Blonde's Eye View: The poor shopper quandary

By Rob Virtue on January 27, 2010 11:38 AM |

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Angela Clarke accesses 2009 shopping disasters

Annually I like to clear out the junk I've bought to make room for the new junk I'm going to buy.

My cupboards are an inventory of shopping disasters. There are the beautiful shoes I had to own whatever.

The "whatever" being they are an unbearable two sizes too small.

And the dresses I PMT purchased (once a month I develop the taste of a WAG wannabe on benefits).

Hence, the bottom skimming polyester dresses I stockpiled in black, vomit yellow and raw chicken pink.

My hormone addled brain was convinced they were classic items I'd wear forever. They still (thankfully) have their tags attached.

Online shopping is a great way to increase my hoard: why unnecessarily endure interaction with the public?

The internet's so convenient, and you don't have to bother with those itchy eco bags.

The flaw with store websites is I'm a bit sketchy when it comes to weights and measures.

I'm your kind of girl who holds her hands apart and says, "I'll have that much please."

Thumbnail pictures don't really convey scale.

So, added to the junk pile is a box full of travel shampoos and an industrial bucket of olives.

And the pack of purple flocked tealights, that turned out to be a pack of 152.

I did think they were a bit expensive at the time.

I can't keep them, my flat looks like it's inhabited by a gothic sadist with a fondness for seances.

The only issue is, what to do with all this stuff?

Throwing it away feels like a waste.

As they say, one woman's trashy dress, is another women's treasured outfit. I'd give it to charity, but the Wharf lacks any shops.

Surely a donation point for a charity would thrive? I can't be the only cash rich, decision poor shopper on the estate.

1 Comments

Angela

I'm sorry to hear about your wardrobe disasters. You are not the only one to have made poor investments. There are generally thousands of pounds worth of unworn clothes languishing at the back of people's wardrobes.

I can help. Sounds like you could really benefit from a one to one personal style consultation. After that you'd never again waste money on clothes that didn't suit you. Do get in touch if you'd like to find out more.

Kindest

Lucinda

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