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Could any bargain hunters out there please explain why my sister can go into the cheapest shops possible....

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ShinyAndNew · 07/08/2010 15:56

To buy almost everything she owns and look great, where when I try to do the same, the same shops are filled with plastic tat that costs £1.50 and looks like it costs £1.50 and I have to go to River Island to buy shoes I cannot afford or don't need?

(I ordered a pair of shoes and they have not arrived on time for today, so I wanted a cheap alternative)

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plus3 · 07/08/2010 16:37

Don't know but I gave the same problem with a friend!! Complement her a various tops/ shoes etc and they always seem to come from primark or Asda.... I have set foot in primark twice and never have I found anything that I would want to wear... let alone look vaquely stylish in

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bran · 07/08/2010 16:43

Take your sister with you when you go shopping. Some people just have a good eye for things that look pants on the hanger but great on a person.

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SummerRain · 07/08/2010 16:49

The vast majority of my clothes cost less than a tenner.... most significantly less than that.

It doesn't work if you need an item of clothing though... if i go out looking for something specific, ie shoes, I haven't got a chance in hell of getting it for less than a small fortune.

But if i'm browsing i can find all sorts of things. I spent 7 euros in the charity shop today and got a gorgeous top (River Island), a pair of cropped jeans (E-Vie) and a denim skirt to wear over leggings plus a cute little photo frame

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ShinyAndNew · 07/08/2010 16:52

Plus3 I did find a nice top in Primark today but I didn't need a top I needed shoes.

I usually do take my sister with me, but she takes hours to get ready so would have started getting dressed for the BBQ we are going to already.

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Fel1x · 07/08/2010 17:07

Is she thin and possibly tall too?
I have a friend who is gorgeous and of perfect proportions and cheap clothes that would look terrible on me look fantastic on her.

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plus3 · 07/08/2010 17:20

I don't think it's about size though.... I don't do alot of clothes shopping and as a result I don't think that I have a good eye...