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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Is if OK to brag about NOT buying? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:23:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Lyn D. on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1026173 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:03:11 +0000 Lyn D. 1026173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done! K. Period. on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1026140 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:26:07 +0000 K. Period. 1026140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Totally great to brag about being patient, picky and practical! Learning when to walk away is one of the hardest skills to master and the one that pays you back immediately!  Good job!  It is the skill I'm still working on. So hard to walk away from a not-quite-perfect item, but so satisfying when you realize you made the right decision.   (One quick question--When you say the $188 pants had fake pockets, are you sure they weren't just stitched closed for sale? At that original price point, they should have had pockets, but will almost always be closed so they keep the garment nice for sale, etc. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.alterationsneeded.com/2013/08/how-to-open-blazer-vents-skirt-slits.html">This post</a> talks about all the reasons why.  I only ask because a few times I've been fooled and only a month or two into wearing my new pants will realize that there is a pocket under it all, but it is just stitch closed so nicely that I didn't notice it!) shedev on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1026130 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:18:59 +0000 shedev 1026130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brag away. jennifer on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1026080 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:14:22 +0000 jennifer 1026080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congrats! (clapping hands in applause) Anonymous on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025998 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:41:05 +0000 Anonymous 1025998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Way to go! Any time you avoid making a buying mistake, you should be proud of yourself. Vickie KY on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025990 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:37:14 +0000 Vickie KY 1025990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wish what you had (pause, think, don't buy if not perfect) was catching! Vickie Anonymous on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025804 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:24:41 +0000 Anonymous 1025804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Way to go! You've got to keep the unfab items from ever getting in your closet in the first place, and this is precisely the way to go about it. I've found that the pickier I get, the less sale and "bargain" items I buy. I'd rather have one awesome pair of black pants than have to keep throwing $30-40 away on the mediocre ones. Good job! Suz on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025725 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:41:48 +0000 Suz 1025725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congratulations! That is definitely worth bragging about!!  pastrygirl on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025718 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:36:51 +0000 pastrygirl 1025718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Nice!! That is totally brag-worthy! AnnieMouse on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025709 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:34:45 +0000 AnnieMouse 1025709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congrats! Isn't that a great feeling? When you realise you've internalised something you hadn't realised you grokked? Mona on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025674 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:17:22 +0000 Mona 1025674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You should totally brag. PPP is one of the most important lessons I have learnet on YLF! and I can't begin to tell you how much satisfaction it has brought in my life. dakotacheryl on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025672 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:01:30 +0000 dakotacheryl 1025672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Congrats on your smart shopping! Those perfect pants are out there waiting for you! maggiemae on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025670 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:50:15 +0000 maggiemae 1025670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It was the closet edit that really convinced me. When I realized that there are only a handful of things that I love, I started asking Why? And it all came down to bad shopping habits. Thanks for all the supportive comments! Raisin on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025660 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:28:34 +0000 Raisin 1025660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you've made a really important point here.  Good job! Hil on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025652 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:29:13 +0000 Hil 1025652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have just made me feel a lot better about my shopping paralysis. I went to the stores yesterday with full intentions of buying and found absolutely nothing I wanted. So I left. When I buy now, I want it to be thought out and intentional, not haphazard and just because. rute on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025643 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:00:40 +0000 rute 1025643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Loved! That shows that you are learning a lot here at YLF! VernieJane on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025632 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:47:47 +0000 VernieJane 1025632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Agreed! I am among the guilty of having a closet full of stuff that I never wear because it's just not perfect enough. It's hard to say no to items on clearance sometimes too, but we have to remember "this is on clearance for a reason!" Good job on Learning to be picky, and may we all continue to follow in your footsteps! Caro in Oz on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025619 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:59:49 +0000 Caro in Oz 1025619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done!!! Jumping up & down Think of all the money you will have for that PPP item . Kiwichik on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025618 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:33:41 +0000 Kiwichik 1025618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well done. I think I need to take a leaf out of your book & control my "bargain" spending - not really a bargain if you don't wear it. amiable on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025524 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:53:46 +0000 amiable 1025524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yay!  Way to go! Susie on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025520 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:49:46 +0000 Susie 1025520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh I can so relate! I have a Marshall's super close to my house and too often I did the 'it's only $40 so why not buy this ok item?' I've gotten much better at being picky. Keep on bragging, you did good! DonnaF on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025518 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:47:20 +0000 DonnaF 1025518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ High five!!!  Definitely brag worthy.  Congratulations on decisions well made. Sveta on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025514 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:43:20 +0000 Sveta 1025514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Completely right to brag! PPP all the way, right? And then when you find "IT" item and it is perfect in every way  - what a joy! BTW pre-YLF Winners (Canadian equivalent of Marshall's) was my go-to store and I hardly buy anything there anymore - once in  a blue moon when stars align... unfrumped on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025507 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:37:01 +0000 unfrumped 1025507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes there is a whole school of no- buy bragging! It is very good to do and very good to brag about. The best things are honing in on what types of cues and reminders help keep you focused. And the mo- buy times make way for feeling really good about what you do buy. Anonymous on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025493 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:23:44 +0000 Anonymous 1025493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You deserve to brag. Besides it reinforces PPP shopping for all of us who can use a reminder now and then. Bravo! FlorenceFearne on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025489 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:19:44 +0000 FlorenceFearne 1025489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brag away! I'm stoked every time I come home without anything because I'm learning to be picky. :)  Jaime on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025483 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:17:41 +0000 Jaime 1025483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Absolutely. Great story, I think this is what YLF is all about (among a lot of other great things). maggiemae on "Is if OK to brag about NOT buying?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/is-if-ok-to-brag-about-not-buying#post-1025482 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:15:47 +0000 maggiemae 1025482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm still spending more time surfing YLF and reading all of Angie's advice and all the helpful comments then I am shopping.  So I was totally stoked when I realized how much it was sinking in.  I walked out of Marshall's last week - with nothing.... tried on 5 white blouses (which is item #1 on the need list), too sheer, too tight, too big, too cheap, wrinkles too much.  Then there were the 3 pairs of $188 black pants (for the wonderful Marshall's price of $39.99) - sorry I can't remember the brand.  Beautiful pants.  Very well made.  One fit, one might have in a size larger, one could have been altered to fit perfectly.  BUT.... none of them had pockets.  They had fake pockets. But for $40 (my old brain said)?  And I said (what would Angie do?) Are they perfect?  Do I love them? Would I pay $188 for any of them?  Resounding NO! I figured out a long time ago that not having at least one pocket drives me crazy.  In the past, I'd talk myself into it  because the prices were so good and I'd end up hating it. My closet is full of "bargains" that I talked myself into or settled for.  Today I stopped at two more of my favorite stores and tried on a bunch of their new fall items.  Nope.  Not going to work.  Doesn't fit, don't like the quality, don't like the fabric. Thank you, Angie, YLF and everybody!