TheDarkKnight
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Watching the news today, with the current legal battle bubbling over the purchase of EMI I was reminded of and then heard the term "buyer's regret".
I thought this might be quite relevant to SF and those who are into pursuing a style and frequently let's face it, are quite OCD over details. (is the shiver of break on my pantaloons too much?)
I wondered then, what your general rules are for those starting out and buying, to avoid buyer's regret and getting bogged down in details over fit and the like.
Think of it as Cognitive behavioural therapy for Clothes buyers ; )
I will start with some of my rules which stop me sweating the small stuff:
1.\tDon't buy what I can't afford. In fact the more I can thrift something the better. Something at much lower cost and good quality, means the stakes are lowered - you don't question a decision so much as if it's not quite right, it's no big loss from your wallet.
Combining thrift with quality also allows you to focus on the inherent value and therefore smugness derived from the buy, rather than details.
2.\tWhen starting out accept it is a journey and mistakes are all part of that. Therefore at the moment I view buys as for a year only, so if I go off something quite soon it's not a problem.
I also tend to wear something I later decide I don't like quite often still for this year, so I haven't wasted my money.
An upside - those things like a coat I've had for 6 years and still really like, are a bonus.
This runs contrary to the Flusser "˜style is timeless idea', but it takes mistakes + time + money, to develop that timeless style of your own.
3.\tTake SSRI's (joke)
What are your ideas for good buying decisions for someone relatively new, and if you're a big timer, what mistakes did you make along the way?
I thought this might be quite relevant to SF and those who are into pursuing a style and frequently let's face it, are quite OCD over details. (is the shiver of break on my pantaloons too much?)
I wondered then, what your general rules are for those starting out and buying, to avoid buyer's regret and getting bogged down in details over fit and the like.
Think of it as Cognitive behavioural therapy for Clothes buyers ; )
I will start with some of my rules which stop me sweating the small stuff:
1.\tDon't buy what I can't afford. In fact the more I can thrift something the better. Something at much lower cost and good quality, means the stakes are lowered - you don't question a decision so much as if it's not quite right, it's no big loss from your wallet.
Combining thrift with quality also allows you to focus on the inherent value and therefore smugness derived from the buy, rather than details.
2.\tWhen starting out accept it is a journey and mistakes are all part of that. Therefore at the moment I view buys as for a year only, so if I go off something quite soon it's not a problem.
I also tend to wear something I later decide I don't like quite often still for this year, so I haven't wasted my money.
An upside - those things like a coat I've had for 6 years and still really like, are a bonus.
This runs contrary to the Flusser "˜style is timeless idea', but it takes mistakes + time + money, to develop that timeless style of your own.
3.\tTake SSRI's (joke)
What are your ideas for good buying decisions for someone relatively new, and if you're a big timer, what mistakes did you make along the way?