Sometimes it just isn't your day.

You know when you get all geared up to go shopping, the credit cards are empty(ish, well it is December) and you've decided you fancy a few new bits to set you up for the Christmas and New Year party season, or there are some Christmas gifts you've decided to splash out and get for those that you love.  When I feel this way there is only one place I ever head.  Bicester Village, just outside Oxford, it is my Disneyland, the happiest place on earth.  At the moment they are in sale, that's 60% and more off the RRP, cue happy dance!

To put things in perspective I once went with a friend and we seriously considered him taking the train home so we could fit more in the car.  There are many arguments for and against outlet shopping, the most usual is that it is a place, where clothes that no one wants go to spend the rest of their days.  I can't argue against that except to use the old adage, one man's trash- is my treasured item.  It's a great place to find unusual pieces that will really grab some attention or replace expensive items that need to be retired.  You can't plan it, as the stock changes frequently and isn't trend dominated.


However today I made a rookie mistake, I had a list of items that I wanted to get and as a result the shopping God's were not on my side.  The prices were amazing, but if you're not going to wear it, no price is cheap enough.  Sometimes it just isn't your day and you just have to accept the fact that your money, will stay in your pocket.  That is a good thing, although it can feel frustrating, when you try things on and they don't fit or look the way you hoped they would.  It can be easy to start to attack yourself, but it's not you, it's the clothes.  I'm afraid at this point I must pull out my old faithful example: Mum tried on 4 different coats in Maxmara, amazing cashmere and beautiful alpaca etc, but they weren't quite right.  I could tell Mum felt it was a size issue, which it wasn't, then we went into Moncler (not a usual haunt for either of us), not 5 minutes later Mum has a lovely new coat.  Sometimes you don't find what you are looking for, because you don't want what you are looking for.  


The great thing about shopping without a plan, is that you can be open to alternative ideas.  By travelling a bit further to shop it also encourages you to mentally step out of your rut and remove some of your barricades to trying new things.  Sometimes shopping in a new place, can be enough to allow you to see a different side to yourself.   
As when it is your day, this can happen