Just a little grumble

As the weather has taken a turn for the better, I decided that the outfit I wore for the wedding earlier in the summer would probably be a little warm for the wedding on Saturday. But of course, shopping in mid-August for a dress to wear in early September is impossible because the shops are now full of their Autumn/Winter ranges.

However, I managed to get a summery wedding-type dress on eBay and as its forecast to be very nice weather this weekend, I think I've made the right decision. The only problem remaining is the shoes. I've spent the last two years wearing trainers and sandals, so I don't have a wardrobe full of suitable options, and the shops are now full of shoes and boots rather than wedding-type shoes.

I've gone in quite a few shoe shops over the past fortnight and failed to find anything suitable at all. And then on Tuesday, while browsing the M&S website, I noticed that they'd got a pair of sandals that would do nicely. So I ordered them and paid extra for them to be delivered this morning, as we'd be waiting in for our Tesco delivery anyway, thus not wasting any more time hanging round the house than absolutely necessary.

But this morning, I got an email from them saying that the delivery had been delayed and that they couldn't tell me at this time when they'd be able to get the stuff to me. "I hope this does not cause you any inconvenience". Of course it does, you fucktards! I've got a wedding to go to on Saturday and I have no suitable shoes to wear and now I have to wait till the shopping has arrived, pack the kids into the car, drive into York, try and find a parking place, and then trog down to M&S and see if they've got a pair in stock. And if they haven't, then trog round to the other shops and try and find something, just something that isn't a boot or a winter shoe or a croc or a pair of ballet flats that I can wear to a wedding in two days' time. Inconvenient in the extreme! Grrrrrr!