There's something about a dress that costs less than a latte that makes you forget all your years of training. You've spent decades doing field work on sales floors and clearance racks; gathered data behind the curtains of changing rooms and spent years writing "The Holy Grail of Shopping Manuals" that has footnotes of proof. For example, "A1: Never buy bandage dresses because subject has learned the hard way they turn into tube tops upon sitting down." Or "A2: There is no such thing as 'When I Lose Weight Pants.' Research shows subject won't ever say no to cheesecake, and she's totally cool with that. New plan."
But when you're in a thrift store, the rules change on you. Rather than worrying your lip over the idea of never wearing those 70 dollar pants again, everything turns into the exact price of a box of cereal — skirts are three dollars, pants are five bucks a pop, and that gaudy, fantastic dress is on sale for 50 cents! Grab it and run girl, grab it and run.
And you do. Only to regret it about a week later when you spot its sequined wink from the back of your closet. Sure, you can always throw it into the donate bin and move on, but money waisted is still money waisted, no matter how small the amount. So how do you avoid buyer's remorse in thrift stores when the knee-jerk reaction is "Get it, it's only a couple of bucks." Here's how:
from Apartment Therapy | Saving the world, one room at a time http://ift.tt/2lvWAIa
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