Shopping for new clothes is a fun and expressive experience. The trouble is, it can also cost you a small fortune. Even if you only pop to the shops for a new pair of jeans and some socks, you will almost always return home with your arms full of shopping bags. Although showing restraint would be sensible, it’s not something most of us often want to do. Thankfully, it is still possible to save some money. With that in mind, here are six cost-cutting hacks that you should know.
Buy Out Of Season
As exciting as it is to buy things pre-season, this is a shopping habit that you must try to break. If you’re always buying in anticipation of the weather just around the corner, you will be charged the maximum retail price. If you shop for what isn’t happening, however, you’ll get much better deals. This means that you should buy your bikinis in the winter and chunky sweaters in the summer.
Hit The Discount Stores
Discount stores tend to sell overstock, as well as imperfect pieces from other retailers. Because the original stores couldn’t sell these items, the price tags are often slashed significantly. This means that you could find designer brands for less than high street prices. Just remember to check the clothes before buying them. Some pieces will be damaged too much for you to wear.
Shop For Good Quality
Saving money isn’t always about finding the lowest prices. The truth is, with many clothing items, a lower cost means a worse quality. Rather than waste money on clothes that won’t last, you should spend a little extra on those that do. This is especially important for items like bras. If you purchase cheap bras, the cups will likely curl with the first wash, leaving them ill-fitting.
Look In Other Sections
A plain white t-shirt is still a plain white t-shirt, regardless of what section you buy it from. The trouble is, if you purchase such an item from the women’s part of a store, you will probably have to pay much more than the men do. Because of this, you should ditch women’s clothes and look in other areas first. You’ll be surprised at just how much you can save with this switch.
Always Check The Label
Never buy an item of clothing before you have checked the label inside. After all, if you always purchase dry-clean-only garments, you will have to pay through the nose every time you want to wear them. It’s much cheaper to choose items that you can wash at home yourself. If you do have dry-clean-only pieces, however, you must make sure that you follow this instruction.
Decide Not To Buy
Online retailers hate it when you abandon your cart. Rather than letting you go, most will send email after email asking you to finish your purchase. Some will even give a discount code to entice you into coming back. Because of this, you should abandon full carts on purpose. The retailers won’t know that you’re planning to purchase regardless, so will still send the code.
Clothes can be expensive, but with these clever hacks, you should have no trouble cutting costs.
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