FASHION :: Are you smart shopper?

Are you smart shopper?

Your buying habits could be costing you

By Amber Fehrenbacher

  1. It's back-to-school time and you are looking to do a wardrobe overhaul. When do you decide to make your big shopping trip?

    As soon as stores put out new fall merchandise in mid-July.

    A few weeks after school begins, since it doesn’t get cold right away.

    You take inventory of your closet’s contents and decide against going shopping, since you can just rely on your staple pieces to get you through the season.

  2. When you’re waiting in line to purchase items at a store, what do you usually do?

    Wait patiently until it is your turn to check out.

    Scan the items displayed by the registers but never actually add them to your pile of purchases.

    Usually end up buying a new lip gloss or a pair of earrings.

  3. Where in the store do you find most of your purchases?

    You browse all the different sections.

    You look in the very front, where the newest pieces are on display.

    You look in the very back, by the clearance section.

  4. You’re shopping for jeans and you find this amazing pair of JBrands on sale. Do you buy?

    Of course. Premium denim rarely goes on sale.

    You decide to put them on hold. If you can't stop obsessing, you will buy them tomorrow.

    No. They’re on sale but are still way beyond your budget.

  5. You find a great knit tee and are about to buy it when a sales associate informs you of a special promotion: buy two and get the third shirt free. Do you take her up on the offer?

    No, you would only end up spending more than you had initially intended.

    Yes, you grab two more in different colors. Who says “no” to a free top?

    You contemplate for a few minutes then decide against it. You really don't need two more of the same top.