I know it’s been a while, but I’m still around, and I’ve missed you.
I’m not usually one to make resolutions (why shouldn’t we try to make ourselves better all year, rather than wait until January?) but this year I took the plunge. My focus is quality, not quantity. I always put off purchasing a laptop because it costs hundreds of dollars, yet I buy so much small, cheap crap over the span of a month that it probably adds up to the same amount.
However, that doesn’t mean I’ll ever be able to buy something full price. Like a dieter who binges on a huge slice of cheesecake, I feel like a failure when I buy anything without some sort of discount.
And now, despite what I just said, I have to share my most recent bargain with you. A while ago I earned a Kohl’s giftcard through an online survey. Generally, I would compare shopping at Kohl’s to eating a twinkie – sometimes I go there when I need a cheap shopping fix, but I’m not usually satisfied and I regret it later. Yesterday I was off work for a dentist appointment and decided to use my gift card. I found a cute button-up shirt and a sweater dress ($11.99 and $7.20 respectively), so with $19.00 on my gift card (I’d previously spent six on some tights) my grand total was $1.77. I know I said quality, not quantity, but I feel I can make an exception with prices like that! Even if it immediately disintegrates in the washing machine, its still worth the money (and the compliments I’ve gotten today while wearing both at once).
Hopefully your resolutions – if you must have them – include thriftier shopping, and you’ll continue to join me in my obsessive bargain hunting noble quest to save money.
love,
thriftstore brandwhore
