A Tribute to Sales

As you may have gathered by now I like a sale or bargain.

Today my love for sales and bargains have been reinforced by the Gap sale. It all started in January/February when Gap had a massive sale, with discounts of up to 75% and then a further 20% off at the till. This made the clothes so cheap. In one session I bought a jumper and a cardigan for less than £20. Buying the cardigan not in the sale would have cost £45. Because of this bargain session I keep an eye on Gap to see when they have their sales.
A week or so ago I saw the sale starting to be advertised, I waited a little while and popped in yesterday and on Thursday. In total I spent £30 and bought; 2 pairs of trousers and 2 t shirts. I am amazed with these little bargains and I love what I have bought.

As I don't have the best camera I have used the images on the Gap website to show what I have bought:

I saw these daisy print trousers online and then hunted them down in store. I bought them for £7.99, before sale they cost £35. 

I also bought these:

In the sale they cost £13.59, not in the sale they would have cost £35. I don't normally bother with trousers from Gap because I find the sizes very odd. For example, the daisy print trousers are a XS and the grey trousers are a S. 

I also bought two v-neck light t shirts which were just over £4 each. I can't find pictures of these online so can't show them, but they are great. For me, they are ideal for work and for this odd summer weather we are having. 

Whilst in the changing rooms trying on a selection of other things I heard two women talking about the sizes in Gap, and how they often find Gap Kids a better fit. Shopping in the child's section isn't news for me, I buy a lot from kids H&M and Newlook, the sizing, cost and cut is always great. Whilst I didn't have time to venture to Gap Kids today I will be heading over there tomorrow. 

Talking of kids clothes today I bought gym wear from H&M kids. In the grown up store everything cost £20+, yet in the kids section I bought leggings and tshirt for less than £20.

I also bought a really cute black summer dress with daisy print neckline for £9.99! I love the length, how it is baggy and of course, the price. 

Overall I would say that I have had a successful shopping week and didn't break the bank to do so! 

In case you are curious I typically wear a size 8 (depending on the shop maybe a 10), and am about 5"6-5"7 and I will buy aged 12-14 in Newlook and H&M kids.

Do you shop in the kids department? If you have any bargain tales or recommends please let me know :) 

Thanks for reading. 

Another Pledge Update

At the end of November I made a pledge not to buy myself anything new for a month. After a week I was going strong and I made it through most of December without buying myself anything. I do have a confession, between the Christmas and New Year period I did buy myself a new handbag, this was a Christmas present so I didn't use my own money, so I am going to class it as a Christmas present.

So technically I fulfilled my pledge!! However since I finished the pledge I have binged a little bit with shopping, including some underwear and a dress, however this was all using Christmas money. At the start of the pledge I was really struggling, I would be browsing on ebay and didn't dare going into shops because I thought I would easily break my pledge.

Now I am struggling to shop! At the weekend I went shopping two days in a row and bought one dress, and i'm not even that fussed by it, I think it was more of an impulse buy because I could and I can't return it because it was a sale item.


This pledge has helped my bank balance a lot, normally in the January sales I would have bought myself a new wardrobe but this year I have been very limited. I recommend that people stop shopping for a month and see the results.

In the mean time check out who is doing 12 months of not shopping in this blog.

Recommendation

This will just be a quick little post to tell you about a blog recommendation.
A girl I know in Bath has pledged to buy nothing new for a whole year!! I have struggled for one month so I am looking forward to how she does.

Find her here .