https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:49:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720190 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:18:36 +0000 catgirl 720190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gap restocks all the time - I remember panicking when all the SBFs were gone at one point. Well, lo and behold, there are more than ever. </p> <p>Athleta drives me CRAZY. They are always out of an item, yet it still shows on their site. And they don't restock. Petite sizes go so fast.</p> <p>What was the item? I can keep an eye out in case it's at one of our stores here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720185 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:19 +0000 Charmian 720185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, Forever21 (and many of the fast fashion retailers) are known for keeping stock low in order to increase a false sense of urgency [<a href="http://emptyemptor.com/?p=2289">citation</a>], so you're not wrong there. I've personally noticed Gap kept stock levels of the Academy Blazer artificially low for their Friends &amp; Family sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720148 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:28:47 +0000 rae 720148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point, Diana! I guess I will have to stop being lazy and check the stores if I really want something. On the plus side, I see they are Beta testing a find-in-store web tool! That is very handy.</p> <p>Shannon, I sometimes wonder if they do it on purpose to create this exact feeling of defeat and panic when something sells out - then we think, "Oh, man, I'd really better pounce right away next time!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720144 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:23:22 +0000 Transcona Shannon 720144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happens to me all the time - unfortunately especially with Gap. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720135 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:16:49 +0000 Diana 720135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I suspect that most online gap purchases get returned to stores so they don't make it back onto the website. I've had much better luck with the physical store, but of course each one is different in terms of selection. (Also, the store just has better selections of certain things, like my favorite underwear, than the website.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720106 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:46:47 +0000 rae 720106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, sigh, you are right. This is where my serial returns habit comes from... I never know how long my size will be there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720105 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:45:52 +0000 texstyle 720105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This happens all the time to me too Rae. Frustrating! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720104 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:45:20 +0000 Angie 720104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's why I'm not a sale shopper. Loose the battle but win the war. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-will-i-learn-cant-stalk-the-gap#post-720102 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:42:22 +0000 rae 720102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So... *every* time I add something to my Gap cart with the intention of checking it out later, after SYC, the darned thing sells out in my size! Yaaarg... I guess that is life telling me to stop looking? </p> <p>Do certain stores tend to run out of things more than others, or is this just bad luck? </p>