did not like all to much) with the chalk.

So, quite a bit of coin later, we walked out the door, with the ticket to come pick up the new clothes later in the week.

A day or two later Chris (or a creature appearing to be Chris) came into the TV room and said, "Do you think I could get a new pair of the dress shoes at Men's Warehouse for under $100?" I wonder what that strange man did with my husband, because, certainly this was a pod person before me, asking about new shoes, and thinking about spending more coin. Was the real Chris stuffed in the trunk of the car?

Saturday we picked up the new clothes, and salesman Chris did a great job of selling Husband Chris the most expensive shoes on the rack, telling him they would go with everything but black, and how appropriate they were for the jacket and pants. Oh, but he did manage to sell us a lesser cost belt to match the shoes.

And for all you readers of the Casey Blog - I did push the matching socks issue with Husband Chris, but seriously, after over $500 for new clothes, the white socks really would have ruined the whole picture.

My dress for the wedding, with a sale, and two coupons - cost a grand total of $17. And I already had shoes to match.