Have you ever prepared to go in a store with certain items to purcahse is mind but then you either end up buying more than what you expected and/or not buying anything you intended? Yeah, that was me at Target today XD I went in to get some of the Dr. Scholl insert things to make your shoes more comfy (I need new work shoes, but I thought that some air cushions would help till I found a good pair) but then I looked over at the womens clothes and saw a bunch of cute stuff and ended up looking XD And I must say, there are a BUNCH of CUTE 70's inspired clothes for fall going on at Target right now. I tried on a few things but they ended up being a bit too revealing in the chest area than I would have liked. Meh. But then I saw their PJ onesie collection and they had Eeyore which is one of my friends absolute favorite, like, animal, ever XD And so I texted her and ended up getting it for her XD But I also must say that there are other super cool onesies at Target! Like, I was really impressed by their selection. I remember a few years ago, when the onesies were just coming back in style (for adults anyway) that they only had boring and simple colors, but now they have characters and other animals! :O So yeah XD I also ended up getting tights that were 3 bucks on Clearance, some baby wipes, and contact cleaner.
Which reminds me, I pretty much only buy clothes on sale. And usually, not just sale, but Clearance. Like, I want it to be as possibly cheap as possible! Cause who doesn't like saving money? Plus, I know that most stuff is super over priced anyway, just so that the company can have a large profit margin. And even though Target has a lot of cute stuff, I wouldn't say that its the best quality, ya know. Ya know what, Imma turn this into a shopping post XD
My favorite things to buy are the high quality expensive items that are just out of season and therefore deeply discounted so that in the end, they are literally like 10 bucks when they were originally 50 to over 100. Lands End in Sears is a fav of mind cause they do that a lot. Their out of season stuff I can usually get for like 5 to 20 bucks a piece when usually everything is well over 50 dollars, and closer to 100 originally. Now, Lands End is a tad old style, but I'm a bit of an old soul XD Mostly, I go for their staple items, the types of items that don't go out of style, like a good pair pf pants or a simple dress or a colored button down shirt. And their stuff is really good quality! Like its thick and it doesn't just start to pull apart when you wash it. So I'd def rather spend 20 to 30 bucks on a discounted item from Lands End than a full priced item at Forever 21 or something.
That being said, I still wander into shops like Forever 21 and H&M but I also go for their Clearance rack. Cause if I'm gonna pay 25 bucks for Lands End, you best bet I'm paying 5 for something of less quality. This goes for the other middle end department stores like JC Penny's or Macy's (anyone remember Mervyns? XD) or stuff like that. Though, I admit, there are certain brands that are really hard to find on sale that it is tempting to pay full price for really nice stuff. But, I manage to hold out. Items I'm more like to splurge on are shoes.
One, I'm a shoe person. If I had the money to be a specific type of person, I'd be a shoe person XD But, I don't have the money XD Also, I got some pretty bad feet that need special orthotics and shoes XD Yup, I'm one of those. As much as I love heels and wedges and boots in the fall, I can really only wear heels for like an hour-- to church-- because my feet just can't take it. Especially because I see no point in wearing a heel lower than 4 inches XD I'm an extreme heel type of person XD But, alas, I have bad feet. SO I guess its sort of a blessing in disguise. But anyway, I'm more likely to spend more money on shoes because Imma be wearing those suckers all the time! I want them to be good quality and comfy and not fall apart so soon.
Also, as I have gotten older, even though I look mostly at the sale and clearance sections, I understand the worth of some of them more expensive items and I can recognize quality better. Which is why I'd much rather buy some expensive shit on sale rather than just cheap shit to begin with. And a great place to find expensive shit on sale is Marshalls and TJ Maxx and sometimes Ross and stuff. And, now, even though they sell items at an already discounted rate, I still go to the clearance section XD But, I know that buy shopping there I am still pretty much getting good quality items. I also like to look at their snack/food section because they've got some of the expensive food snacks at a couple dollars off compared to Whole Foods and stuff. Yeah. I recently illuminated some other friends to the fact that Marshalls and them sell snacks and food XD They don't always have a wide selection, but occasionally I can find the stuff I really want for like half than at the grocery store.
What else... You're probably surprised that I haven't mentioned thrift stores and stuff if I'm so obsessed with getting things cheap and its not that I don't like them... but honestly I just don't like wearing things that people have already worn... Which may sound really selfish or snobby (considering I also donate to things like thrift stores...) but... its just how I am. I don't mind if someone gives me clothes but I don't want t buy things that I don't know who wore them and what happened to them and stuff. Like, I'm still a bit of a germaphobe (I used to be much worse, maybe I'll talk about that later) and the thought of wearing what others have worn is just creepy to me. So if I do go to thrift stores, I look for things with the tags still on them and expensive brands that don't look that bad. And I find that often, I can find new things, on super clearance for the same price, or less, than what I can find at thrift stores. I mean, you can't beat 1 dollar or 50 cents, but now a days thrift stores try to sell you stuff for like 10 bucks! What? Anyway...
I'm getting tired and its getting late and I have work tomorrow too. So! See ya for now and God Bless ya'll! Don't know who you are, but I'm praying for ya! ^_^
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