My first shopping trip

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    So,today i woke up at 0730,laying in bed thinking to myself.....well,today is the day get moving as you need to get ready to pick up Elaine(my great GG friend) and off we go shopping.

    I shower,get dressed and start putting my make-up on.As im finishing,i feel the nerves sort of kicking in,as im also leaving home as me,not the first time in daylight but even so,still nervy!

    In the car i am,and i am soon picking Elaine up,we decide to go to Lakeside,not been there before.

    As we pull into the car park,i look at Elaine,and say 'oh my god,we are here,aarrgghh!' Well,come on then she said,we havent come here to sit in the car!

    I feel a huge buzz as i get out,put jacket on and off we go.I cant exactly say what happened,but as soon as i walked into the centre,i just felt so good,i was calm and chilled.

    Started our sop tour,Elaine found a lovely dress and i visit M&S for some undies,bought what i needed,and no problem.In our first shoe shop,we both get asked by an assistant 'do you ladies need any help?' we both replied 'its ok,we are fine thanks' i felt so good with that comment.

    I get  my first top from one of the shops and the lady who served me gave a reasssuring smile as she gave me the change,i said 'thank you' and off we went.

    Now its lunch time,Elaine decided on one of the restaurants,we had a baguette and coffee(my treat) and again no bad vibes from anyone about.

    After lunch,we find Debenhams,as we are looking at dresses,at this point 4 schoolgirls are near us,all of a sudden lots of giggling going on.....pointing at me,my first time of being sussed out and two of them took my photo from their phone,to show friends? i dunno,and to be honest,i felt so damn good i just duidnt care either we just walked off to another part of shop.

    We are in and out of all sort of shops,and my confidence is just growing and growing.All the ladies shop are done now,until we see BHS so in we go,and i find a lovely top to wear with jeans(its great having a GG with you,so much help!).Off to the counter i go and get greeted by a guy to serve me.'Yes mate,can i help you?' grrrr i think but said nothing except,'may i have this please' he wouldnt look at me in the eye.'Thats £22 please mate,put your card in mate' i put card in,press PIN and he still doesnt look at me and puts my top in the bag,'cheers mate' he says.I just reply 'thank you very much,byee' and smile.

    It didnt bother me much,just the fact he called me 'mate' all the time wasnt very good,email to BHS will be done tonight or in the morning.

    We have a coffee break in Costa,feet aching a bit and then Elaine starts to laugh,we have just noticed we are both wearing the same style flat shoes,i called her a 'trannie in disguise'!

    Back to the car and we see the time,its 1730,and we got there at 1120,blimey where did the time go?

     

    Girls,this was my first trip to the shops,and it was just amazing.I know i got sussed a few times,but just didnt care.A girl was in New Look,and flicked her mum,she said,oh my god look mum!

    We are bound to get these reactions its part of our trannie life.

    If any girl wants to do this,find a close friend,and give it a go,yea it was a bit nervy to start with but i soon got to grips with the shops.It was just wowser,brilliant,fab!

    Good luck to you if you do,you can do it!!! 

12 comments
  • Susan M Have to start planning the next one now! It does get easier with practise. Confidence and a smile go a long way. Today lakeside, tomorrow Oxford Street!
  • Carol Tights Very well done Katrina, am still building up to my first trip out. Big kisses and cuddles xxxxxxx
  • Deleted Member The first tme is the biggest step,there will be no stopping you in future,it`s a wonderful part of the trans experience being yourself out in the real world,better than any tranny club ever xxx
  • vicky jordon Hi Katrina ... Well done to you , just fantastic that you had the bottle to go out dressed xxxxxx