That got me thinking about my buying habits - what do I save and splurge on?
HANDBAGS: I very rarely buy expensive bags. I have lots, but none are designer or real leather. I hope to invest in a great leather bag soon, but ultimately I like having a large selection.
GYM CLOTHES: Well... they're going to get sweaty anyways. I have been extremely happy with my mostly-Costco gym clothing and some Old Navy thrown in there. An exception to cheaping out on gym clothing is running shoes. I do buy a good quality pair, cause support is important.
SHOES: Contrary to my comment above, most of my footwear has been purchased on sale or clearance. I was even able to swing 30% off my Converse. I had an amazing pair of moccasins from Giant Tiger (had = dog ate them) that I bought for $15. They were my favourite shoes in my entire collection. Note to self: must replace them soon.
JACKETS / OUTERWEAR: If I can save, I will, but if I'm going to buy anything full price it's usually a jacket. Winter jackets have to be good quality up here in the Great White North, so it usually means forking over a couple hundred dollars. Though I can't say I'd be able to fork over $700 for that Canada Goose jacket. Darn.
HAIR PRODUCTS: I use the kind of shampoo that's $20+ a bottle. I also will splurge the extra $$$ to get the brand name. Hair is one place where I don't like to make sacrifices.
BLAZERS: Blazers are something I have learned you can't go cheap on. To get a decent fitting one you usually end up spending at least $50. To most people that's probably not expensive, but considering I don't usually buy jeans for more than $30 means it hits my wallet pretty hard.
What do you save or splurge on?
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Aww thanks for the shoutout! I get the cheap shampoo/condition but I splurge on the styling products for my hair.
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Love this post idea! I myself splurge on shoes, as I have very abnormal feet, haha, and need to wear sturdy, supportive shoes so my back doesn't ache after walking for a day. I also splurge on coats, as I normally would only buy one winter coat every two to three seasons :) And I tend to save on bags, swimwear and jewelry ^^ x
ReplyDeleteI definitely splurge on shoes. Recently I've been looking at my bag collection with distaste so I've been working on that. Gym stuff, like you I cheap out on. I wear whatever I have and steal things the bf no longer wears. As for sneakers, somehow my mind just doesn't register them as real shoes. So I don't even own a real pair. I want to get a pair of Nike's though but that $100 sometimes more price tag has me hesitating.
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