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On a Permanent Halliday.

The first step is to admit we have a problem. So here it goes:

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The Cowgirls love the finer things in life – that much is true. Foley & Corinna, Fendi, Ferragamo… fabulous. But there’s always a breaking point: when you’re showing the saleswomen at Holts photos from your sister’s wedding, you realize it’s time to detox. Our addictive personalities can only handle so much, and yet, there’s always been one substance that we’ve been content in abusing on a daily basis: Halls.

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Category: Hot to Trot · Posted by: Mushy Pony
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Aritzia Must Die.

The Cowgirls had several encounters today that need discussing.

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Six vexing salesclerks in six torturous minutes left the Cowgirls with two clenched fists today at the Aritzia store in the Eaton Centre. We’ve understood the commission-complex firsthand, we totally understand why you poke and prod and plead with us. But after glancing around, and noticing that half the store’s customers were wearing headphones, we realized how we’ve been out of the loop on a key power-shopper power-tool.

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Category: Fashion · Posted by: Mushy Pony
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More Boxes, More Bags, More Boxing Day.

Yey or Neigh. Is Boxing Day just a greedy excuse to buy more presents for ourselves?
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

Yes we get it. The sales at Holt Renfrew on Boxing Day are obscene and anybody would be mental not to go there and splurge. But something seems a little offside with this holiday. Especially considering its history about giving “boxed” gifts to those in need the day after Christmas. Somehow through advertising, greed, and manipulation we’ve turned this holiday into a second Christmas – where instead of buying gifts for our loved ones, we now buy them for ourselves.

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Category: Fashion · Posted by: Mushy Pony
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