Wednesday, April 20, 2022 That’s Good…That’s Bad…

My dad taught my younger sister a funny little comedy routine that she recorded as part of our family nights when she was about 8 years old. He would make a statement and my sister would say, “That’s good!” And then he’d follow up with a negative statement about the same topic, to which she’d reply “That’s bad.” It went on for quite some time and was very amusing. I’ll show you how it goes with my own real-life experience.

We have a wedding in the family coming up in June; ergo I am looking for a dress to wear.
That’s good!

I really dislike going shopping for clothing.
That’s bad.

I could try online shopping which would eliminate all the driving around, garish lights in the try-on rooms, intrusive salespeople, etc.
That’s good!

But it’s so hard to find a style that I like at an affordable price!
That’s bad.

I saw an ad on Instagram for a dress that would be perfect – only $35!
That’s good!

I went to the website and found several styles that I really liked, but the name of the company was weird and there were no reviews.
That’s bad.

I decided that the prices were so reasonable that even if it turned out badly, I wouldn’t be out much. I put two dresses in the shopping cart.
That’s good!

But then I did some online research on the company just in case. It seemed that it might be a scam company.
That’s bad.

Another ad appeared on Instagram with similar style dresses at reasonable prices!
That’s good!

Wait a minute – did I say “similar?” I began seeing multiple ads, each from a different company with a weird name, often showing the exact same dresses.
That’s bad.

But I really love these dresses!
That’s good!

I decided to start taking photos of each ad and write down the name of the company. Instagram now had my number and the ads began to multiply in my feed, all with the mostly the same exact dresses.
That’s bad.

But I really love these dresses!
That’s good!

At last count, I had saved ads from 21 weirdly-named different companies, all showing the same wonderful dresses, all with the tagline “Tailored for the mature woman of all ages.” Sometimes it read “Tailored for the mature woman of ages.” 😆 On the websites, each company boasted of being a global company. Most of them had no reviews. If I looked at a dress, I got a message saying something like “200 other shoppers are looking at this dress!” My son took a look and proclaimed that the photos in the ads were faked.
That’s Bad, BAD, BAD!!!

So, we have a wedding in the family in June and I’m looking for a dress to wear, tailored for a mature woman of ages.
That’s good…

I might not delete this in the morning. That’s good!
But on the other hand, I might. That’s bad!