When was the last time you went shopping on a sale?

Buy and regret afterwards? I've been there and I don't want it to happen again.

But probably, if I have the money, I will forget being level-headed for a second.

That's why i'm saying, u are too level headed, secret ^^ I wont ask you out for such sales again, because i will end up buying nothing at all .. lol Sales are meant to be crazy, and i will surely convinced myself that i really need them, find tons of excuses just to buy on impulse.. haha

Good for your mother. I'm not very comfortable shopping online since I can't immediately get the goods that I order. I don't like waiting so I only buy something online once in a while.

I do a lot of online shopping, but not usually for clothing. I design jewelry so I go online for supplies for that, and I also make teddy bears and do the same thing for that business. I shop eBay for electronics and other things that I happen to want so that I can get them at a much better price than locally. Oh, the biggest thing I buy online is textbooks for my classes. I don't buy clothing online or through a catalog because I am really finicky about the fit. I have an area on my back that swells a lot and usually I have the area swollen when I try clothing on, so it is important for me to make sure that the fit is right so that I am comfortable. Same thing with my pants, I have a leg brace to keep in mind when I buy pants so there is the extra room for that darned brace. Sometimes I have to give up fashion for a comfortable fit. I definitely don't wear dresses anymore because of the fact that my left knee is full of surgical scars from 6 different surgeries on it.

Yes. And that's a good lesson for many others.

Yeah. It took lots of self-discipline to stop myself from buying those I did not need.

That is the reason why I always hand wash my clothes, something might wrong in the machine.

Hi Loverbear! Sometimes I find myself buying items that would still need some sewing adjustment, too! I think it's okay since I'm buying it on a big discount. So a little sewing is okay. That's really unfortunate! I've always loved high-heeled shoes and to not be able to wear one would be really depressing for me. ^^ Most of the time I also set a price range for clothes so I don't go overboard on my expenses.

Thank you for the BR! I always have my day brightened when I earn one. Even though I have earned a few, it still thrills me as much as the very first one I earned. I do have to admit one thing. Last Friday I went to town to pick up a couple of pearl restringing jobs and of course I stopped by the thrift shop. I didn't find a lot of stuff, but in the jewelry display case I found the most gorgeous pair of dangle earrings that were silver color and had pink rhinestones. I put them on and immediately felt like a princess. I'm afraid that they are going to take over my wardrobe and it's going to be centered around a $6 pair of earrings! I still won't be able to add heels to the mix, but otherwise there are going to be outfits centered around those earrings. One of the best hints I learned is to shop for your clothes near the end of the season. Now that stores are trying to make as much money as possible, they start stocking the next season's clothing mid current season, so they start the mark downs earlier. That's why I buy classic styles because they will stay in style no matter what season it is in whatever year. The other thing I do is watch the men's department for my shorts and jeans because they are made better and the price cuts are deeper. I also buy my tee shirts and work around the house shirts in the men's department for the same reason. I do sometimes rework them so that I can use them with my going out wardrobe. Since my sewing machine also does embroidery, I can "fem and glam" it up with a few embroidered flowers etc. (The machine is a Memory Craft 8000- I love the computerized machines like that, and will also eventually upgrade to the 10000 machine that does more embroidery work and has more other options to it.) I don't know if you watch "What Not to Wear" on TLC, but they tell the people that it's okay to pay full price for an item and then add the tailoring on top of the price. I don't quite agree on that point because of the cost of tailoring. (I know, I used to support myself and my daughter on the income form my repair work and tailoring.) But I guess it's up to the person buying the item. I do love watching the program and seeing what they do for the new victim each week.

That has been a long time! You did not go for a Valentine sale?

Yeah. You can still wear those shoes when the right season comes.

Well, it's because of the economic times. Money are hard to come by.

You just need to have the self-discipline to stop yourself from buying what you don't need.

Wow, that's a great deal! Which reminded me, I wasn't able to go to the other stores inside the mall, I was only able to see the sales inside the department store. I got so tired that I didn't have time to visit other stores.

I also hate leaving empty-handed so I went grocery shopping at the mall, instead. Oh, I also bought an eye liner that I needed but it wasn't on sale.

Good luck! It's good to save money but don't forget that food is important than saving.

I haven't bought anything online lately. But if I did, it would be a kind of luxury or a hobby and not something I need.

Lucky you!

Good going, Jill!!

Well, I did know not all items would be on 50% discount. Still, I took the chance on finding good items on 50% discount. I found a few that I liked but they weren't what I needed so I didn't buy them.

I know! The mountainous pile of the clothes on big discounts were such a discourage. It's annoying to sort out of those pile just to find one nice blouse you want.