1. You can’t return it.
2. You can’t try it on.
3. You can’t feel it.
4. Titles and descriptions are not always accurate. Mistakes and typos are common.
5. The photograph may not be a good representation of the garment.
6. Colours are not standardised. What is teal to me may be green to you.
7. Sizes are not standardised. A size 10 from Monsoon is not the same as a size 10 from Karen Millen.
8. The seller’s idea of sexy, pretty, floaty, stunning may not be the same as yours.
9. The seller’s idea of “great condition” may not be the same as yours. (more…)

I have never worn brown in my life, so I thought that it might be nice to try something new. But new is scary and when you’ve got nothing in your wardrobe that would match, it’s also expensive. And what if it bombs and I look drab and dull in brown?

How do I go about trying a new colour or style without spending a fortune? I cheat, of course. There are hundreds of women who have already tried that colour or style and decided it didn’t fit/wasn’t right. And their loss is my gain.

You’ll find most of the failed style change attempts end up on an online auction such as Totalbids or Ebay. All I have to do is spend a bit of couch time surfing the auctions to find what I’m after, make sure the prices are decent and wait for my new style to arrive in the post.
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You know the one. It’s for a wedding, a prom, a cruise or a fantastic party. You’ll never wear it again but you want to look stunning. Unfortunately, you don’t have £180 to spend on it. So what do you do?

1. You go to an online auction site.
2. You have a look at the fantastic dresses on sale that others have spent a fortune on only to never wear (poor things!).
3. You DON’T spend more than £40 including postage and packaging because if you are going to spend that much you might as well go to a high street shop where you can take it back if it doesn’t look right.
4. You shortlist the dresses you like by placing them on your watchlist. Stick a lot on, you can always remove them later. (more…)