Saving Money on Your Clothes: Markdowns, Mending and Online Marketing
Guide to how you can reduce the amount of money you spend on your clothes – do you really have to throw them away?
When it starts to feel like the clothes you own are no longer fresh and new, instead of just throwing them away you can organise an unwanted clothes swap with your friends; this is a fun and completely free way to add life to your wardrobe without having to shop for loads of new garments. It’s also a chance to snag a deal – been eyeing a friend’s leather jacket for months and they no longer want it? It’s yours!
Buy your wardrobe basics cheaply. Nobody will care whether your plain white T-shirt cost two pounds or twenty, and those who do care are in urgent need of a new hobby! By buying the basics from cheaper shops, you’ll be able to pay more for other items, like a coat, that should be higher-quality and therefore will last longer and give you value for money. Or you could use the money for something else entirely (or even save it!).
If you’re a student, always carry your ID in your purse and don’t be afraid to ask at the till if there’s a student discount. Most shops don’t advertise their student discount and will wait for you to ask, so even if they don’t do one – you’ve got nothing to lose by asking!
Car boot sales and charity shops are excellent places to find a fantastic bargain. What may have sold originally for £20, you could snag for 50p. A few words of warning before you pay, however: check that the item is in good enough condition to be worn; that it doesn’t have any stains or irreparable tears. If just a seam is slightly split or a button is missing, then if you/a parent/a friend has minimal sewing skills then go ahead and buy it as those small defects are mostly easy to fix.
Shopping online is another method to find very cheap clothes. eBay is one of the best sites to look for clothes on; I got a top that must have retailed for about £5 for 99p. However again as with the car boot sales, do check what the seller has said about the item and what condition it is in.
Don’t just throw clothes away if they are broken, torn or too small. Firstly, consider if you could mend it; if there is a small hole or a split seam then it is easily fixable with a little sewing. If a button is missing, it is easy to sew back on; if you don’t have a replacement, take the opportunity to be creative – you could buy some different buttons that also match the item of clothing and replace all of them. If, say, a pair of jeans no longer fit you – could you make them into shorts?
However, if you feel you have to throw some of your clothes away, don’t just put them in the landfill; you could donate them to a charity shop so that someone else can make good use of them, advertise them to give away in your local Freecycle group or you could make a bit of cash by selling them on Amazon or eBay.
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