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Anew trend emerging nowadays is purchasing shirts and suits online.  People are starting to get hooked to this kind of shopping because it had been found to be convenient, competitively priced, wide choices and more informative.  Buying stuff online also connotes a certain pride with the buyer’s market no longer limited to its country or city.

Let us consider a design for suits.  Displayed suits in retail stores in malls and garment stores stand the chance of being outmoded.  Of course it can be a bit frustrating, even when shopping online, if the buyer has no idea of his own preferred design.  But with the assistance of well-trained sartorial staff, an album of designs can be presented to you to choose from.

In a meeting with tailors, usually held in plush hotels in the city, the element of elegance is felt.  They came to your country to assist you make up your mind and take your measurements to produce that suit just for you.  You don’t get this kind of service when you physically walk into a garments store!

Online businesses focus more on long term client relationship as compared to the traditional physical shopping.  Strictly by appointment, meetings are conducted with the highest level of service through full attention to the client’s needs and queries.  Shopping to stores will definitely pale by comparison as sales attendants entertain the client while their eyes are to the door.

Another is the feeling after the purchase.  Dealing with representative of an online clothes company will give you the feeling of knowing you got the shirt or suit that you really want.  While shopping at department stores may give you a feeling that you got their best shirt as highly recommended by the sales representative.

Often times, physical shopping results to the shopper buying what is on sale or the item pushed by store attendants.  At the end of the day, that feeling of having come home and not really have purchased what you intended to buy can be devastating.  This rarely happens with online buying as customer requirements and expectancies are of prime value.

As a person is unique, so is his preference.  This is the secret of the online clothes company which made it a profitable enterprise.  It will not be a surprise to know that this kind of endeavour will continue to exist for the next centuries.  As they have evolved to be updated in their methods, they will continue to surmount any effect brought about by change.

 
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Is it the end of season sale again? Red tags and additional discounts are on the racks, “Up to 70% off” and “Buy two for the price of one” signs on display windows? Yes, I know all of these make you go giddy but you have to remember that you also have to be wise in buying sale items. Sale gives you all the right to become an impulse buyer and instead of getting a good deal, you are not maximizing your buying capacity. So here is a simple sale shopping guide to help you.


Your first choice may not be the best choice.

Choosing clothes
  • Give time to look around. If you found a nice white shirt in a store at 30% discount, do not settle easily. Just put it in mind and check another store or two. The more the basic the item is, the more stores you have to check. You might find a buy one take one for that white shirt or even a 70% off.

  • Double check items to be purchased.

  • Wear and tear of these items for sale started the day they were placed in the “New Arrival” rack. At the end of the season, many buyers have set their hands on the same item and have actually tried them on. With that, check the seams of the clothing item, most especially under the arm, buttons and shoulder. These seams might be loose and would require additional cost in for repair. Do this most especially in stores that don’t have a return policy for sale items and for stores that all stocks are out in the display stand.

  • Set a limit.

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  • Just like playing stocks, you should have a cut loss and take profit policy in shopping, most especially when it’s the sale season. Make an initial list before going to the red-tag sale and set a budget as to how much you are willing to pay for each item. Do not bring all your cash or credit cards. Work within your budget.

  • Freebies are sometimes the devil.

  • “Buy three pairs of suits and get a limited edition jacket for FREE!” You see this sign and you badly want that limited edition jacket. So you start to convince yourself that you need the suits so that you can have that jacket. You end up spending thousands of dollars for the freebie. You don’t cut yourself so that you can have the adhesive bandage. Yes, you have done this once in your life and do not let the freebies fool you again.

  • These retails stores hire marketing people to think of ways to entice people like you to go in their shops and make you grab something and line up in the cashier. Don’t make their lives easy. Think before opening your wallet. Even on sale season, SHOP WISELY!