Beth goes to Wal-mart

By Beth

I despise Wal-mart.  I don't even have any carefully reasoned moral or political reasons for it, it is just that the one near me smells bad and is dirty and I never, ever go there unless it is impossible to find what I need anywhere else.  (And by anywhere else, you all know that I mean Target.)

So when I recently discovered that all of my workout pants had holes in the... how shall I put this delicately... upper inner seams, and further discovered that Target had nothing at all that I considered acceptable for replacements, I steeled my nerve and ventured into Wal-mart.

And I found the perfect pair of workout pants!  But only one pair, and I cannot for the life of me find them online, and now I fear that the world's perfect pair of workout pants has been discontinued!  Woe is me.  However, if you are willing to brave Wal-mart yourself, look for the Danskin Now Dri-More Bermuda Shorts.  The ones with the stripes on the front and without pockets but not the bike shorts, I don't think.  Sorry to tease you this way.

However, I also found two other things I liked in the cheap-one-summer-only t-shirt category, so I offer them as a consolation.  First up, the Hanes Women's Essential Short Sleeve V-neck Tee, comes in eight colors and costs $4.88.

Definitely a one-season shirt, but not as tissue-thin as lots of tees I find these days and mine have held up pretty well to washing so far.

Next, the White Stag Women's Knit Tanks, sold in two-packs online but singly in stores for under $4.00 each.  I really like these because the material is thick and the straps are wide enough that I am not constantly rearranging my bra straps.  I'd advise sticking with the solids though, the prints didn't do it for me.

So there you go, not only did I survive Wal-mart, but I left happy.  Shocked me too.

(Photos from: walmart.com)

Comments

[jennielynn]

I'm not a Wal-Mart fan, but it's one of the few places I can find affordable, plus size workout clothes. C'mon people. Support a substantial girl's effort to be a little less substantial, won't you?