https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:45:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1259348 Fri, 23 May 2014 16:38:16 +0000 Lisa 1259348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm becoming more and more of a maximizer as I get older.&nbsp; Too many fast decisions that did not work out have made me more cautious with purchases.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1259064 Fri, 23 May 2014 11:25:00 +0000 kerry 1259064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maximizer, maximizer, maximizer!! I'm this way with clothes, shoes and handbag shopping. I'm like this with buying cars and houses. I was not like this when I was "shopping" for my husband! Satisficer there!</p> <p>I LOVE research. I even continuing researching after I've purchased something. Not for everything because often I've done enough researching before I bought the item. I've become more maximizer with clothes shopping since following YLF.</p> <p>Brene Brown talks about how, at the other end of the spectrum, our "superpowers" can become our kryptonite. My maximizer tendencies and my love for research and analysis, I believe, is my superpower. But at the other end, maximizing can become paralysis in making a decision - my kryptonite. I'm learning to try and keep my maximizing in the "safe" zone - fun not agonizing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1259024 Fri, 23 May 2014 10:45:25 +0000 leopardluxe 1259024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me it depends on the item. For certain things I'm easily a satisfier and others I'm most definitely a maximizer. Most folks aren't uniformly one or the other (you should see how long I researched and stalked TVs before buying the one we have 8 years ago).</p> <p>&nbsp;For those who are more interested in this topic I highly recommend reading the book Paradox of Choice. Essentially we've gone from a time when you went into a store and bought a pair of jeans (the only ones available,&nbsp;that were the right waist and length for you) to having so many options to choose from that it becomes overwhelming (low rise, distressed finish, skinny leg, wide leg, bootcut??)&nbsp;and research has shown that the more options that are available often times the less likely someone is to make a decision to purchase. It's an excellent and informative read for anyone else who geeks out over this kind of stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258974 Fri, 23 May 2014 07:34:11 +0000 anne 1258974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can relate to both but I think I am more towards the maximiser. When I read Rubin's book I immediately knew my DH was a satisficer. It certainly has a lot going for it - he is also a low research guy ( for purchasing) - and the combination saves him heaps of time and angst.</p> <p>OTOH I am a researcher to the point of over research (good thing my day job includes research!). Unlike Marley, as a student I would enjoy the research and not really feel it was like work until the rubber hit the road and I had to actually write something (which usually mention that you had to decide on a position, which is the hard part for me).</p> <p>Like Manidipa I have champagne tastes and a teetotal budget. And I am picky when it comes to fashion. Totally maximiser. And these combine badly with not likely shopping overly much and getting very easily tired out by it.</p> <p>When it comes to handed down and gifted items I am much more of a satisficer. I keep quite a few of those, though I wouldn't have necessarily have purchsed them myself. Sometimes recently, when I have walked out of yet another shop empty handed, I have had the thought that if somebody gave me something from the shop, I would be quite happy wearing at least half of the options there!!</p> <p>But if I only plan to buy, say, _one_ casual sweater for the winter, which is my usual plan - then I want it to tick all the boxes. And I often find myself walking out just not buying. (Because I am such an under buyer)</p> <p>Conversely when we bought our house last year, we bought almost the first house we looked at and at put the offer in before I had even seen it! ( I told DH I trusted him, and had seen the online pics) The context is that we had been watching the market in our area for a few months, knew houses were getting snapped up very soon after they went for sale, and generally we knew about what we could get for what we could afford. And So the first house that was available and met our needs (and many in the price range didn't), we just bought!! Some people couldn't believe that we were that quick.</p> <p>Afterwards I said to DH, what if something even better comes up and we'll regret buying now. He said, very wisely: just stop looking. And we are indeed content!</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258890 Fri, 23 May 2014 03:38:43 +0000 Anonymous 1258890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm both sometimes, but probably more of a maximizer. I was thinking I might be a more of a satisficer at first, because I'll definitely buy things that don't seem 100 percent ideal in every possible way just so I can <i>have</i> something. But the key is that, even when I do this, I'll still spend a lot of time&nbsp;contemplating whether it's really what I want to buy and looking around to see if there's anything better before I finally pull the trigger. I'm definitely that person who'll go to 10 different stores&nbsp;before finally going back and getting the thing I tried on the first place I went. Then look around online before I cut the tags just to make sure there aren't options I missed.</p> <p>In general, if I'm looking for something in particular,&nbsp;I'll be&nbsp;in "scouting-out mode" for a while&nbsp;before I'm remotely ready to buy.&nbsp;Especially if it's something big-ticket or that's expected to be a major workhorse.&nbsp;Which mostly involves lots of looking at every option on a bunch of websites until a few things really stick out as possibilities, then looking at reviews,&nbsp;then maybe dropping by a store to see them in person if it's easy to do, then mulling over a top contender or two&nbsp;for a while until there's a sale or I get worried my size will sell out or I realize I <i>really</i> need/want whatever it is. Like Shevia, when I buy, it may sometimes <i>look</i> like a gut-driven&nbsp;impulse decision, but there's usually been something percolating for a while.</p> <p>I do go more for satisficing when I'm buying something that doesn't interest me much. Bras, running gear, layering tops -- will buy the first reasonable thing. But I don't think I've ever in my life decided to immediately buy&nbsp;the first pair of shoes I found that would fill some need!</p> <p>In the rest of my life, it's probably about the same pattern. The bigger a deal&nbsp;it is or the more it interests me, the more I'll maximize. (For example, I've spent <i>way</i> more time researching restaurants to choose where to go for a nice meal out that I'm going to actually spend eating it.)&nbsp;But I'll shamelessly satisfice if it's something that I can't motivate myself to care about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258819 Fri, 23 May 2014 02:23:05 +0000 Gigi 1258819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I can see both tendencies in myself. Like celia, I can drive myself nuts with the interior dialogue, though, when it comes to finding the absolute best, most perfect item. And the problem is, it probably doesn't even exist!&nbsp;</p> <p>I am totally like Aziraphale's mom, except I do my research online instead of running from store to store. It's the same thing, though. :^)</p> <p>It's funny because I'm actually debating right now over whether to keep or return two cardigans I got on sale from Anthro. And the debate is very much maximizer vs. satisficer.&nbsp;One cardi&nbsp;is 100% cotton, and the other is almost 100%—I drove myself nuts last winter trying to find sweaters without lots of synthetic material and found NOTHING, so the fabrication of these&nbsp;is a biggie! The fit on both of these cardigans is great, and I am terribly hard to fit on tops...so another biggie! And they were on sale (though still not cheap)...another biggie!&nbsp;However, they're a *bit* on the frilly side for me. They will go great with a casual outfit, like jeans, but not as well with something that has more "character," if you will, since the cardis are original-looking enough that they need no competition in an outfit. So I ask myself if I am willing to keep these, knowing that they do hit the superimportant buttons (fabrication, weight, fit), or whether I want to take a chance and return these and hope that I find something similar but less girly this coming fall. Hmm. It's a dead heat! I'll probably be locked up in the mental institution before I decide. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258768 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:50:13 +0000 Cindy S 1258768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question, and I love Gretchen, am anxiously awaiting her new "habits" book! This was very much on my mind this week: popped into TJ Maxx in need of a stopgap work clothes fix, and found a beautiful pair of kingfisher blue crepe slacks for $16! They go perfectly with my work capsule of blues and teals...But...they aren't too well made, and probably won't hold up to much wear, so NOW I am on the hunt for the same color in a quality pair! Satisficer with maximizer tendencies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258765 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:46:50 +0000 E 1258765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a satisficer, but I research first to set my&nbsp;criteria. Also,&nbsp;I often find it almost impossible to find an option that actually satisfies all of my criteria, particularly the ethical/environmental ones. For instance, I'd love to knit a grey summer cardigan, and my mother gave me some 'yarn money' for my birthday last month. Summer means I need&nbsp;cooler materials but conventionally raised cotton has so many issues (pesticides, water use, forced child labour in Uzbekistan, etc.), I'd rather pay more for organic. However, I can't seem to find organic cotton yarn blends (ideally either cotton/silk or cotton/linen)&nbsp;in a thinner yarn weight like I want. For any price.&nbsp;I've found an organic linen option, but it's only available online, so I can't feel it to see if I'd enjoy knitting with it&nbsp;or see the colours first.&nbsp;So I've yet to start knitting my cardigan. Sigh. </p> <p>ETA: oh I just saw this was for fashion vs general shopping! When I shop secondhand, I'm definitely a satisficer. It's when I'm shopping retail that my criteria limit my options so much.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258759 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:39:24 +0000 Jaime 1258759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a buy with my gut, but my gut has been primed with a lot of information, type. So I look like a satisficer but actually all the maximizing work occurred off stage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258757 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:37:45 +0000 FlamesAndAngelWings 1258757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely a&nbsp;satisficer. If I can find a cute anything and all the requirements checks out, I'll buy it. Although I also tend to go with the first thing I see, like when I bought the first (and only) car I test drove or picked the&nbsp;college that I went on my first visit to as the college of my dreams. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258731 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:11:33 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1258731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a little of both... Sometimes as a busy homeschooling Mom, you just do things in the moment. &nbsp;Other times when budgets are tighter because of unexpected expenses it pays to really take your time.... I definitely have moments of both and can't say I really stick to one or the other.... But that's me , I don't run in one lane... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258727 Fri, 23 May 2014 01:08:28 +0000 Faith 1258727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hm, I confess I haven't read the original definitions, but I'm finding this harder than it seems... my first instinct is to say that I am a maximizer, but I don't associate that with permanent indecision in the way that some of you have described. Rather, I find that thoroughness can make me&nbsp;<i>more</i> decisive in the long run. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258709 Fri, 23 May 2014 00:40:26 +0000 MsLuna 1258709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely a Satisficer. It's apparently so with my footwear wardrobe shift these days. In an ideal world, I would have comfortable yet polished/edgy/modern footwear but such a thing does not exist... So I settle for something that could seem edgy if styled a certain way, I'm not usually happy about this, but I have to take care of my feet and avoid surgery as much as possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258705 Fri, 23 May 2014 00:35:35 +0000 MRL 1258705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MaryK this is so timely for me. I was talking with a friend at work today about this topic. I am a satisficer. As much as I love fashion I don;t really enjoy shopping. I don't have the patience to be a maximizer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258637 Thu, 22 May 2014 23:34:17 +0000 deb 1258637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a maximizer all the way. Even as a kid. I would drive my dad crazy. I would tell him I wanted 'x' and had saved the money to get it so he would take me to the store. But, once I got to the store and saw the item, analyzed the item, felt the item, I would need to go to another store to make sure there was not another 'better' 'x' out there. &nbsp;Then, if it did not meet my strict price requirements, I would not buy it and go home empty handed. The poor man would go bonkers, lol.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258619 Thu, 22 May 2014 23:12:01 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1258619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm...satisficers <i>do</i> research, according to the OP. They just stop and then buy when they find something that pushes all the right buttons, yes? That's pretty much me when I shop. </p> <p>(And even though I think of "maximizing" as looking for the thing that pushes all instead of just some buttons, apparently that term here is used for someone who keeps looking for something that fits the list even "better" instead of stopping with the first thing that does?)</p> <p>So satisficing isn't the same, I think, as settling for something that doesn't quite ring the bell, and it's not about not shopping at all (the way I've seen a lot of men do things, at least with clothes and household stuff), the way I read it, anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258599 Thu, 22 May 2014 22:52:20 +0000 shedev 1258599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll do a little research, but not a whole lot. I let most things find me. I'll price stalk some things, but I don't usually go for the cheaper thing that reminds me of the thing I want. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258527 Thu, 22 May 2014 21:36:43 +0000 LoriFLA 1258527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely a satisficer. &nbsp;Like you, if it works, I'll buy it (if I can afford it). &nbsp;The careful buyer does appeal to me, I'm just afraid I don't have the attention span to be a maximizer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer/page/2#post-1258516 Thu, 22 May 2014 21:25:40 +0000 Windchime 1258516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure. I have a friend who is definitely more of a satisficer than I am when it comes to clothes shopping. And yet I feel life is too short to spend countless hours researching every possible option for every purchase. That being said, the bigger the purchase, the more time I will invest in research. So I guess I'm a satisficer when it comes to less expensive things and a maximizer when the item is more costly. Sometimes I'm happily surprised to receive maximal pleasure from a satisficer purchase! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258506 Thu, 22 May 2014 21:16:12 +0000 KikiG 1258506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to be a maximizer, in my teens and 20s.&nbsp; I had more time than money, and shopping was an outlet and a way I explored my own identity.&nbsp; </p> <p>Then I got over it.&nbsp; A full time job and some kids will do that for you!&nbsp; I'm a clothing satificer, but a good deal of thought and dithering goes into the process of identifying the targets.&nbsp; I say that I shop like a man.&nbsp; Money isn't the point, mostly, it is satisfying the need and being able to go home and get on with life.&nbsp; I am especially like this with shoes, given that I have certain needs for work and picky feet.&nbsp; YLF helps me avoid frump, or worse, dressing too trendy for my life.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258481 Thu, 22 May 2014 20:43:33 +0000 fuzzylogic 1258481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting question!<br /> I have maximiser tendencies. This was particularly obvious when my budget was very, very lean. These days I am happy to make a purchase if it I love it and it completes the ensemble/makes the capsule more versatile; I don't remember any major disappointments.......but I still lean towards maximising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258460 Thu, 22 May 2014 20:13:04 +0000 Glory 1258460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first thought was can we be both but I suspect that one really tends to be more on one side than the other. I am completely a satisfier - especially with clothing. It usually works out for me but like MaryK it does sometimes backfire. I buy the cheaper version and then pine for the other one that I really wanted. Interesting - for my kids I am a maximizer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258442 Thu, 22 May 2014 19:56:02 +0000 rabbit 1258442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think maybe a component is what is fun for you. &nbsp; &nbsp;For me shopping when there isn't a time crunch&nbsp;is generally fun, it's a chance to get out of the house and studio, see people, drink in the sunshine, observe life. &nbsp;I'm in a small compact city so while time use&nbsp;is a factor, driving or walking to a couple of different stores isn't (so the gas cost might be pennies while the difference in price for two tee shirts&nbsp;is several dollars). &nbsp;Also finding a bargain is fun for me. &nbsp;I love the print out on the bottom of the receipt whether I'm buying frozen pizza or razors that says 'you saved X' amount. &nbsp;Money saved on necessities means more money for joyful things.</p> <p>The flip side for me is dining out, one of those occasional joyful things. My husband gets very picky&nbsp;and wants to drive around for what seems like&nbsp;hours while I'm hungry and just want to stop at one of the many reasonably priced great local places we are passing....&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>ETA: or what <b>Janet</b> said, we cross-posted.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258440 Thu, 22 May 2014 19:45:22 +0000 Janet 1258440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So funny! Not many researchers/maximizers so far.&nbsp;</p> <p>I LOVE research. I spend longer planning some of my trips than the actual time I'll spend traveling, but for me that's part of the fun.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258432 Thu, 22 May 2014 19:24:54 +0000 Marley 1258432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Satificer all the way! &nbsp;Absolutely cannot stand doing research - never have. I have much more fun things to do than&nbsp;<i>research. &nbsp;;-)<br /></i><br />When I was in graduate school, I hated having to do research before I started writing my papers. &nbsp;I&nbsp;<i>loved&nbsp;</i>the actual writing of the paper - but not the "prep", (i.e. research) that needed to be done prior to the writing. &nbsp;</p> <p>I'm the same way with my shopping. &nbsp;I have a relative who is a serious maximizer all the way - and I have learned (the hard way)&nbsp;that I should never, ever shop with her. &nbsp;Just buying a couple of tank-tops is an all-day shopping experience. &nbsp;She not only has to look at every single tank top in every single store - but she many times has to go back and look at them several times before she makes her decision. &nbsp;She also always has her phone or iPad with her - and so while she is B&amp;M shopping, she is also looking on-line for the best deal on a <i>stinkin'&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;tank top!</p> <p>I must admit however, that at times I have taken advantage of the YLF maximizers sharing their knowledge with us satificers on the forum (as well as Angie.)&nbsp; I appreciate them doing the research for me - but if they didn't, I still wouldn't feel a need to do it myself before buying something for my wardrobe! I just don't have the time or desire to spend my time that way!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258430 Thu, 22 May 2014 19:23:34 +0000 Aziraphale 1258430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh goodness I'm absolutely&nbsp;a satisficer -- although&nbsp;my computer insists that's not a word! Took me three tries to convince it not to change it to something else, lol.</p> <p>I grew up with a mother who would, when shopping for an item (clothing or otherwise), look at every damn option in the city. She'd waste weeks of her precious time, not to mention loads of gasoline, driving all over the place to compare. When she finally bought something and brought it home, she'd still waffle. Is it the <i>very best</i> one? Can I get it cheaper somewhere else? Maybe I can drive across the border and find something in the States! She was constantly returning things, bringing us along. It was always&nbsp;"just do one quick stop". It was very tiresome.</p> <p>As a result, I've been conditioned to&nbsp;make quick decisions, and I almost never return what I buy. I just try not to buy very much, and I buy the best I can afford in many cases.&nbsp;</p> <p>I do make mistakes, though. But oddly, I don't seem to make more mistakes than my mom did, after all that agonizing decision-making process!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258403 Thu, 22 May 2014 18:40:18 +0000 Helena 1258403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a terrific question - I am a total satisficer, to a fault I would say. It holds true in any area of consumption in my life actually ... I always remember Gretchen Rubin saying she was the type to say, why buy tissues, just use a paper towel ha! That is me to a T! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258396 Thu, 22 May 2014 18:29:56 +0000 Vildy 1258396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so useful! I've been familiar with the concepts but didn't connect them to clothes shopping. Weird, huh. I remember Dennis Prager, radio host, explaining how he shopped for a house: buys the first one that meets his requirements and therefore could see himself living there plus he can afford that one. Realtor wants to show him more than one house, say, but why, this one will do.&nbsp; My mouth dropped open listening to that but actually I operate that way in most things. It often works but sometimes I find that I focused on some features I really wanted but should have put in more thought and come up with a few more features that I discover I wanted too late.</p> <p>I hate shopping. I love having the convenience of something or other and I love clothes but I hate the hunt.&nbsp; I haven't yet read the thread on overshopping or undershopping but it occurs to me that if I find shoes that seem comfortable and I like them well enough and I get them and wear them, that won't stop me from being satisfied to find other pairs that fill the same needs. Therefore I can accumulate too many. Since I mostly shop thrifts, it doesn't dent my budget to be fickle and experimental and purge continually. But I do realize now that if I were a maximizer I would indeed have very few shoes and very few pieces of clothing.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sometimes, accidentally, I hit upon exactly what I had in mind to wear: one year I wanted ankle booties and spotted some ultra comfortable ones in brown and in black. Possibly I would have bought even more pairs had they had even more colors. I wore them all the time, ignoring other shoes, even in the summer! I started to wear them out. Found almost the same style and size in the same store 2 years later, bought them, and they just didn't end up as comfortable or my feet changed.&nbsp; You'd think, though, that at my age with my long years of experience at selecting clothing that I could have already arrived at some narrower definition of what would suit me best. Why do I seem to have a coat for every few degrees the weather changes? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258384 Thu, 22 May 2014 18:12:45 +0000 Thistle 1258384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Satisficer for the most part. I try to have very solid an well defined requirements at the front end, so I know what I am purchasing works for me. It is harder to define with clothing other than comfort and at&nbsp;least a modicum of style.</p> <p>For example, when we bought our house (which we will be in for 11 years this August!), both DH and I made a list of Must Haves and Would Like to Haves in order of would like to have.&nbsp; The house we bought had all of the Must Haves. We still like our house and our neighborhood. The only reason we are even contemplating a move is the number of people in our house is about to be twice as many as when we bought it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-you-a-fashion-satisficer-or-a-fashion-maximizer#post-1258383 Thu, 22 May 2014 18:07:31 +0000 rabbit 1258383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With clothes? &nbsp;I think I'm a maximizer now although I started as a satisficer when I woke up to the fact that all I had to wear were ratty t shirts and a faded pair of jeans -- then for a few weeks I just bought basics that were on deep discount and the right color - they weren't bad and are useful, but how excited can I get about a long-sleeved marled gray tee? &nbsp; Now I have enough clothes so something usually has to go if something else comes in &nbsp;so I'll agonize and look at several shops when trying to find cheap sunglasses for example.</p> <p>With everything else it's generally a love at first sight or don't bother thing for me: &nbsp;husband, kittens, car, couch, house, career, spiritual path. &nbsp; Huh, for all that I think of myself as a very reluctant decider who is forever weighing variables I do trust my gut heavily for the big stuff and am willing to leap.</p> <p> </p>