Disappointing Sale Shopping

Left to Right- Nail Varnish  £5 £3, Makeup Brushes £26, Nail Varnish Set £12  £8

La Senza Underwear- Bra’s £30 each £10 each, Pants £9 £3. Dorothy Perkins Dress £32  £15.

Dorothy Perkins Dresses- Red- £30 £15 Purple- £35 £15

Well I  don’t know about you but I haven’t been very successful with my sale shopping this year. I was pretty disappointed with what was on offer by the time I got round to the shops. I had a little nosy on Boxing day at my hometown, but there are very few shops there in the first place. I went to Next, Dorothy Perkins, and Boots. I found something I liked in each of these shops, a ring and baubles in Next, three dresses in Dorothy Perkins, and some half price Christmas beauty collections in Boots.

When I got back to Newcastle it wasn't until the 29th and 30th of December that I managed to get a look at the shops in Town and at the Metro Centre, by that time there was barely anything left and shops were actually bringing out their new stock for next season. I managed to buy some really cheap underwear from La Senza, and a couple of beauty products from Topshop (some of which weren't even in the sales).

Although when writing this it sounds like a lot, in my head I had a few things which I wanted to buy that I couldn't find anywhere, or if I did it was in the wrong size. These things included a faux fur gilet and jacket, smart office wear for job interviews, a few pairs of high heels, a pair of boots, a couple pairs of flat shoes for day to day wear, a new large handbag I could use for lugging my books to university everyday, and many more dresses and cardigans. So I think my expectations were pretty high to find all this stuff in the sale, I just expected to get at least some of it.

In my opinion it seems that unless you are willing to get out of bed really early on Boxing Day, and are willing to queue and fight for the bargains then you are going to end up disappointed, and I refuse to shop in this way as I hate being stressed and rushed when shopping. For me it’s a hobby so I like to browse and take my time.

How does everyone else feel about sale shopping? Love or loathe it? Also let me know your sale shopping bargains, I would love to see what I missed out on.