A Shopping Trip to the Outlets can be Fab or a Flop, find out more!

Do you love outlet shopping?  If so, beware… you might think you are saving money, when in reality you are spending more and coming home with nothing that satisfies your urge to have something wonderful to wear!

Here are some of the top mistakes women make when shopping at an outlet or large discount store!

1) Shopping with no idea or goal on what you want to buy.

If you go to an outlet with no idea what you need to buy, it can wipe out wallet. Moreover, you will get to the store and probably feel totally overwhelmed. Instead, before you leave, go to your closet and see what you need. Then make a list and take it with you!

2) Getting off track.

Once you decide what you are looking for (e.g. Is it a new casual outfit? Or a new dress for an upcoming event?) go into the appropriate store, find the sales person  and tell her what you are looking for.  That will help you stay focused on what choose to take into the dressing room.

3) Buying ANOTHER black item!

Unless your goal is to buy something in black, we find most women over 40 tend to have way too much black  in their closet already. Wearing less black is super hard to do, but the rewards are great! By avoiding buying anything black, it forces you to add something colorful to your closet which make you feel like a million bucks!!

4) Trying on all Colors

Beware  that not all colors suit all skin types. You need to be aware which colors look best on you and stick with only those. If you stick with one “season”, then all your clothes will mix in match in the future! If you pick items  from all sorts of different color categories, you will actually limit the outfits you will be able to mix and match in the future.  (For more help with this, contact your local image consultant for a color consult! It will be totally worth it!!!)

5) Letting those SALE tags seduce you into buying!!

You may be tempted to buy things when you see all those wonderful “discount” prices…but don’t do it!  Instead, really slow down and ask yourself these 3 questions:

~Do I already own something similar?

~Do I love the fit, color and style of it?

~Is it something that I will be able to wear and it makes me feel special? (this is the most important question to ask yourself!)

If you put limits on what you buy, it will help you make a better buying decision! Most women find that they buy “safe” items or just basics…like another pair of jeans or simple t-shirt. If you are going to an outlet, now is the time to find that special piece to add to your closet! Don’t blow your money on things that you can pick up just anywhere!

6) Not trying things on!

We’ve all done it. You are at the counter and you pick up  that last little item and just throw it in the pile without even bothering to try it on, because of course the price is “just too good to pass up”! This is a big mistake. We have found more times than not, when we go and try it on, we really didn’t want or need it.

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Really, I don’t need to try it on….

Have you ever been shopping and said these fateful words: “I DON”T NEED TO TRY IT ON?”  Of course some times that might be fine, but I have found that more times than not, those are words I have lived to regret!

Well,I (JoJami) forgot to take my own advice and I ended up buying this top back in January.

Here is the story…

I had gone into the store with a friend and tried on lots of things. Nothing fit or seemed right, so I was walking out the door of the store (empty handed) when I spotted this rack of colorful tops!

Oh, this one looked just great, and I mentioned to my friend, “Boy I could sure use another top, my wardrobe is low on tops right now”.

So she held it up to me and I decided that the size would be fine and there was no need to try it on. (HA!)

Here is a  photo of my new shirt.  YUCK, what was I thinking!

What went wrong?

• Yes, the color is nice but it ended up being a size too small!
• The way that the seams hit me on the bust area, flattens my already smallish boobies!
• The fabric looks cheap when I put it on.
• The style is not at all flattering.
• The worst part is that the store has a strict return policy, and now I am stuck with it.

So remember, ALWAYS try things on before you buy, so you won’t make the same mistake I did!

Do you have the Spring shopping itch?

Oh my gosh…when you live back east like we Glam Gals do, you get pretty tired of all the snow and dreary weather, SO when the sun starts peaking out again, like it has this week, we sure get the itch to get out and go buy something new for Spring! (Good to know that you are not the only one, right!)

I (JoJami) did just that this week and let me tell you what I saw.

THE BIG MISTAKE!!

Beware of the Sale rack!

Here I was at the department store, and all this gorgeous new merchandise was hanging there while, ALL the women were over at the Sale rack of old tired, picked over junky tops, pants, dresses….

Ladies, DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE!

Beware of the SALE rack!  You will be tempted to bring home, yet again, something to hang in your closet that is just mediocre.

INSTEAD… just go window shopping and try on things that are fresh and new for Spring. Then you can see if you want to splurge on a new jacket or top that is actually updated, new and FUN!

Here is my 1 purchase over the weekend.

This colorful BCBG jacket!  I have already worn it 2 times and have felt great in it.  I have satisfied my shopping craving, and have a new piece for my wardrobe, that I should enjoy for the next few years.

Instead of buying something that you just “sort of like”, be super picky and try buying something that you really need and love.

THEN send us a photo and tell us about it!!!