We kicked the day off with a trip to the pool. Heaven.
Then to Caesars Palace and The Forum Shops. Talk about excess. This place is the originator of all things over the top. Crazy stores, and crazy people.
Look at this women's accessory, which at first glance looks like a toy guitar. But IT IS A BIG ASS FROZEN DRINK slung over her shoulder. Huh? If I drank that much at a mall I'd probably buy a Dolce and Gabanna non-returnable dress on sale that looked like a marshmallow on crack and cost 4 grand.
I wanted to follow her around all afternoon and see if she ended up face down in one of the lovely pools they have in the atrium with that creepy moving Caesar shouting and pointing at her stupidity. But my daughter wouldn't let me.
She's a much nicer person than I am.
One thing I noticed on this trip is that the clerks in the higher end stores are much nicer than they were even a couple of months ago. Last time I was here I visited the Stuart Weitzman store in the Forum Shops. The clerks kept up a fascinating conversation about botox and ignored me while I wandered the store. I don't look like a bum, although admittedly I do let myself go a bit while on vacation, but this is one of my favorite shoe brands and I can afford and own several pair, so they made me mad. But on our trip last week it was as though all the clerks had been sent to How To Create Joy In The Shopping Experience or You Better Damn Well Be Nice To The Customer school. They were polite. They were nice. They were helpful and smiley. It was weird.
In search of the prom dress we went into the Dolce and Gabanna store and Emily found two dresses. She asked if she could try them on and I hissed "no, they don't want you trying on the 6 thousand dollar dress if you aren't going to buy it. And this sweet man with a alluring British accent said, "oh, I don't care, let her try them on." Which is how she ended up happy and feeling like a princess in a dress that yes, cost $4,995.00.
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