The January sales are an absolute must for any shopaholic, so we’ve put together a relatable list of the ten stages we all go through at this time, every single year.
1) Disbelief
How is it already the second week of January, it was only Boxing Day like yesterday, wasnāt it? The sales probably havenāt even started yet. Iām still pretty early, itās not like it’s February.
2) Denial
Ok, so the sales have started. Nevertheless, there will be some beautiful bargains awaiting me within these heaps of fabric to create the perfect ānew year, new meā image.
3) Panic
How is there nothing that fits me? Have all the people in the world suddenly become the same clothes size?
4) Competitiveness
I havenāt felt this competitive since IĀ wasĀ on the Year 9 netball team. That girl over there has a top in myĀ size. How subtle would it be for meĀ to run over and snatch it? Nobody would notice.
5) Desperation
Ok, well Iāll never wear it in a million years and it kind of looks like a sack, but its reduced from Ā£100 to Ā£20 so itās worth it. Maybe itāll come into fashion next season?
6) Refuge
The Fully priced section. Itās so neat and shiny. Iāve seen that dress in a magazine and the customer assistants are smiling. Maybe just a peak to see whatās fashionable.
7) Alarm
How have I spent so much money, thatās like a third of this termās loan. Can I take some of it back? Nope, it is non-refundable.
8) Acceptance
Never mind, that leopard print onesieĀ is rather funny and Iāll wear it all the time. At least itās all over now.
9) Promise
Next year you will hit the sales earlier and have a comprehensive list of things you need to buy. You shall be as organised as Monica from Friends and come back with things this yearās self could only have dreamed of.
10) Reality
Or you might just do shopping online in bed like everybody else does.
Happy January sales shopping girls!