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Mar 7, 2023Liked by Leandra Medine Cohen

Enjoyed the mom digression as I read this with a sleeping 5 month old on my shoulder whilst also scrolling trr are you spying on me?

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Omg! “If you give a mouse a cookie...”

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Such a fun ride :) Just wondering what your experience is in terms of sizing and measurements on TRR. I love browsing for fun, but live abroad so returning is not easy, and feel that I only dare to buy if I know the brand and their sizing, because the measurements often seem so far off, whereas they could be so helpful if they weren't.

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Tricky business. Don’t think I would order anything if I couldn’t return easily. Except for maybe things From brands where I am very aware of the fit — like Khaite or something

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Ugh I LOVED these when they first came out. Great find.

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Ha, you are the best! I don’t like the gold finish, closed back or shape of the feel. These look a little too vintage for my

Taste. I like old things that are timeless but as a general rule, also enjoy looking a relic of the modern moment. If that makes sense!?

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Inside the head of LMC

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This is perfect, thank you! A perfect narration of time, scrolling and searching TheRealReal.

Also, those platform shoes. 😍 I recently went through some doubt about impulse buying multiple daisy hairclips and bobby pins. Now that I am fantasizing about the daisy platform shoes I know that this is who I am now. A person who likes daisies on things.

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Need to see the clips!

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I hope I did not oversell them. I randomly grabbed them at CVS of all places along with a bucket hat in puffer jacket material. Which I love. Kind of goes into the ugly but makes the outfit cute vibe.

Something similar to this. Though all the same size and in a straight line across the entire clip/pin. A gold metal claw clip and bobby pins with these kinds of daisies. In white, then the pins in blue and pink too. So unlike something I would wear, funny how we change without even realizing it. Until I looked at them and thought, I bought this? Also, not mad at it at all. The 90's coming back in full swing with a 70's flair?

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/9633465526349671190?q=cvs+gold+white+daisy+clips&prds=epd:8193160943077458947,eto:8193160943077458947_0,pid:7354758596721987629&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicv9S4_sz9AhVfJzQIHb7PDQ4Q9pwGCAg

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That magical experience that is daydream shopping The Real Real put into words.

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The most common end result too is not actually getting anything! Do you find that happens w u too?

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All the time. But I like to visit my “obsessions” often.

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This is so relatable. Glad to see I’m not the only person who shops this way.

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