Season for Sales

My mailbox is overflowing with sale fliers right now!! January is when the stores are getting rid of all the winter merchandise so that they can bring in the Spring lines. It seems that the retail industry has gotten more and more anxious about getting merchandise for the next season out. So, if you are looking for something to wear right now (while it is still cold outside), then you will probably end up rifling through the sale racks.

Here are a couple of tips for sale searching:

1. Remember that most of these items are on the rack for a reason. Whether it is poor fit, uncomfortable fabric or over pricing.....they usually ended up on the rack because the general feeling was that they weren't worth buying. There are, of course, some exceptions to this rule and those are the items that you are looking for.



2. Just because it is a good price doesn't mean that it is a good buy. If you haven't read the article on price per wearing, look in our article archives (http://www.anatomyofstyle.com/, members only). This article got the greatest response from our members. Bottom line is that $20.00 worn once equals $100 worn 5 times!!



3. Don't settle for something that you would not have purchased at full price. If you would never have considered a piece when it was priced at the full retail price, why would you consider it now. The only exception to this rule is that you would have purchased the piece, but you did not have the money. Now that it is on sale you can afford to buy it. Otherwise, let it stay on the rack!



4. Finally, don't buy just to buy. Make sure that you are making purchases that make sense in your wardrobe. Have a plan or you will create chaos that has an effect on various parts of your life. A good deal that doesn't serve you is actually a very pricey mistake.

With all of this said, hit the sales and find the treasures that you might not have been able to add to your wardrobe before. Just remember, buy with purpose!!

Happy Shopping!