BAGGING A BARGAIN

Retail therapy is one pass time that most women (and some men) enjoy, some spending more money than others.  The changing face of retail lends itself to some great buys either instore or online. Do you peruse the weekly catalogues, look out for a "percentage off sale", wait for the end of season bargain buys or just buy on impulse. Sometimes you might just come across a deal that is too good to resist. My fellow worker is a great shopper and can come up with a deal on nearly anything - thus his nickname "deal sniffer. com".

I myself love a bargain and of late have bagged some great buys and have saved heaps.

A few examples:
Early in the winter season I saw a pair of long pants and a top I liked but didn't buy at Suzanne Grae. At a later time I walked into the store and having mulled over "I should have bought them" I gingerly asked the shop assistant as I couldn't see them on the rack and she said  that they were now in the reduced items and yes they had my size, then I looked for the top, also in the reduced rack, but alas not in my size but then the helpful assistant looked out the back and came up with the goods. Great outfit $120.00 reduced to $30.00, a saving of $80.00.

Online shopping, on Birdsnest site I saw a shirt I absolutely adored but at $89.95 I hesitated, the same site has now reduced it to $44.95 BUT another online store, Brandsexclusive advertised it for $18 (yes same brand, same shirt), plus the same site advertised another top for $10 which was advertised on Birdsnest for $69.95 and now reduced to $54.95 - total saving $116.90. That is quite a bargain or two!!!

Just yesterday I found some bargains for my grandsons for next winter at Target, stretch jeans reduced from $28 down to $5.83, a beautiful jumper $25 down to $6.83 - total saving on 3 items $62.51.

My wardrobe is full of bargains, and I need to clean it out to make way for more but you have to be careful you don't get carried away as they say "a bargain is not a bargain unless you need it." Another hint is to buy items that will  be timeless but then again if they are cheap enough who cares if they only last one season, they can then go to Vinnies etc.

Do you love a bargain or just simply buy whatever you want at whatever the cost?