“Final Hours!”, “Spring Savings!”, “Act Now!”. We have all seen these buzz words littering the promotional sections of our emails. Online clothing shopping’s ability to appeal to our craving for instant gratification has us spending left and right on the latest sale items that supposedly won’t remain that way for long. In an effort to inspire its readers to spend their money in the most effective way possible, VALLEY has compiled three reasons to shop in-person, rather than falling victim to spam.
Try It On!
Despite the wonderfully convenient nature of online shopping, the “fail” has become a well-known misfortune associated with the practice. How many times have you ordered a clothing item online only for it to not fit, or be nothing like its picture on the website? Rest assured, millions of your fellow fashion icons have met a similar fate.
Although the selection in a physical store likely won’t compare to that of its corresponding online boutique, the tried and true brick-and-mortar method will allow you to know for sure whether you actually like a product before you spend your hard-earned money.
No More Shipping Headaches
One of the downsides of online shopping is needing to rely on the postal system. Woefully untrustworthy, it certainly isn’t out of character for UPS to simply lose a package or return it to the sender for no reason. Many people derive anxiety from hoping that shipping carriers will handle the items they have spent good money on properly, wondering whether they will drive on-time or even at all.
By shopping in-store, you can do away with this added stress and have your items immediately. No reason to worry about being home to sign for a package or dealing with uninterested customer service representatives should something happen to your package. Furthermore, you can have the best of both worlds, the selection of an online boutique and the shipping-free nature of in-store shopping by ordering an item online and picking it up at a store location.
Curb Impulse Spending
Impulse purchasing is a habit that most shopping-lovers have struggled with at some point. There is no doubt that all shopping methods are conducive of this phenomenon. However, online stores have far more potential to convince shoppers to impulse buy than their physical counterparts. With so many options bombarding you, and little more than a few clicks required for them to become yours, an online store is an impulse minefield.
Shopping in store will allow you to to think more clearly about your clothing purchases because there will likely be less temptations surrounding you.
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