Shopping And The Great Escape

that was nice narration from L2L . Lady to Lady. Spouse & I had gone to Dadar TT . This is first time we jointly left from home to buy a saree for her forthcoming birth anniversary. It was a weekend holiday and there as considerable rush in and near Ranade Marg. We fished lunch and then entered a very popular shop with fiberglass made mannequins standing at vantage points. I too along with her rummaged the sarees section where varities were already lying in several heaps on the long table. After almost turning the shop upside down and looking into all shades zaree and colour combinations phallu etc in the price range we already decided, eventually she selected three and went out side the shop to visually inspect the natural colour in bright sunshine. It was somewhat ok for her!
I had a great sigh of relief as I had other plans for the day.
But Then, she exactly did like your SIL. She with a dubious smile, told the shop supervisor to keep those three selected aside and we would be back in after few hours!
I felt weak knee. In the next shop “ Mangal Deep” I sat in a corner cushioned sofa looking all around and other customers quickly picking up a saree decide reach the counter pay and exit the shop with a nice polythene bag in less than half an hour. But then my lady is special. An hour gone by. She drew my attention from a distant two sarees with phallu border lying on either side of her shoulder for my ok. I just showed thumbs up sign. She came close to me said to select one. I chose parrot green body maroon border with beautiful floral design phallu. But here too we left the shop as previously did. One more shop. Same exercise. I told am tired and let us make it in the following day. But to my delight, she and I went back to first shop and settled with one of three, paid cash reached home with saree bag intact.
After reaching home her younger sister came and after doing some snap test, she declared the zaree is duplicate/fake. It sank my spouse heart and me as well.
I looked at the bill backside. It was written in italics that exchange will be undertaken only between 10 to 11am. We decided to keep and use the saree though her sister proclaimed it's zaree is fake.
I had a great relief with heavy heart.

I couldn't do that. For me there was no escape. I continue to accompany her till the other day.

A super bold punch indeed but you did it in a subtle manner without offending SIL! Good presence of mind .
Narration is lucid and attention grabbing.
Regards.