At the end of this month, Michael and I will take our engagement pictures. It's an hour-long session that we'll probably do in a park. For me, getting good pictures for our wedding is important. I also really wanted to find a reasonable package that included an engagement session. Not only do I think it will be great to have these casual pictures of us, it's also a good way of getting to know our photographer, the photographer getting to know us, and getting used to the idea of being photographed for a long period of time. Hopefully, it will help us look a little more relaxed and natural in our pictures.
Anyway, I was looking for just the right thing to wear for this photo session. I knew I wanted a causal, but not too casual dress. I toured around the mall last night. I found some nice dresses on the clearance rack at Ann Taylor, but they either didn't fit just right or they weren't exactly what I was hoping to find. At 60% off, that was very disappointing. I thought long and hard about one of them. But the reality is that if it doesn't fit well or doesn't look right, I won't like it when I get it home, regardless of the price. So, that makes it a bad deal because I won't wear it or at least not many times and won't be happy with it.
I searched more stores -- the regularly priced clothes and the sale racks. Finding just the right fit for me can be difficult. And regardless of your size or shape, clothes that fit well look soooo much better!
I finally found a very cute dress at The Limited that fit like it was made for me. Why it couldn't be on sale, I don't know. I decided not to buy it right away. I thought I should think a little about it and try it on again. So, I went back tonight after work and decided I indeed really liked and it really fit. I bought it...but of course, I got a deal after all!
I looked on The Limited's website today and found a coupon! It's good until May 4, 2008, and you can save $30 on a $100 purchase or more (regularly priced items). Well, the dress I wanted was $98. So, I found nice necklace that I can wear for the engagement pictures too. It was reasonably priced and pushed me just over the $100 limit. Total savings was 24%. Not bad -- especially since this purchase was for a very specific purpose and I would have gotten it anyway. It is worth searching around for coupons!
Friday, April 11, 2008
If It Doesn't Fit, No Deal
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You're so right. No matter how "cheap" or what a great deal something is, it's not worth it if you don't LOVE it and have somewhere to wear it.
I have a really hard time with the second half. I have more dresses than I can wear because I just don't have enough occasions to wear certain fancy dresses. Although I am a big fan of post-holiday sales to buy dresses for the next holiday-season. If it's a classic look, it will be fine a year later and you'll be saved from the whole frantic search for a good dress and spending way too much on a nice, but not great dress.
Kate - that is a good idea about buying clothes that have a classic look. You can wear them for many years to come without looking dated. If you do buy more trendy looking pieces of clothing, make sure you get them early enough in the season to wear them before they go out of style -- and don't pour a lot of money into them.
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