Weirdest Shopping Experience - Ever
Approximately one year ago I decided to avoid fast fashion and cheap high street stores because my wardrobe and closets were full to the brim with junk. Earlier this year I finally cut back on purposeless vintage shopping as well. An important part of my shopping rehab experience was to get rid of all the useless things so during the spring I sold and auctioned off three fourths of my clothes. Finally I can proudly say I’m stuff-free!
Yesterday, at long last, I went shopping. I had with me a shopping list of truly indispensable items and money to burn. Funnily enough, I came back empty handed. I couldn’t find anything that would have made me 100% satisfied. The clothes I tried on were somehow off; they felt impersonal or they were of poor quality. Back in the days these things wouldn’t have prevented me from buying some of these items since the clou of shopping was always the event of purchase or the image or the look I was after. Suitability or quality were completely secondary issues for me. But not yesterday.
It seems my blossoming shopping addiction is finally dying back and I’m slowly beating the stuff problem. Yay! Kudos to me! Today I will travel to Helsinki to see what the capital has to offer. This time I’m ready to make the effort and I won’t be content with something less than perfect. As Madonna once put it (well, she was talking about men but it fits for clothes as well): You deserve the best in life, so if the time isn’t right then move on. Second best is never enough, you’ll do much better baby on your own.
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So typical, but glad you didn’t waste money, I’ve been finding the same trouble lately. I get more things from thrift stores these days.
Great. I hope I’ll face the same experience in the future, too. While waiting for it, I just refuse to enter in any clothing store unless I’m in need of undies, socks or tights.
Good luck with beating the splurging problem, ladies! It took me approximately one year to get rid of my mindless shopping habits, but I must say all this “rehab experience” was definitely worth it, despite the occasional withdrawal symptoms. :)
Samanlaista projektia täälläkin :)
Mukava kuulla että shoppailudieetti on osoittautunut toimivaksi!