Starting A Boutique Gifts

"I feel there's a whole culture around mules."

Two women wearing identical dresses head toward exchange window at department store.

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

"Oh to be young and in love and wear things cut on the bias."

Important Food Groups

"It's black, but it's not New York black."

'They've certainly got designs on your purse!'

"Diamonds are so three billion years ago..."

"Some fitting room. Nothing fits!"

"It's the only way I can justify buying so many shoes."

"Attention, everyone! I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family."

Books / Coffee table books

"I want that dressing-room mirror fired."

Western Outfitters.

"I'm looking for something that says country-but-only-an-hour-and-a-half-drive-from-the-city."

"We thought about a restaurant and decided we were more of a bookstore."

"It's all locally-sourced, made from scratch."

Thank you for calling ace novelty..and remember, think outside the box!

Sign on a sale bin at a bookstore that reads "Latte-Damaged Books".

Blackjack: free lemonade!

As models become skinnier, so do the mannequins.

"I'm looking for a nice basic piece of clothing that can fulfill every need I have."

'How do I qualify for the 'Preferred Customer Discount' you're advertising?' 'Do you have a pulse?'

"I shop to forget what I bought last year."

Capt. Ahab's landlocked brother Morab, searching for the white elephant.

I'm not buying a $25 set of boring hooded towels off a big box store baby shower registry. Mom fights the man! The local baby boutique will have a hipper selection. So true! Catch those adorable all-organic, artist-designed towels! Cute! And only $55 each! My pretentions are never cheap!

'What if we just cut back on our genres this year?'

"I can't believe I spent seven million dollars on tights."

"You sure know how to talk to sales clerks!"

"It's two sizes too big, but it fits."

'You must have something in my size?'

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

"I invented 'shopping' and I haven't seen my wife since."

'I'm brilliant, handsome and rich... but I want to be known for the suits I wear.'

"Any one of these will make the company even richer."