Sales Shopping Tips

It's a well known fact that you can pick up some excellent bargains in the after Christmas/January sales, but before you venture out into the crowded, bustling stores, arm yourself with a few tips to keep you ahead of the game.

Wear tight clothes.

Leggings or a short skirt with tights will make trying things on so much easier.

Changing rooms tend to get really crowded in the sales and you could be waiting forever to get a cubicle.

If you wear clothes like leggings, you can just pop a pair of trousers over the top whilst knowing that they will still fit and you can do it in the middle of the store without embarrassment!

Also, you'll need to wear a coat, but a tight fitting top means you can try tops on in the store too.

P.S the light is not more flattering in the store, but it is more accurate. The lights in the changing room are dimmer, but in the store (especially big chain stores) the lights are kept brighter, this keeps people more awake, so they shop for longer! Sneaky right?

Budget.

If you are shopping on a budget, ONLY take that amount of money with you, do not take your cards either, you will blow your budget if you do!

It's not a bargain

If you don't wear it, think about the rest of the clothes in your wardrobe, will this go with ANY of them? Will you have to buy a whole other set of clothes to accommodate it? Is it too loud for you? Too plain? If you buy it, and it just hangs in your wardrobe it's not a bargain, it's a waste.

Go by yourself.

You may want to take a friend/partner/child with you when you go shopping, but if you can (I know you can't always) go by yourself, when someone goes with you, you feel rushed and like they are waiting for you, and you get rushed into making decisions which you might regret.

The early bird.

There's no such thing as beating the crowds in sales, it's always crowded, but if you leave it too late to go shopping, there's very little left. I'm afraid the best option is to go early and put up with the crowds. Find out what times the store you want to go to open and try to get there for when they do.

Eat breakfast.The chances are you'll be there for a long time, make sure you've eaten enough to keep your energy up, and take a snack and a drink if you think you'll need it.