Stop shopping: A guide

I never used to be an impulsive shopper. I did not purchase a lot how ever there was a time when I was purchasing clothes for more than two times in a month.

None of it was expensive. Everything I bought, I had been using it for more than 2 to 3 years. None of it was wasted because I did not either use it or it was bad quality. None of it was discarded because it was out of trend.

In 2020, when the pandamic started, I had a lot of clothes which are used to wear in the office. At the same time, I did not have any good clothes to be worn at home. I again was in a scenario where I had a closet full of clothes, but I did not have anything to wear. This is when I started thinking that I should re-stratagize my shopping habits.

I put following strategies in order to create a capsule water and also to reduce additional purchases

1. Buying clothes only in once in a month (or less): Every month I would decide what article I need to buy it could be a shirt or top a pant of that or a footwear I have decided that in a month I will buy only one article and not more than that.

2. Creating a capsule wardrobe: Creation of a capsule wardrobe has been a long time project of mine. I started creating capsule wardrobe in 2018 and it has been continued till date. Now I buy only the clothes that would go well with my existing wardrobe. Articles I buy go with it least 70% of the articles that I already own.

3. Buying only natural fibres: I had observed that when we buy clothes made with synthetic materials (like polyester or nylon) these are cheap. However, over the time they lose their attractiveness. These clothes are of poor quality and they do not last for a long time. Additionally, these materials are not sustainable. Whereas, natural fibres such as cotton, silk are more sustainable. These are a long lasting. That is why I now buy only the clothes that are made natural fibres instead of synthetic.

4. Quality over quantity: When we buy from fast fashion stores or from online websites, the clothes are cheaper. At the same time they are of poor quality. Nowadays when I am purchasing clothes I choose quality over quantity. Not necessarily that good quality clothes are expensive. They are also available in the budget range.

5. Retail therapy is not a therapy : I have heard a lot of time that people say when you are upset you should go on a retail therapy. This is not true at all. Buying anything is not going to make us happy. That is why retail therapy is nonsense.

6. The 24 hours rule: When we see anything interesting, we should not impulse buy it. Before purchasing it we should think about it at at least war 24 hours later remain in the part let it remain in the shopping centre let's think about it whether I really need it if the answer is yes it will still be in your card 24 hours later no deal is a deal which has to be taken as quickly as possible we can always sleep on our decision.

7. One in another out: Before buying anything I ensure that I am getting rid of one item. This reduces tge pile up. Also this method helps evaluate the shopping habits.

Hope these tips help you too!

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