Problem: Article: If a shirt is important to you, you may want to take it to a tailor or seamstress instead of trying to shrink it at home. A tailor or seamstress can take in the shirt based on your measurements and specifications. Your dry cleaners may be able to help shrink a garment that is labeled dry clean only. If you have a dry clean only shirt that you want to shrink to a smaller size, then ask the dry cleaner if that is something they can do. Keep in mind that water is necessary to shrink a garment, so dry cleaning will not usually shrink your clothes unless the machine is leaking. However, your dry cleaners might offer a safe method for shrinking items without affecting the color and integrity of your garment. For a valuable knit shirt, you might consider having the shirt unraveled and re-knitted to a smaller size. This might not be a cost-effective solution for less expensive shirts, but it might be a safer strategy for a designer label knit shirt.
Summary: Take it to a tailor or seamstress. Ask the dry cleaners to shrink it. Contact a knitwear specialist.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This is especially important if you're purchasing a bag from an online auction or through a similar online venue. Check the seller's feedback to see how their other customers have rated their products. Look for sellers with an overwhelmingly large percentage of positive feedback comments. Avoid sellers with negative feedback, zero feedback, or private feedback. Avoid sellers who have a no return policy as this indicates that they don't guarantee the quality of their products. A legitimate bag that retails in the hundreds would not sell for less than $100, especially not a new bag. This means that if the bag you find is supposed to be new and it's selling for a low price, it is probably a knockoff. You can find used Louis Vuitton bags for less than brand new ones, but these bags may also be quite expensive if they are rare or coveted by collectors. Any seller who claims to have bags from a "wholesale list" or "closeout liquidation" is likely to be selling fakes. Louis Vuitton does not discount, have outlets, or sell wholesale. Any seller who claims otherwise should not be trusted. If you encounter a seller claiming to have bags from a closeout or wholesale, then the bags are likely to be fake. Also, don't buy Louis Vuitton purses from street vendors, since the company does not permit street vendors to carry their merchandise. These bags are most likely fake.

SUMMARY: Research the seller before you buy. Be wary of sellers offering a bag at a considerably discounted price. Avoid sellers offering "wholesale" or "closeout" bags.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: A good memoir isn't a life story; it's a peek into a time in your life when you had genuine feeling, a genuine experience. Try to keep your memoir to a narrow focus on one time period or aspect in your life, ultimately drilling home a larger message. If written well, this one topic or time you went through will become universal and all audiences will be able to relate. Start thinking of writable material. What's something you can't deny? What or who did you leave behind? What's something you did that you no longer understand? What are you sorry you never did? What physical characteristic are you proud to pass on? When did you unexpectedly feel compassion? What do you have too much of? When did you know you were in trouble? They will bring to mind the experiences you could write about. If possible, go to the scene and relive the events in your mind. Just because you can't remember it off-hand doesn't mean you shouldn't write about it. Memoirs are all about self-exploration and there's more to you than just you, after all. You are the places you go, the people you love, and the things you have, too. This is one moment when your mind should be playing second fiddle to your heart. And if the emotions are scary, nonsensical, painful, or downright terrifying, all the better. Bringing these to the surface will help you stay in the moment and write with passion, purpose, and clarity. If a train of thought gets close to a nerve, don't close the doors and draw the curtains. If you stop, your writing will go flat and you'll end up dancing around subjects. Take your mind to a place it may not want to go. Hiding behind those first thoughts may be something worth knowing, worth writing about. Listen to music that can metaphorically take you back in time or noticeably changes your mood. Anything that stirs your emotions and allows your mind to be absorbed back into that moment can shed light on the past. This not only gives you one or two hours a week to get mindfully organized, but it allows your writing to be organic and creative and not the therapy itself. A memoir is not to find closure, it's to be shared with others, to expose a bit of yourself. It's totally normal to feel like you're going crazy. Digging around your old emotions will surely bring them to life and make them feel real. All you have to do, then, is write them down on paper and soak in the catharsis. You may even find that the story is writing itself and the conclusion you never even saw coming is looming right in front of you.
Summary:
Start narrowing it down. Pull out old pictures, diaries, and objects of nostalgia. Allow your emotions to flow. Give therapy a shot.