In times gone by we have all bought stuff on sale, but if it was a real find and something we liked a lot that was a rarity. We got used to the idea of buying an okay leftover at a value…didn’t love it, but hey, it was so inexpensive. Now the cream of any crop you can name in fashion, accessories, footwear or whatever can be yours at 60% off…today is solved, but what are we going to do about tomorrow?
I was in a terrific specialty store in Bal Harbour, Florida, the other day engaged in the new national sport…”guess how cheap that is to buy?”
I spend my business life dressed between a coat and tie, a coat no tie or jeans and a sweater. Being in the fashion business, I feel that I can take some liberties sometimes by dressing casually on occasion, but heck; a fellow can always use an extra blazer. And there it was in all its glory. Tropical worsted wool, shiny gold buttons, tailored just so and beautifully made. While I don’t have much of a chance to wear a jacket in Miami…it isn’t Palm Beach, still it’s nice to have a new one to supplant the 10-year-old job I have hanging at home. Straight to the price tag…$1,595 marked down to $505! Sort of a strange psychological price point but I bought the damned thing in a heartbeat. Along with that, I picked up a great safari jacket and some fleece pants. My total outlay was around $650 for merchandise that retailed for over $2,000.
I am thrilled with my new purchases and will wear all of them next weekend as things work out…gotta go to a charity dinner in Palm Beach on Friday and I will wear my new blazer with pride. It’s always nice to have something new on and it is good looking. However, I can’t quite get over that I got something of this quality so cheap. My conundrum is that the next time I need a new jacket, topcoat, dress slacks, cashmere sweater or whatever that costs more than underwear, how in hell am I ever going to get back into the mindset of paying full retail?
You can’t say fiddle li di to that one…
PW
