{"id":1666,"date":"2007-09-15T06:27:08","date_gmt":"2007-09-15T11:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/adventures-in-shopping\/"},"modified":"2007-09-15T06:27:08","modified_gmt":"2007-09-15T11:27:08","slug":"adventures-in-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/adventures-in-shopping","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every few months, Amy & I drive up to a big-ol’ outdoor outlet mall in Harriman, NY. She’s a more serious shopper than I am, but that doesn’t mean I’m not capable of hunting down some bargains. For example, here’s one I found at the Williams-Sonoma outlet:<\/p>\n

\"Whatta<\/p>\n

Over at the Armani store, you can get a severe case of sticker shock ($700 for a t-shirt?!), but at the DK store, you can get label shock:<\/p>\n

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And sometimes, the products are just plain weird:<\/p>\n

\"Cheese-rapist!\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every few months, Amy & I drive up to a big-ol’ outdoor outlet mall in Harriman, NY. She’s a more serious shopper than I am, but that doesn’t mean I’m not capable of hunting down some bargains. For example, here’s one I found at the Williams-Sonoma outlet: Over at the Armani store, you can get … <\/p>\n

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