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If you buy clothes online which websites do you shop from and how much do you spend a month?

44 replies

bristolbabe389 · 15/06/2018 21:36

Just being nosey!

I am a big online shopper and particularly love the 'bargain' websites such as asos and very.co.uk, particularly the clothes on sale.

I think I have a bit of a full blown shopping addiction but can just about afford it because everything I buy is relatively cheap and I don't do anything else (no drinking, smoking, meals out, no secret drug habit although a bit of a secret chocolate habit). Also I do all of the housework in our house and I work so use my spare money to pay myself for all the tasks I do with clothes, that's another justification.

I spend about £220 a month give or take.

How much do you spend?

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CountFosco · 15/06/2018 21:52

I have been keeping a record of my spending. Last year I spent £175 pcm and bought 3-4 items a month. I lost a lot of weight though so had to replace all skirts and trousers. This year I've spent less so far and bought fewer things (~1.5 pcm).

SnartyFartBlast · 15/06/2018 22:14

I like ASOS, but also the less bonkers stuff from Gudrun Sjoden and about Seasalt.

I probably spend about £300/year though!

SnartyFartBlast · 15/06/2018 22:15
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rightknockered · 16/06/2018 01:48

I buy a lot online, and depends on what I feel is missing from my wardrobe and how much needs replacing. Right now I'm looking for a blazer that might smarten up a pair of jeans and heels I can wear on a night out. Also looking for good shirts and blouses. While looking, I get distracted by other things, such as a t-shirt, or an inexpensive pair of earrings. Actually I am in the midst of replacing almost everything.
Last month I spent £300, this month so far £250ish. A big buy I might need soonish is a medium sized tote bag, that holds its structure well and can fit all my stuff in it.

ShopoholicIn · 16/06/2018 06:35

As my name suggests i have a big tinge shopping addiction n i order stuff and don't even remember it by the time it arrives... trying to cut down but easily spend 300-400£ a month. Usually buy from Debenhams, HoF, Sainsbury etc. My closet has no space n i can't get rid of clothes... someone stop meConfused

hendricksy · 16/06/2018 08:02

Hi and m and the brands via next . Both for ease as no payment is needed until you decide to keep.

Fairylea · 16/06/2018 08:06

I buy stuff from h and m, next, ASOS and George at Asda. I don’t spend much as I don’t have much to spend! Maybe £30-50 a month. I’ve just bought myself some birkenstocks from the sale on ASOS for £42 so that’s my treat for the month!

LuxuryWoman2017 · 16/06/2018 08:14

I'd guess about a hundred a month but I've been buying holiday stuff this month so a lot more including 3 bags Blush

charlyn · 16/06/2018 13:03

I’m addicted to everything5pounds.com, obviously the stuff is cheap so I don’t feel so bad ordering from there. I also like George and Matalan atm. I probably spend around £80 a month on clothes.

CountFosco · 16/06/2018 13:14

Forgot to say where I buy stuff: COS, ASOS (not necessarily the cheap option, last thing I bought there was a Hugo Boss silk shirt), Boden, M&S, Jigsaw. Plus shoe shops, everything from £5 espadrilles from Primark to gorgeous £200 shoes from Rogue Matilda.

VladmirsPoutine · 16/06/2018 13:15

Asos and Zara - perhaps £60 a month if that. I spend a lot more on handbags which is a habit I'm trying to cut down on. I seem to want to buy every colour Longchamp Pillage bag going Hmm

shiklah · 16/06/2018 13:21

I only shop on line. Cos, Toast, Uniqlo and Hush (only in the sales). 2 big shops a year - often £500 a time, but I do return a lot, so prob averages out at £600 a year. I buy anything I need in between from ebay or hush.

pigeondujour · 16/06/2018 13:44

Probably between £50 and £200 a month? Usually from Asos and Zara.

Ariela · 16/06/2018 13:51

How do you people spending £200+/month manage to wear all the new stuff? I'd never spend that much in a year!
(OK maybe I'm unusual, she says, pushing up the sleeves of her 27 year old but still look like new classic rugby shirts from Debenhams)

Gah81 · 16/06/2018 15:02

Argh. Etsy.com (for the vintage). Spend about £300 a month on one midcentury item. So not many clothes (and I do save into pension savings, normal savings each month etc.) But beautiful clothes are just my thing.

Should still try to cut down though - it's so silly: I take my breakfast and lunch every day into work, am constantly shopping and switching for the best utility deals etc. etc. but somehow I am a fool when it comes to clothes.

SoddingUnicorns · 16/06/2018 15:05

Next mostly, their skinny jeans and plain T-Shirts fit me best (I’m rarely found in anything else) with the odd cardigan/hoodie chucked in.
Recently been spending more as I’ve been bed bound unwell and have a holiday coming up so kitted the whole family out.

Regularly I’d say about £200 p/m but that’s for all of us.

AgedTawnyPort · 16/06/2018 15:16

Gap, Poetry, Wrap and Seasalt here more often than not. I only shop online, usually buy reduced stuff. Formal workwear is generally Hobbs, probably £1,200 a year.

Plus I always buy a work dress for an annual function and spend £200.

I don't have a huge selection of clothes and wear out what I do have generally.

makeupmaven · 16/06/2018 15:19

About £500 a month... I usually buy mid-range designer clothes though. Like £150 pair of shoes, £200 top, etc. I treasure them more if they're pricey.

pigeondujour · 16/06/2018 15:36

How do you people spending £200+/month manage to wear all the new stuff?

Depends on loads of different things really - I like to wear new stuff for work. Plus sometimes £200 could buy me one thing or sometimes £40 could buy me three things, depends on what I'm planning. I just love new clothes really and get the itch if I haven't had anything new for a month or so.

WipsGlitter · 16/06/2018 15:37

I'm not sure. I did a clear out recently so I could see where the "gaps" were (going out stuff).

People buying loads of clothes (bloggers!) really annoys me. It's so wasteful.

Haffiana · 16/06/2018 17:35

People buying loads of clothes (bloggers!) really annoys me. It's so wasteful.

Wasteful of what, though? It keeps people employed, keeps shops open on the high street, keeps crops grown, keeps whole industries and even countries going...

rightknockered · 16/06/2018 17:39

I like clothes, and don't often buy a tonne of stuff for £300. I might just buy one or two things. Next month my spend may be over £1,000. But I need a new tote bag and like them to last, and look nice. I like nice things. It makes me happy.

rightknockered · 16/06/2018 17:41

i don't understand why it bothers certain posters how much others spend. I'm not spending your money, it is my own hard earned $. You spend as little or as much as you want, none of my business. Do what makes you happy, and I will do me.

Passthecake30 · 16/06/2018 17:43

I order a lot (tall, so clothes have to be from tall ranges not in shops, and lots of sizes as vanity sizing has hit tall ranges hard) but most of it goes back. This month I ordered £550 clothes and kept £50. I probably spend £400 a year on clothes as nothing fits in shops, or online...

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