I am a smart shopper and have hardly picked any wrong pieces. But I broke the record recently when I purchased a navy blue jumpsuit from an online shopping site. Navy blue is one of my favorite colours and when I imagined myself in that jumpsuit, I immediately made up my mind to buy that piece worn by a tall model. My salary just came in and it escalated my confidence further to go for it. I clicked the Buy option. But wait, it was only in L and XL size and the M size was not available. “Come on, what are the tailors for?” I said to myself.

So there it is— I bought it. It was thiiiiiiiiis large. I right away took it to the tailor and he promised to make it right. Two days later I got the altered jumpsuit and wore it. But Merlins pants, I looked like a scarecrow. It hit me hard when I realized ...