| Online Shopping today? To be more exact - online | | | | your friends - if you can't trust them....) |
| clothes shopping today? Good idea - you can find | | | | * An online shop that gives you unconditional |
| clothes shops from all over the world that will | | | | money back guarantees, and offers returns (if |
| deliver to your door step (but wait a minute - is it | | | | that skirt does look awful on you, you can always |
| such a good idea)??? | | | | send it back - (don't get a guarantee for "only if |
| Well - in my opinion, clothes shopping is soooooo | | | | broken" - if you don't like it, you should be able to |
| hard - I find it the most difficult thing to buy | | | | return it). |
| online. | | | | * An online shop with a telephone number / |
| You can't feel the fabric, there are often small | | | | complaints department (if there is something |
| changes to colour, the sizing is awful (especially if | | | | wrong, you want to be able to get hold of them). |
| you're talking about international sizing), and you | | | | * Make sure the trader has loads of feedback |
| can't see it on a normal person (generally you see | | | | (good of course) - and don't just look at the |
| it on a milky white, stick figure model - if you are | | | | feedback. People tend to only put good feedback |
| "normal sized", and have asian colouring for | | | | (because they don't want bad feedback in return) |
| instance - you're not going to tell if it's going to | | | | - so (if the auction allows it) check out how many |
| suit you). | | | | items they've sold as well. If they've sold 10,000 |
| So... what are you to do? No online shopping for | | | | and only have 1000 good feedbacks, you should |
| clothes??? No - that's not what I'm saying. By all | | | | query this - once again - check out google - do a |
| means you should shop online for clothes - there | | | | search on their trader name. If they are really |
| are some HUGE bargains to be had, and the | | | | bad, people are sure to talk - even if it's not on |
| range of different shops & clothing styles is | | | | the actual auction site itself. |
| amazing (especially if you come from a small | | | | * Make sure the trader has loads of completed |
| country like New Zealand). | | | | sales - if they have 100 sales that aren't |
| But - if you are shopping online, find the following | | | | completed in the last month - why - ask them in |
| in an online shop, or an online trader: | | | | the auction questions BEFORE you bid. Remember |
| * A well known online shop (generally their sizes, | | | | it is a lot easier to get a refund from a shop than |
| colours etc. are more accurate) | | | | an online auction seller (generally)So what does |
| * A well known brand (and I'm not talking about | | | | this mean about online shopping? |
| fakes here - the real thing. For example - Levis - | | | | Nothing... by all means - shop online. In fact I |
| you are always going to find the same "size" | | | | encourage online shopping (for all the reasons |
| Levis, no matter where you shop) | | | | listed in the first place) - just do it with all of the |
| * A trusted online shop (do a search on their | | | | "rules" in mind. That way - you should get what |
| name - if their sizes/colours don't match up, there | | | | you're looking for, and not end up with a |
| is sure to be someone complaining on the internet | | | | wardrobe full of "disgusting" clothes. |
| somewhere...) | | | | Most online retailers are fantastic by the way - |
| * An online shop recommended by other | | | | I've yet to find one that is really "off the mark" - |
| websites or friends (if a website is recommending | | | | but it is always a fear in the back of my mind - |
| a shop, generally this says good things, and as for | | | | so I follow my steps.... |