An InStyle Assessment of Purchasing Priorities

This appears on page 246 of the December issue of InStyle:

Thanks, InStyle! Like so many women across the nation, I was only driving to work because I was completely ignorant that I could trade my gas money for a fancy potion from Saks! It had nothing to do with the fact that there is no other way to get to my office! How can we former car commuters ever pay you back for pointing out that we should be taking public transport? Preventing potential wrinkles clearly trumps any other concern.

Next month, InStyle answers whether you should buy a month’s worth of groceries or a new jar of eye cream. Hint: Obviously, the eye cream. They think you’ll look much better after eating nothing but whatever dented canned goods you can manage with the change you find on the sidewalk. A bout with food poisoning is a very effective weight loss method!

Comments

[Mjx]

And, of course, taking a public transit is free!

[Rio]

THE MONTH AFTER NEXT: One year of college tuition, or a $40,000 Balenciaga dress? The dress, of course, for it will attract a rich man that will fund your entire lifestyle, making your education obsolete. (Wait, Cosmo would be more likely to say that.)

[Five Foot Nothing]

What a load of crap.

This happens when you work at a place with unlimited supply of cosmetics and thinking that a $500 plain white t-shirt is of good value.

[Jaci]

Gee. I'm so glad In Style has my best interests at heart...and not, per se, the cosmetics companies.

Of course a $200 serum (that is exactly the same as the $10 serum in Target) should trump my gas bill. Duh.

[Jessica]

OMG I cannot believe this. I literally am shocked. Instyle is apparently missing some priorities here. I can't believe it. That's bat shit crazy.

[Jaywalker]

Yay! Thank you Instyle for helping me resolve these daily dilemmas. Do they think there might be some way I could exchange my children for the 3.1 Philip Lim blouse I have my eye on? Should I write in for advice?

[Rathbone]

I think the problem is that the fashion mags hire younger and younger writers with little or no real life experience, and who are cowed by their editors. (Watch Stylista and see.)
$200 a month for gas? Where? No place with a long commute, I guess.

[Anna]

Hahaha, Rathbone, I was just thinking that! I commute daily and drive around LA socially fairly frequently, and I'm having a bad month if I go over $120...

[K]

This is awesome.

I love it.

[Karin]

The best part of this article is that evidently the editors of In Style believe that public transportation is free.

[Karin]

The best part of this article is the assumption by the editors of In Style that public transportation is somehow free.