https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 11:19:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-270079 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:54:06 +0000 Evie 270079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>tarzy, maya, and debbie - Tarnish peacock scarf seems to be back in stock in black (looks teal to me!), gold, brown, and spice @Nordstrom.com. Hope one of them is the color you wanted! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269932 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:25:06 +0000 Melody 269932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh man, Angie blogged about jackets sometime in November I think ... I lusted after a red plaid Lucky jacket on Nordstrom's site. I passed it up though because it was $170 and I wanted a new dress more. I've thought about it on and off over the past month, and finally googled the jacket name and found it on sale last week at the Lucky site with an additional 30% off. I got the beauty for $70 and the only size left was medium! So this was a time my procrastination actually paid off! I believe in shopping karma ... like Chewy, if something I want sells out, I also think it wasn't meant to be. This jacket totally was karma ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269926 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:10:25 +0000 Maya 269926@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sick and lightheaded and I keep reading this as "show stopper syndrome." I wish I had that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269922 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:03:08 +0000 Isabel 269922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Missed the boat ? Honey, I have missed the decade ! The wonderful thing is that Angie will post more and we will love again and maybe a little looser and faster !!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269858 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:29:41 +0000 Aida 269858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always wait too long on purchases that aren't basics, and I often wish I hadn't. I don't want to purchase hastily, but I do need to start trusting my shopping instincts for truly fab items </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269788 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:28:03 +0000 Debbie 269788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have missed out of a couple of things. So I now try and pay close attention and buy as soon as I see Angie's list if I like something. I ordered the polka dotted scraf this morning and I reget not getting the peacock scraf sooner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269767 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:11:14 +0000 Polly (thunalata) 269767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am in the UK and so most of Angie's suggestions aren't available here. When she recommended some things from H&amp;M, which we do have here and very nearby, I ran straight out and bought them! Think I wouldn't manage it so often if I could get more here and I was overwhelmed with stuff when Angie recommended some asos things and never got any... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269766 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:08:58 +0000 Barbara 269766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Khris, I agree with you. I never buy anything in a hurry! No regrets, either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269764 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:04:48 +0000 Debora 269764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>AG, that Halogen skirt is haunting me too! Santa is putting the newer version under the tree this year, but I still don't think it's as nice as the seamed one.</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3110684?origin=category&#038;resultback=274" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/31.....ltback=274</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269757 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:39:23 +0000 rute 269757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suffer from the opposite! I'm a very fast shopper! I always think If I love it, the chances of going out of stock are high so I don't think twice! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269755 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:36:21 +0000 chewyspaghetti 269755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just figure that if I don't have the money and inclination at the time and it sells out- then it's not meant to be. There will be a new beloved item following it on the horizon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269705 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:26:33 +0000 Kim 269705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, I must be a different kind of shopper. I'm very, very picky when I shop, and *never* buy on my first impulse. Ever. I can't say I've ever *really* regretted something I *didn't* purchase (or for not more than a couple of hours anyway.) I look back over the year and of all the things I saw that I liked, or loved, (online, in the store, whatever) not one thing stands out. </p> <p>I guess I just fall in and out of love easily! (Except with my kids and hubby. Been with him for nearly 30 years and still love him tons! They are may only long term loves I guess! LOL) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269623 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:31:12 +0000 catgirl 269623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Er, the Halogen seamed skirt still haunts me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269620 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:22:17 +0000 Kari 269620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I've missed items before and been really, really bummed out about it. I usually do NOT buy items full price, but whether or not I splurge early depends more and more on where I'm buying it from and whether I think I'm likely to really regret an item that I missed because I was waiting for it to go on sale.</p> <p>The bright ATL scarf that I fell in love with, as well as the pumpkin cardigan that I can't stop wearing, were both going out of stock FAST. Fortunately I had a gift card and discount coupons, so I didn't feel too guilty.<br /> The Tarnish peacock scarf was one that I hoped would go on sale last year, but really regretted missing out on. At the Seattle YLF meetup, Angie mentioned that it would be quite unlikely to go on sale, so I decided to snap one up before they went out of stock.</p> <p>For other items that are more widely available (such as Clarks shoes, which can be purchased from a variety of vendors, or staple items like Gap jeans) I'm willing to wait a while because I know that the price will come down eventually, and they are highly unlikely to sell out quickly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269597 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:33:42 +0000 MsMaven 269597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All the time. I wear a size 10 1/2 shoe and most stores only stock a few pair, if any. Time after time I think and think, or wait for them to go on sale, and then it is too late--nothing left. I swear that next year I'm going to think it through early and then pounce as soon as the shoes, boots, whatever, appear in the stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269554 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:11:33 +0000 Kristen 269554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarves sell out incredibly fast. They are the one item I never wait for a sale on; if I see one I like I buy it immediately. It is often already gone from their website by the time I try to post it on my blog. Luckily I usually buy mine from Old Navy, Target, LOFT, etc so they're reasonably priced. </p> <p>That said, I often have terrible luck with Angie's shoes recommendations; by the time I finally get around to ordering a pair, my size is long gone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269552 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:08:57 +0000 Tara 269552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, I was sure you were talking about the people in shopping centres (especially around Christmas) who dawdle along absentmindedly glancing left and right in the stores, holding up the traffic. Of course, I always try to remember that they are probably as frazzled as me and are daydreaming away due to Christmas shopping-induced exhaustion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269547 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:05:32 +0000 Beth 269547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This has happened to me countless times when it comes to Angie's picks. I actually tracked down several NAS items in November, 4 months after the sale.:O </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269544 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:02:15 +0000 Maya 269544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whenever I post something and it sells out, I always wonder if the lurkers and YLF members end up following the link and snapping up the entire stock. I should stop sharing :p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269543 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:57:14 +0000 tarzy 269543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya - wow - so you're the one who found that gorgeous scarf! I know Kari pounced on it, and it looks fab on her.</p> <p>I'm especially bummed about that one (the black/teal one.) I don't think that yellow would work for me, either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269542 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:51:23 +0000 Maya 269542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I posted that peacock scarf months ago, long before anyone here even mentioned its existence, and I didn't end up getting it, and I too regret it.</p> <p>What I'm confused about now is that it says the only color left is gold, yet it's showing what used to be called "black." If it's the black one in the picture, I might go for it, but if it's the yellow one, I'll pass.</p> <p>(Debora, too funny--that's my mom too.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269538 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:41:14 +0000 Debora 269538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohhh, that slow shopper syndrome....I thought at first that you were talking about my mom!</p> <p>Yes, this has happened to me more times that I can count. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/slow-shopper-syndrome#post-269536 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:36:02 +0000 tarzy 269536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Recently I've missed out on a couple of great scarves that Angie posted, and I'm kicking myself. I really need to learn to jump on her suggestions before they sell out! A while ago it was that amazing peacock scarf from Nordstrom's, and then it was the red leopard from ASOS. Sigh.</p> <p>Have you missed the boat on any Angie-approved items that you later regretted? </p>