Smart Shopping: Best Clothing Value – Shoes!
Written by Cathy
Like many girls, I battled with my dress size going up and down. While I managed to keep it relatively stable in recent years, there was a time when I was a little more ‘curvy’ than I would have liked (160lbs on my tiny 5’0” frame). I donated those clothes to Goodwill, as I never, ever wanted to see them again. As I move dress sizes down, I throw out my ‘fat’ clothes. I don’t want to have fat clothes. By getting rid of my fat clothes, I make it in-my-face realization if I have to buy a pant size up. I’d rather hit the gym than make the painful purchase to buy a larger size.
The other day, one of my coworkers complimented me on my shoes. This surprised me since they are a pair of Via Spiga I bought about 8 years ago. I bought them on discount for about $60. They are a classic leather, timeless style with a low 1 inch heel. I took good care of them, and only wear them to work (I had different shoes for dancing ‘til I dropped). I realized the one apparel that managed to stay in my closet no matter what my dress size is my shoes.
Finding a good quality pair of shoe is important. Cheap shoes may look cute, but become unbearably uncomfortable at the end of the day. I had a really cute pair of $15 sandals once that never failed to give me blisters. I spend more on high quality brands now, but never pay retail prices (I buy them at discount outlets. More on that later). I try on a lot of them before I buy (Comparison Shopping).
Since my shoes tend to stick around for a while, and are seemingly impervious to ‘the bulge’, they seem to be my best bang for the buck clothing item. Those $60 Via Spiga have cost me an average of $7.50 per year.
I follow the one in-one out rule to avoid amassing an Imelda Marcos collection. If I buy a new pair of shoes, I donate an old pair. This keeps me accountable to avoid buying shoes when I don’t really need them. When I look at a really cute pair of shoes, I think about which shoe at home I would have to let go. I don’t go for sales pitches like, "If you don’t buy it now, someone else will". If the shoes are sold, then I get to keep my money for a little while longer. It’s a shoe for crying out loud. If I don’t buy the shoe now, what will be the consequence? There will be other, CUTER, BETTER shoes than the last!
Or I’ll try to find it on Endless.com or Zappos.com.
What other clothing items do you get good utility out of? Quality leather handbags are also timeless and are resistant to the fashion ebb and flow. As long as they don’t have fringes, ala 1987 Bon Jovi.
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