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If you’re looking for quality clothes at places, like Walmart, TJ Maxx, Ross, etc., you will be let down continually. Are used to be a huge shopper, know how to find good deals, and quality products.
There are some things that you just have to spend decent money on to have a garment that will last you a long time. One of those things is jeans. You can buy jeans more expensive, like. - as a female…Miss Me, Silver, Rock Republic, and a little less expensive, but still quality Daytrip. If you go to places like Buckle - which is a common store in malls, and online… You can find more expensive, jeans, and wait for them to go on sale, or order their imperfect genes. Imperfect meaning… There may be a thread that’s not perfect. Not the product overall quality.
I just put on a pair of Miss Me jeans yesterday, that are at least seven or eight years old. I was impressed how they have lasted so long, and still look great. They were somewhere around $100, but what a great investment.
Also, one of the most important garment a woman can purchase, is a good bra. I know Victoria’s Secret has their own secrets, however; their price or expensive, but they last forever. I have bought bras there seven years ago, that are still in excellent condition. They were well worth the investment. A good time to purchase with Victoria’s Secret is during their annual, or semi annual sale. Sometimes they’ll have buy two get one free, or buy three for a specific discounted price. That’s when I would shop there. I never pay full price.
You can also find quality garments at a Macy’s, you just have to be diligent, and look through the clearance, and find all kinds of great things. I found some great deals at Macy’s clearance, beautiful, tie-dye dresses, and tank tops for under $10. Although I think an average price item in clear, it would be around $30.
I’m not saying I’m not above purchasing a $15 shirt at Walmart, but I’ve never expected any of those garments to ever last more than one or two years, and that’s pushing it. The fabric that they make the garments out of, always get those little balls on them, which is a sign of a cheap garment.
I do understand your frustration about things becoming more expensive these days, however, if you have an opportunity to go out and do some real shopping in person, I’m confident you’ll find some items that are worthwhile. When shopping clearance, I only select items that are colors that I like, or styles that I know for sure I would wear. Then I also look at the sizes on the hangers, although those are not always correct. Best wishes on your new shopping extravaganza.
Actually I’ve got great quality clothes in my closet that’s at least 8-10 years old that were purchased at Marshall’s, Ross & TJ. I just can’t fit in them at the moment. I don’t believe I said I expected quality from Walmart. Heck I’d take mediocre from Walmart if I could find it. I’ve been out shopping locally and several hours away to large cities. I’ve never seen such poor selection in women’s clothing. Twenty years ago I was in a 3X and everything I wore came from TJ Maxx type clothes. That’s what I’m getting at the quality and selection has gone way down over the last 2-4 years even before plandimic. I remember my good friend saying gay men were designing the clothes ugly on purpose. She was joking but her point was correct the clothes began getting ugly around four years ago. I’ve searched online, even Macy’s and their clothes are there times the price. I’ve found the exact same tops on Amazon and Walmart. I didn’t purchase because reviews are very bad. Maybe the clothes are great where you live but in my southern area they are ugly and frumpy. Again, I paid less than 12 bucks for jeans at Ross over ten years ago and they are still in great condition, just can’t get them on. I only wore VS up until last year only because they don’t go past a certain size. Even if I was loaded in money I would not pay 100 bucks for a pair of jeans. In high school I wore men’s Levi’s and I’ve yet to find another brand as comfortable. I’m not a lesbian, all the girls wore Levi’s back then. It’s not a designer town! I’m working on the weight and will be back in my clothes hopefully in a few months. I’ve got enough to get me by. We all have different styles. I haven’t seen anything at stores like Macy’s I’d want to wear. I prefer either tshirts or vintage boho style. Also I’m noticing the current style is cropped at the waist shirts and even if I was a size zero I wouldn’t wear that. Honestly I was wondering if others are seeing the same situation with clothes availability. If nothing else I’ll raid the hubby’s tshirt stash.
I am on Ozempic to lose weight. Best diet I have ever been on.
Clothes are my vice. I shop at Dillards and Macys. I go to a Dillards outlet too. I buy at 65% off or more. Rarely do I buy items not on sale. I sometimes buy duplicates of clothes I love on Poshmark. I buy clothes that last. I wash on delicate and dry carefully or lne dry. I see people destroy their clothes just washing them.
Ps. If I find something that I really like, and they have a duplicate, I will buy two as well. That way when one of them where is out, I can have the other one for a back up. But it Hass to be at a good price.
We are kindred spirits! How you launder your garments is huge! I never wash my jeans with anything other than denim. Ever! I also never wash any of my clothes with sheets, bedding, or towels. Especially towels. Towels will ruin your clothes, so quickly, and will get lint balls on everything, and it just ruff the clothes up. I also use stain grabber sheets because they really do work, and keep your clothes from getting dingy. I primarily use those with colored clothing. I bleach, my white clothes on a regular basis as well. I have so many clothes, I can go for a month without having to wash them. But I have separate stand up garment disorders to put my clothes by color and type. I am really OCD about how I wash my clothes. I just started washing blue and pink together! Lol it was a huge deal. I told my mom alert the media. I also never use cheap laundry detergent. Tide is expensive, but if you wait for it to be on sale, you can get it for close to what the cheap stuff is for. For my blacks and my denim, sometimes I will splurge and use the special detergent for dark clothes. Dillards another great place to get clothes on sale. We should go shopping sometime. Lol.
I am living in an RV right now. We sold our home and are retiring and moving soon. I have very limited room to store clothes so my shopping is limited for the near future which is depressing.
I could use a shopping buddy.
If you’re ever in the Phoenix area, hit me up.
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