Do you shop only for the current season?

ironkurtin

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For example, do you only shop for summer in summer, or...?

14 years ago

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Aida

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Nope! I shop with current season primarily in mind, but if I spot something great for another I won't pass it up. Though to be fair, I can wear the same stuff 9 months of the year here

EDIT: Our summer is short. If I wait until that random 90F day and THEN shop, I usually end up with something that's not great. I try to have a few items ready for those days ahead of time. I hate thinking when it's hot!

14 years ago

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I gave that up long ago - this is my 4th trip from Tahoe to FL (and soon back) so I almost always have another whole climate, let alone season, in the back of my mind. Besides, off season is a great way to score super deals.

14 years ago

HelenInCanada

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No! I love outlets and thrifting, so I'm constantly encountering off-season goodies.

14 years ago

Queen Mum

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yes and no... I pretty much shop only for the upcoming or current season yes...

I used to have the motto that I would only shop for things I could wear today (weather wise). But I realized that I would always end up at the mall on our first cold and rainy day of the year and end up buying the most gosh-awful sweaters because they were warm and cozy and those 2 factors were clouding my vision. So, I realized that I really need to shop ahead. This year I kicked off the fall/winter shopping season with the NAS in July, and when the random cold days hit in October, I was prepared. Now, I did end up buying a sleeveless shirt dress in October as well, but it was navy and the weather was still very warm, and it is also a good transition piece as I can easily add a cardigan. But no, I would not buy a sun dress in the middle of October. It's tempting, but by the time I would be able to wear it, I wouldn't think of it as new and I'd want the next season's latest and greatest anyway.

So I guess I don't mind shopping a little ahead, but I don't shop after August for summer and I won't shop after February for winter.

14 years ago

christy

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I'm with Aida - being from Seattle, I can wear much of my wardrobe pretty much year round! But it would be tough for me to even think about summer wear this time of year unless I was heading somewhere warm on vacation...

14 years ago

Jonesy

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I'm like Aida: I shop predominantly for the current season but I also am on the look-out for fabulous bargains for upcoming seasons.

14 years ago

Anonymous

I like to shop for the current season too. But I won't pass up something I love,no matter the season

14 years ago

rosee

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...all seasons ... all the time (partially due to sale, consignment and thrift shopping)

14 years ago

qfbrenda

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What Aida said.

14 years ago

modgrl

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I only shop for things I can wear right this minute. If I buy something at an end of season sale, I am bound to be over it by the time the appropriate season rolls around.

14 years ago

cheryl

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Ditto what rosee said

14 years ago

CocoLion

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I'm with Modgrl. I shopped for a bunch of fall things in July (NAS for example). I ended up returning most of it because it hung in my closet for two full months, unworn. I was really sick of seeing it there, unworn. If something hangs in my closet for a month, tags still on, I usually end up returning it, it's just the way I am.

My spring comes late, and my fall comes late. I don't live in a place with four distinct seasons; I've got a hot, dry & brown season, and a cold, wet & green season.

14 years ago

Isabel

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I rarely shop for something that I need or want "right now" - but this may be more of a store thing. It just seems that I can never find what I want in the middle or end of a season. Most stores are so far ahead. But, like the other ladies, I always keep an eye out.

This Winter, I am much more concerned about "now" . My body is changing alot ( due to meds ) so I need stuff that fits now and I couldn't care less about Spring.

14 years ago

Ves

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I shop just slightly ahead of the season and into it - usually going with the stores simply because of when they put out stuff. I do want to buy stuff that I will be able to wear in the near future. I am totally about instant gratification.

I started to shop for autumn/winter in late August for point of reference. I'm a bargain shopper too, so I tend to pick up pieces here and there. I am still shopping for autumn/winter as we speak.

14 years ago

lyn67

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For me, like QM said!:-))...but remember, Angie's quote: never say never...:-))

14 years ago

Nakidra

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Yes ... because I'm not organized enough to shop for a future season. Also because the winter and fall season is so long here in Chicago, it's hard to think about summer and spring when it's so darn cold!!

14 years ago

Lisa

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98% of the time yes. I had a bad habit of purchasing out of season items, then forgetting I have them or being tired of them by the time I could really wear them. Now I stick to the current season and only purchase an out of season item if I know it fills a replacement need.

14 years ago

Kari

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Not necessarily. I shop predominantly for fall because fall clothing can be worn just about year round in Seattle due to our cool/overcast mild climate. Usually I try to keep an eye out for sale items, which usually involves shopping older merchandise (NAS is the big exception!)

14 years ago

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I have a silly question for those who tire of the out of season item before its season comes: do you like to replace your wardrobe each season? I mean, I have long sleeved tops from 4 seasons ago and I liked them when I bought them and still like them now. I'm wondering why a few months of owning it makes it 'lose its luster' so to speak. I mean, my cognac boots I bought right when my ankle got hurt (Feb.) have still not been worn out of the house, but I absolutely love them and will get just as much joy wearing them this winter despite seeing them for 9 months. Am I missing something lol?

14 years ago

Queen Mum

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Mo- No, I don't replace my whole wardrobe each season, just the opposite. I'm only allowing myself a couple items of each type per season (with the exception of summer dresses...LOL) so if I buy 2 or 3 summer blouses now, then I won't feel that I am justified to buy any more come springtime when all the new fads..err styles.. hit the stores. Next spring I want the 2012 models.

14 years ago

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ah, makes sense QM. Why waste your allotment on last year's style when you know you will want what is new and fresh? I guess my shopping hasn't been that trend sensitive for me to come up against a new item that already feels so 'last year' lol.

14 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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Not only. It's easiest to shop for the upcoming season, because that is what is available in retail shops. But if I find a perfect item for a different season on the clearance rack or at the thrift store, I will pick it up.

14 years ago

rachylou

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I was looking at the spring collections online and am not liking the colours I see. I don't know if it's because it's winter now or I am off pastels.

But anyways, I live in California. All my clothes are year round, except my puffer jackets, which I've finally learned to buy straight aways so I don't end up with the last jacket in the sale bin. I do also do the christmas sweater thing - i.e. buy a warmer sweater in December. I throw on thermals when it gets really cold.

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I had to come back and mention that I once went to NYC at Thanksgiving thinking I surely could find a warm winter coat there... and I had no luck... lots of coats, but not warm...

14 years ago

lyn*

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Nope; no possible way for a shopper on a student budget. :p I try to shop for the "non-sweaty hot summer" season which is 80% of the climate here!

14 years ago

bella

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I am with Lisa on this one. I did for the first time this year, purchase a winter coat in the middle of summer from NAS but usually I shop for the current and upcoming season. Occasionally I will purchase an item at the end of season sale to take advantage of deep discounts even though the season is over, but deep down I hope to be able to wear it a few times before I put it away for the summer/winter.

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