The Saga Of Shopping #AlexanderWangxHM Collection Online

#WANGCHUNGTONIGHT

It Arrives...

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On November 6th, a highly anticipated day to any and all #fashionistas since Coachella, Alexander Wang's collaborated H&M collection hit the stores and the web, launching nuclear wars between Wang-thirsty fashion lovers.

Wake for Wang!

Citizens around the world rose from their beds extra early to battle it out for the coveted collection pieces. The less sane mini-Wang's chose to line-up (some overnight) outside the specially selected stores, while the rest of us sat in bed with our laptop, hopped up on espresso and a protein bar.

D-Day.

Unfortunately, shoppers who woke early were sadly greeted by this message from the unprepared system of H&M's site.

....for up to 45 minutes

GET IT TOGETHER!

*breathe... breathe*

Paranoia hits.

what if I don't get the piece that I want?

I know this stupid site is letting everyone else in but me.

It's letting everyone else in but me!!!!!

what if it's my computer? It's never going to work!

why has god forsaken me?! what's wrong with me? WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME?!

what the fuck? what the fuck? i hit refresh like 45 times already, I can't keep clicking... I have carpal tunnel.... why isn't this working?!!! try again try again try again....

"I'M IN!"

the phrase every single being who clicked enough times FINALLY thought with a scream of relief after clicking at least 106 times and seeing THIS.

BEHOLD: THE HOLY GRAIL.

Strike 1

...only to realize the first thing on your list is already SOLD OUT.

how the fuck is this happening if everyone was locked out until just this second?

i KNEW IT WAS JUST ME!!!

SPOTTED

So you finally find something in stock -- GLORY DAY!!! and it only takes about 7 minutes for the select-a-size drop down to appear!

Hover.... carefully......aaaaaaand.....

....PSYCH!!

WHAT THE HELL!!! ALL I CLICKED WAS ADD TO BAG, IT WAS RIGHT THERE, IT'S GOING TO FUCKING SELL OUT *** TRY AGAIN TRY AGAIN TRY AGAIN ***

TRY AGAIN

TRY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fists pounding against the desk, you've now pumped adrenaline and espresso through every fiber of your being and couldn't be contained to sitting anymore.

Most likely have moved onto the phase of hunching over the table, nervously dancing around without taking your finger off the mouse to hit TRY AGAIN every millisecond. You're scaring the cats, now...

....

*holding breath*

that spinning fading circle of teeny tiny tic marks is sheer TORTURE!

Connecting??? connecting to what!? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE TAKING THIS LONG TO CONNECT ME TO WHEN I ALREADY CLICKED THE FUCKING THING!!

why am i up this early?! why am i doing this to myself?! at least i'm not standing in a line in a mall waiting for a 15 minute sprint-to-the-finish-line. this is ridiculous. CONNECT!! CONNECT ALREADY!! CONNECT, DAMNIT, WANG, EAT A DICK!

WHY!?

There are no gods.

The gods that exist are merely toying with you now.

Testing you.

Teasing you.

Unworthy peasant.

...but WAIT, THE GODS ARE SMILING UPON YOU NOW!

MAGIC!

FINALLY!!

GLORY DAY, PRAISE TO YOU LORD CHRIST.

There it is, I can't possibly let it go out of stock, I'll just buy each item one at a time so it doesn't get snatched like my fucking sports bra!!! THIS IS IT, PROCEED, PROCEED! ONWARD, LITTLE SHOPPING BAG, WE'RE ALMOST HOME!

aaaaaaaaaaand false alarm!

!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL!!!

I AM AWARE.

I KNOW EVERYONE IS ON THIS FUCKING WEBSITE HENCE THE URGENCY

PLEASE CAN I PROCEED.TO.CHECKOUT

FUCK YOU, COMPUTER. AND INTERNET. AND TIME WARNER. WHY DIDN'T I JUST UP MY CONNECTION SPEEDS BEFORE DOING THIS?! YOU ARE THE WORST COMPUTER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

......please.... please computer........ please...

can I proceed to checkout?? please??

WAIT, HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST THIS WEBSITE WITH MY FUCKING CREDIT CARD DETAILS!??

... TRY AGAIN TRY AGAIN TRY AGAIN

Meanwhile, in Rihanna land...

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...at this point you're just thinking about that photo you saw of RiRi rocking the shit out of her new AWxHM gear.. I mean, no one else can get away with that...

Seriously.... WORK IT GIRL!!!!

I WON'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN CLICK A BUTTON WITHOUT SEEING AN ERROR SCREEN!!! THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MY ENTIRE LIFE

Masochist!

BOOM! Nailed it!!!

Order processed, going back in. You're going back in? Brave, O Mighty One.... Sadist.

Not so easy.... Re-entering the gauntlet comes with many challenges.. You must endure another 16 error screens to cock-block you as you try to circumnavigate this stupid poorly designed website that won't allow you any happiness or relaxation or feeling of relief/accomplishment/defeat at 7:56 in the fucking morning on a Thursday before work.

There's no time now, frantic, frazzled, eagerness has taken over and you are barbaric.

Flitting through each item, going over your carefully labeled list at lightning speed, next piece,

click *error screen* (try again try again try again)

quick shop, click *error screen* (try again try again try again try again)

add to cart, click *error screen*

check out, click *error*

process order *error*

... each bloody piece takes about 15 minutes of frantic yelling, clicking, minor heart attacks and a series of face-palms to purchase before diving into the madness once again.... #cantstopwontstop

I hope I look as good as Fergie.

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And Success.

You endured it all. You were victorious. Survived it all, and now you feel worthy of those boxing gloves you wound up ordering off of e-bay 2 hours later.