Finding Articles

See the lovely little wristlet? I've been trying to match a pair of boots and although it took forever, I found something! But, I digress....
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a shopper...a true hustler and bargain hunter. I love taking what I already have and throwing in a new piece here or there because it creates several different looks.
As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows, I have been on the hunt for the perfect white blouse and although I've come across many, I have yet to find the perfect one.
Recently, a very well-dressed acquaintance who is about my size was wearing a white blouse under a blazer and upon further inspection, I realized that it was perfect for me. I started out by complimenting her and asking her if she purchased it recently. The compliment was well received and she advised mr that she purchased it the week before. Taking it a step further, I explained my white blouse quest and inquired where she purchased this particular blouse. She nicely decline to share, explaining that she hates when people have the same items that she does. Ooooooookay....
This is slightly understandable when it comes to unusual items however a white blouse is pretty well...pretty vanilla? It can be dressed up, down, worn alone, under jackets, with pearls, with gold, with silver, etc. My point is by the time I finished accessorizing it when wearing, it would like quite different from the way she was wearing hers. She and I do not work together and only see each other two or three times per month. I rarely wear the same article of clothing the same way so the possibility of she and I showing up somewhere looking like twins? Slim to none.
I didn't explain this to her and instead shrugged it off. And the white blouse quest continues.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you share the whereabouts of shopping finds or do you keep the places you shop under your hat?

Comments

[Jurista]

I happily share where I buy things. What's the big deal? Share and share alike. That's like being asked a question you KNOW the answer to but directing the person to google instead.

We have the wrong mentality when it comes to sharing information, wealth, good fortune, etc. It's like we're programmed to do for self and not look out for the next person.

Now, she didn't have to give you a coupon or nothing but sharing the store is not that big a deal to me.

[adrienne]

I'll share. I don't mind at all. Especially if it's a super good deal. Shoot, I want everybody to save a little lol

[Undrea]

I share without any reservations. Since I am not the consummate shopper, if I find a real bargain on a great item, it is probably because someone else directed me to it.

And I do not get her comment about not wanting people to have the same item. Since she probably purchased it at a department store, her white shirt was mass-produced. Plenty of others have it as well.

But hang in there! You will find exactly the white shirt you are looking for.

[ali]

I'm with Undrea, she got it from a department store. Plenty people have the shirt. I always share when people ask me where I've purchased an item.