But I'm lucky, for now: I don't have a family to support, no mortgages to worry about, no heavy debts to pay off - university loan aside. So this morning, I found myself popping into Topshop to check out the mid-season sales.
Digression: This is how I've always tried to view shopping, in good times or bad - you budget for indulgences, budget for necessities, budget for careless moments, and save the rest. Hence I LOVE sales, because they allow for indulgences, necessities and careless whims all at once, for a lower cost. I think my shopping habits suit lean times.
By not paying full price for some things, I have more money to pay more for other things, which might deserve the extra penny spent, if that makes any sense. I don't think of sales as "last season". In fact, in this age of "fast fashion", it doesn't make sense to pay full price for a lot of things anymore.
(The thing is not to buy something just because the discount is ridiculously good. That's a sale trap I have to trash-talk myself out of all the time.)
Anyway, back to the actual shopping: I've been on the hunt for a pair of loose-fit denim shorts, something that is the opposite of Daisy Duke, and this morning and Topshop, I finally spied my prey -
Marked down from S$83 to S$49, with an additional 10% if I used a credit card from a specific bank, it was well-priced, because I refuse to pay more than S$50 for a pair of shorts. The pleated, sits-on-the-waist fit was more than satisfactory. All the right bells rang, and I moved in for the kill, and handed my card over at the cashier.
hunting and gathering
Reviewed by just4u
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Rating : 4.5
Published :
Rating : 4.5
