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We never thought we would be including  Old Spice  as a Product We Like,  but when one of the CC member's 14 year old son came home with a can of the  body spray  we couldn't resist. After all, of all the products on the market today, why pick a brand that was introduced for men in 1938! Perhaps it was the name of the body spray, After Hours. Aspirational we suspect. Anyway, our CC member took a whiff and it actually smells good. 

Lafayette 148 New York   is a new found favorite. This brand speaks to the working woman who aspires to "designer clothing" but needs to be practical.  Although it’s a little pricey and sold at high-end stores, you won't be disappointed. We think most of Lafayette’s modern styles are updated classic looks, which means you can get more than one season out of an outfit. That's one of the reasons it's a Brand We Love . But the best reason to give this brand a try: the Italian fabrics! This brand has the look and feel of (prohibitively) pricer designs. If you're a working woman or work-at-home woman, you'll love this brand. 

Retail Recently one of the CC members purchased several items of clothing on their credit card. Within one day an item, unworn and tags intact, had to be returned.  While this should have been a simple process, the member had a receipt, it wasn’t. The  sales associate asked for her driver’s license.  The member was taken aback. She knew retailers were cracking down in an effort to stop compulsive returning, potential fraud and the return of worn items.  She gets that. Compulsive returns do drive up the cost of merchandise. In past years, policies were so liberal customers returned items to get subsequent markdowns. That was absurd. How could retailers make a profit? But now the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. Some retailers want a receipt and your driver's license.  One retailer, Michaels, was at least honest enough to admit they are tracking customers who return. So does that now mean a customer should feel they can’t return me...