Hence started mine and my cousin's journey in buying gifts for all our loved ones in US. We started our shopping at around 2 pm and ended it around 9:30 pm. What were we doing all this while in a shopping mall you ask? Well... we are faced with the dilemma of buying gifts to our loved ones whose taste in fashion, home decor and gifts have changed drastically after going to US! Hence, we should make sure that they absolutely LOVE the gifts which we'll buy for them. Its a challenging task if your fiancée has an impeccable sense of fashion and you will be left trying to find a notch higher of their taste. Sometimes your bang on target in buying the perfect gift but other times its most likely to blow up on your face.
The first phase of my shopping for the US trip was to shop for summer clothes for myself. As you might have guessed my wardrobe consists of mainly cotton clothes and those which i cannot dare to wear in India. Its funny that how our wardrobe, taste and collections change as we need to go abroad. The "revealing" clothes which were rotting in my cupboard, as i was not allowed to wear them in India, have found a king's place in my suitcases. Wish i could enjoy the same freedom to wear, as my mom puts it, "revealing clothes" even in India.
The second phase of the shopping is to buy the stuff for your loved ones and friends and try to accommodate them in your suitcases. My biggest worry while packing is that; What if these gifts break? what if I am asked to pay customs duty for taking too many things? Sigh!
Well... for a girl shopping seems to be the main motto for a trip. And mine has just begun. Hope I am able to take all the things safe and sound to US. :)
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