Hello, my name is Jenny and I have a slight shopping addiction. Who’s with me?! But after a recent shopping trip with a friend, I’ve discovered a simple way to cut back my clothes shopping.
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A good friend and I scheduled a mom play date (sans children) to go shopping in London for the afternoon. Until this point, we’d only gotten together at each other’s homes or visited the park with our kids. So this was a real treat!
We visited Masonville Place for the simple reason of multiple shops in one convenient location and our first stop was Victoria Secret. To be honest, I’ve never spent so long in one shop before. Combing though the bra styles, selecting the matching panties – but everything had to be tried on and critiqued before being committed to.
We did this in every single clothing store – you had to try on EVERYTHING!
Now don’t get me wrong, my friend is the best and I love her to death. But I was exhausted after only a couple of hours. However I was converted to her kind of shopping. Peruse the racks and select what speaks to you. Move on to the fitting rooms and try on the styles you liked the best.
Here’s where things get serious – if the garment or shoe doesn’t fit, suit your body, or if you don’t absolutely LOVE it – than you don’t buy it. Go up or down a size if you need to and don’t focus on the number. Yet unless you cannot live without that sweater or those trousers make your ass look like a million bucks – it stays on the rack.
This may seem like common sense to most, but I’m an impulse shopper and I always have been. I see a blouse or pants that may or may not fit or suit me and I just buy it. Only once I’m home do I discover, to my annoyance, that the pants are too small or the blouse is too sloppy.
Not only did I have a blast with my friend laughing and shopping til we dropped, but I had an honest un-objected second opinion of everything I liked or thought I liked. Up until recently, I almost dreaded clothes shopping. But not anymore! I go in with a plan!
Plus it’s more fun to shop with a friend than to go it alone.
Though I expected to blow a wad on this shopping trip, I really didn’t spend a whole lot. I was incredibly proud of myself for not going overboard on purchases – and a little sad that I didn’t treat myself to more more more!
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My biggest lesson on this fun excursion was that not everything will look good on me. My body has changed so much over the past year and clothes don’t fit the same. Even a simple camisole needs to be tried on.
Recently I was browsing a few online stores and my friends voice came into my sub-conscience “You have to try it on to see if it works” and I didn’t buy anything. Even at a thrift store this past weekend, I didn’t buy any clothes. I looked briefly and didn’t see any pieces I loved, so I left without buying anything.
This may sound cliche, but I’ve changed how I approach clothes shopping. Thanks to my sweet friend, I’m approaching shopping trips with a more objected eye and only buying what really works. Gone are the days of wasting money for the sole purpose of simply having more stuff.
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