https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 14:18:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541491 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:59:50 +0000 Jilly 541491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely a shop wide kind of girl. I'm also like Beth Ann in that, if there's a piede I'm really wanting, I will keep track of it, and try to nab it when I'm on sale. I'm also a big sale shopper - hate paying full price for anything. Fun thread! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541458 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:25:01 +0000 Anonymous 541458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm doing better with shopping with a list. I'm always open to something that's *not* on my list, though. Last Saturday I went to Goodwill looking for a bright jacket, a yellow skinny belt and a neutral skirt. I came away with a white jacket (also good) and a summer top (which I always need). Hey, it was Goodwill, and it always cracks me up when they ask, "Did you find everything ok?" Just like the commercial! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541362 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:34:10 +0000 beachgirl 541362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm trying to be more focused searching for additions that really compliment what I already have in my wardrobe or need for a special event. Otherwise, I tend to come home with lots of impulse items that aren't very versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541344 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:47:37 +0000 Mander 541344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to just wander around looking for things that catch my eye, but I often also have a vague list in my head. However, if I am after something specific I can just pop in and out of stores in very quick succession -- if I don't see anything that looks like what I want, then I don't even look at anything else. </p> <p>Unless, of course, I get distracted by a clearance sale rack... my favorite!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541254 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:50:50 +0000 jayne 541254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>so good to hear I am not alone with some of you doing the same thing! Hmm, guess it is partly due to the fact that I now actually make a list (which I didn't do before) and am finding out about a new part of my personality. Life is learning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541084 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:47:37 +0000 nicoleb 541084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's easier for me to stay focused if i'm shopping online. Send me to the store and i'm all sorts of distracted. I try to internet "pre-shop" but a lot of times stores to seem to stock what they sell online and then i just end up irritated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541076 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:28:45 +0000 Jewell 541076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am more focused since joining YLF, but I still have a hard time resisting the allure of a sale. Just this weekend I went to the mall with my "list", and I came out with two items from the list and a top (not on the list) that was on clearance. The same thing happened last weekend- went to the mall for a pearl necklace, and came out with that plus a pair of pants that were on sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541058 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:11:32 +0000 catgirl 541058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just like my eyesight - one eye farsighted, one nearsighted. So I shop EVERYTHING! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541051 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:07:51 +0000 Jjsloane 541051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BethAnn we are separated at birth! My exact MO. I need to constantly look. I prefer bargain (off price) shopping so I can't really be 100% focused and have to be open to an opportunity, but that is why I have way too much stuff right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-541045 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:04:19 +0000 Beth Ann 541045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a creative type -- rather like a golden retriever (squirrel?). Over the years, though, I've learned the value of "reconnaissance shopping." I will case out my favorite stores when I get an opportunity and make a note (sometimes in ink, sometimes just a mental note) for later. For example, I'm watching for a new chambray jacket at Kohls to go on sale. I'll track the price online before I buy. I have to see and feel every black sweater before I know which ones I want to try on. The good news? I'm fast -- I can case a Gap in 10 minutes, easy. I also don't buy on impulse. I do have a list of items that will be functional in my wardrobe. This technique keeps from from being frustrated when I don't find the exact item I'm looking for. Needless to say, I frustrate the heck out my "focused shopper" friends! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540903 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:27:07 +0000 Aziraphale 540903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I head out the door focused but get easily distracted by lovely things that are not on my list! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540898 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:19:51 +0000 rae 540898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in the middle. I try to be focused, but I need to have a list, otherwise the most insistent need is all that clangs around in my head. I have to save favorite searches on Ebay to remind me I'm looking for certain items sometimes. I'll also store a list in the memo pad of my phone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540888 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:05:55 +0000 Isabel 540888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am totally shop/item focused. If I go looking for a white shirt, I just can't handle looking at anything else. I am just not mentally prepared for it. This is one of the reasons that I have some trouble with "waiting" for the right piece. If I am not actively searching, I am too myopic, most times, to "catch of glimpse of it" while doing something else. This is a plus in personal relationships, though ! ; ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540878 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:42 +0000 shoppingisfun 540878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to have a plan, otherwise I just end up buying things I don't need. However, I'm always tempted to buy lots of things that aren't on my "list" as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540876 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:03 +0000 biscuitsmom 540876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always try and find something that Ive been looking for/focused on, then skim the entire store before I leave! What if you miss the perfect item you didnt know you NEEDED ??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540861 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:27 +0000 HelenInCanada 540861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness, I just saw the rest of the thread now! Thank you so much, Sarah and Jayne. My hair is usually very wavy/curly, so it's quite a change! Let's see if I can keep up the stylist's perfection long-term...haha!</p> <p>Jayne, I don't think it's to do with age - maybe you're becoming more focused because you were unhappy with the haphazard way of shopping you did in your younger years. It's so frustrating to end up with a closet full of things you don't truly need! Being extra selective is a good thing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540830 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:32:18 +0000 jayne 540830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree, Helen's hair is lovely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540828 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:31:19 +0000 jayne 540828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Problem is that I am pretty tunnel visioned on only one thing at a time. Like I also need/want to add some printed blouses in the wardrobe but they get forgotten. Should I blame age? I admit in the earlier years I never had a plan so all shopping was just browsing til something caught my eye, having a plan is new. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540825 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:29:41 +0000 sarah 540825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so busy with work and kids that I'm always quite focused when I shop - I feel like I have very little time for browsing, even online. I wish it weren't that way...</p> <p>Helen - I like your hair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540815 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:18:13 +0000 HelenInCanada 540815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aha - you're tunnel-visioned! That can be a great thing, since it can help you quickly fill your wardrobe holes!</p> <p>For me, I'd say I cast a wide net. I know there are certain items I need to purchase, but when I'm out and about, or browsing online sites, I gravitate toward interesting or fun pieces that just catch my eye (whether I can afford them at that time or not, is another story...lol!) I do tend to veer off course pretty easily! Need to be more disciplined about that, but let's face it...shopping is fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540806 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:09:13 +0000 Anonymous 540806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do both but do best when focused, especially when shopping thrift or consignment stores or places like Marshalls </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shop-wideshop-focused--which-are-you#post-540802 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:05:19 +0000 jayne 540802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have noticed that I am obsessed with finding orange skinnies now and so it feels like the only thing I am looking for when out shopping even though I actually have a few other things on my list. I almost feel this keeps me from seeing other possibilities cuz I just want to look for orange! </p> <p>I wonder if the part of my brain giving over to shopping plans is just not big enough,,,hmmm, maybe I need to reallocate from other areas no longer needed..can purge the brain,,,like I should NOT need to know how to change a diaper for a few more years...can that be filtered out for more 'what I need' in my closet brain storage? </p>