Lies & Regifts

My boyfriend recently was given a bottle of red wine (Kono Báru 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon) and some candles from a friend for his birthday. Although it sounds like a sweet and innocent gift, it is not. First, who gives their friends candles for their birthday or ever? (Bizarro). Second, everyone that is friends with my boyfriend knows that he does not like red wine. To add to this shadiness, his friend claims the wine came from Mel and Rose’s and was worth thirty dollars. However, I accidently found this upside down label selling at Trader Joe’s for $3.99! I also called Mel and Rose’s to confirm the price, but they told me they had never heard of the brand and did not sell it. Thus, confirming the sketchiness of the story. Even though all signs point to regifting and lying, it did work out to my benefit: I got a free bottle of wine.

The wine was better than expected. It was low complexity and sweet. It had a medium body, monotone flavor, and a short finish. No notes of dryness. It was inoffensive and uninteresting, but still palatable. Overall, a good buy lie.

Old Navy Tall Sucks

I ordered some button up shirts from Old Navy’s Tall Collection and when they arrived I thought they mistakenly sent me shirts from their Kids department. Seriously. The size was not too tight but the shirt was shorter than any shirt I have ever seen before. It reached about 5-6 inches above my hip. I was in disbelief. There was no mistake though, the tags said “Tall” on them. I sadly packed them back up and filled out the return information. Even though they will refund me, I still have to pay for shipping. Shipping I didn’t want to pay for, but had no choice. Why? Because it seems like all the Tall collections are only sold online. I guess maybe someone forgot that tall people usually have legs and some of them like to wear clothes. Thanks for nothing, Old Navy. I will not be a returning customer.