Oh, my, Sox. Those second shoes are--and I have never, ever felt the need to use this phrase before--totally sugar.

I'm fairly certain Matilda needs these shoes, but they're definitely priced for either grandparents or indulgent uncles. Fortunately, she's got no shortage of either.

I think I'm going insane.

I blame local laws involving chemical analysis and classification.

I AM COMPLIANT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME????

I am having Very Similar issues, although in our case, it's an auditing firm hired by the goverment who keeps coming back to us and saying, We're pretty sure you're compliant, but the paperwork needs to be more detailed. ISTG.

And the whole thing has kind of ended up in my lap because the person whose lap it was in before is currently out of state dealing with her dying mother, so I can't even really complain.

And yet? I will! But only about the auditors and government, not about the fact it's on me now.

places like Filene's or TJ Maxx for the actual bras. I've found a ton of the pricy Wacoals for $15 - $25

Concur on this piece of wisdom. It's a total crapshoot, especially in the large cup/small band sizes, but I've found my standard Bali bra for $7.99 at TJ Maxx, which retails generally for $30.

Also you can occasionally find completely bizarre and hilarious bras, that happen to fit, which is why I own a lavender-colored, translucent bra with flowery embroidery and a tassel hanging from the middle. Hey, it was $5. Why not?

I'm fairly certain that this is all a scam to get money into LA county, because CalOSHA will come inspect you and certify you for nothing.

The county stuff is all about registering you for compliance's sake.

What kind of straight man doesn’t want extra underwear. I mean, I know guys that decide that they don’t want to do laundry, so they just buy more underwear!

OK, not the best choice to comment on this, because not straight and do laundry regularly. But I don't think there's such a thing as owning too much underwear. It's nice to have replacements handy if a pair becomes unwearable.

Oh, my, Sox. Those second shoes are--and I have never, ever felt the need to use this phrase before--totally sugar.

I'm fairly certain Matilda needs these shoes,

zegad, who mentioned Keds... ohmyohmy.

But I don't think there's such a thing as owning too much underwear.

amen

Once you have the Nordie's lady do the fitting, though, you can scout places like Filene's or TJ Maxx for the actual bras.

Yes. You can also search on eBay, which is where a lot of my bras come from.

I hate bra shopping. Because while I know what size I am (I had a fitting recently), finding bras in my size that I'm willing to wear is a chore. Which is yet another reason why I'm considering full-time corsetry instead.

But I don't think there's such a thing as owning too much underwear.

True, very true.

I bought underwear to avoid laundry more than once in college. I had enough clothes to make it 2 months.