Just say no

... to low cost snake skin.

Admittedly, I'm a little inconsistent in my shopping. I can come up with all kinds of excuses to splurge on some things, while other things I can't be convinced to spend more than a couple of pennies ... even if most people would find it perfectly logical to do so.

Nylons fall into category two. Hence the reason I went 'all out', buying some 6 pairs when I saw the generic brand on sale for 3 bucks a pop at the grocery store last week (for the record, that IS a bargain in Geneva, where usually they'd go for three or four times that ...). I've learned my lesson. Next time I'm shelling out the big bucks.

Who knew there are different "quality categories" of nylons?? Gave pair No. 1 the test run today and ... FAIL. With a big fat capital "F".

Migros, you may advertise your nylons to have "comfortable elasticity and reinforced toes," but let me tell you, your product testers must have been paid off to lie, cuz' these suckers don't have any elastic AT ALL. In fact, my legs were moving around in them all day.

I may not be an expert on the subject, but I can pretty much imagine that if I ever shed my skin like a snake, it would be a very deja vu experience.