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Art of shopping - I am not boasting

>> Saturday, January 2, 2010

I have been doing nothing for the past two months, in my free time, except for stepping in and stepping out of every decent clothe showroom to check the offers and spent close to 5k of Indian currency at various outlets.I buy clothes like hell and that is a known fact. Family and Friends, alike, wonder if I want to start a showroom of second hand clothes as a part time.
With no support from near and dear, I feel let down and I feel a need to justify, justify - rather to myself.
I would never want to buy clothes at their full price nor would I like to compromise on the brand or quality. These restrictions do not allow me to enjoy the freedom of buying clothes at will. So what do I? I shop every three months and rest of the time I do window shopping. I enjoy doing even this. There is every chance that you get good merchandise during such endeavors. This principle I realized pretty late in life, might be early for few. The first year I came to Chennai I was wanting to get some "newies" for my birthday. I went straight to the nearest shopping streets of Velachery, chose a shop, stepped in, called on the help boy and straight away selected what I thought I needed and moved out feeling okay. It would have been better if the matters ended there but they never did. After quite some days of my stint at this shop I happened to be at one of the other shopping centers, namely Spencers, in the city and found out that clothes of finer quality and better brand value were available at unbelievably low prices. I was shocked, then depressed and to fall out of this mental state of mind I tried to convince myself that every next thing is better that the previous. I fought a losing battle because I knew that I did a mistake.
I changed the way I shop. I stopped shopping for the occasion. I started shopping at will and wish in fact I started shopping only when I was satisfied both with the merchandise and the price. I did not find this troublesome or onerous as I always loved taking a look at new things.
But, there are several downsides in taking this approach to shopping. First this is highly addictive and window shopping can become your second nature and buying things your third. If you are not determined enough( or do not have some one around to hold you back) and have sufficient funds in hand you could end up making your place a warehouse. Second, if you have a girl friend you can bore her out of her skin, if just in case you girl finds this approach fascinating and adopts it God save you both, either you break over sartorial matters and if ever your relationship lasts you will be in want of money( I am a little lucky here). And the last effect is you could be termed girlish or Clothe warehouse. I tell you I have managed to stab myself with this triple headed spear and I am reeling under its nauseous unpleasant effect with my room becoming a unkempt hell- a place for mosquitoes and its larvae.It is time I take a wardrobe management course if there is one or buy DDT as a temporary solution.

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