I have to admit, that little quote made me laugh. Because…well…isn’t it the truth? Pretty much all of us love a good sale, and this time of year there’s no shortage of those. That’s where we also can get into a lot of ‘retail regret’ if we don’t approach these sales with a plan. Actually, that’s what I always advise my clients when shopping – sale or not – to go with ‘list in hand and a plan in mind.’
You might be as surprised by these statistics as I was: according to a poll taken by Elle magazine, the average woman shops eight times a month and makes 90% of her purchases in ‘brick-and-mortar’ stores as opposed to on-line. That sounds like a lot of shopping to me – especially since many of the clients I work with tend to dread shopping for themselves (and that’s where I come in to help them get organized so they can approach their shopping ‘with a list and a plan’ as mentioned above, and/or to handle the shopping for them.)
I came up with a few Shopping Mantra’s that I shared with my newsletter subscribers this month – you might want to check them out (and print them out to keep in your wallet and beside your laptop.) Let’s all shop a little more wisely this year!
