​My four different types of shopping

Do you relate to any of these?

Virtual basket – I have a habit of choosing clothes on-line and putting them in my basket, then never actually purchasing them!  Actually this is quite a good plan as sometimes just the act of virtually buying them satisfies my need enough, I leave them sitting in the basket for a few days then change my mind and never actually purchase them.  Or sometimes I do go back and having thought about it give them a go.

Buy and return – I do this so much!  I buy in the shop or on-line, get them home and try them on and then return it all.  I either realise they don’t fit, I don’t like them, they don’t suit me or I don’t need them and it all goes back.  Trouble is I often buy on-line and so there is a lot of hassle in packaging it all back up and taking it to the Post Office.

Buy and never wear – Oh dear I have so much stuff sitting in my wardrobe that I like but never actually wear.  I might wear it once.  Or never at all.  I find fabrics change, or give after one short wear and the fit doesn't seem quite right.  Or I decide the item doesn't suit me after all.  Or it just isn't comfortable.  Or for those items I never wear, the right occasion just doesn't seem to present itself.  I have wasted so much money this way.  If the item has only been worn for a very short time then I will return it but more often than not it has been worn for a day or it has just hung in my wardrobe unworn for weeks and so it becomes too late to return it. 

Love – Of course there are times when I buy something that I absolutely love and wear and wear and wear.  Then I get excited over my Cost per Wear calculation and am really pleased with myself.  Trouble is if I offset these items against all the items I have never worn, the Cost per Wear changes rather. 

So something has to change!  I need to get a bit better at the ‘buy and never wear' bit, I need to be sure that it is perfect as I know I waste a lot of money.  I love Boden for their return policy – if it has been hanging in my wardrobe untouched for a few weeks (as long as it is not worn) I know I can still return to Boden (I think their return policy is one year, how good is that)!?

This pink and coral jacket is from Boden (last season sale)

Coral is one of my favourite colours for summer

A quick spring wardrobe update – and preparation for my holiday to Turkey.  I’ve ordered a new Seafolly bikini, in a lovely coral colour as well as a new maxi dress, all from Coco Bay.  I hope it all fits, I am going for a capsule wardrobe of coral as the colour and I will be looking for a white trilby next!

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Michelle x