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    Shopping in General

    the weddingdress thread and a comment on the happy thread made me wonder where most people on here do there online clothes shopping , or clothes shopping in general.

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    I'm an eBay hound. I rarely buy clothes for myself as the kids come first but when I do I try and get as much for my money as I can.

    Last month for example I got 3 pairs of maternity jeans and 3 maternity vests all in excellent condition through eBay for less than £20 in total including P&P.

    Now that I've decided I'm getting married in VoH I'm keeping an eye on eBay for my dress - I will only buy it full price if I really really have to!
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    I am not very thrifty when it comes to clothes. I generally buy in Next online, Debenhams, Monsoon or Coast. Sometimes I venture to the shops in the UK when I am back
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    I buy from all over the place and tend to buy nice things whenever I'm overseas. There's a lovely organic clothes shop near me which is lovely, but only affordable when there's a sale on. My resolution for this year is not to buy clothes at full price and so far it's holding up.
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    Ebay, Amazon, very.co.uk, underwear sites for online stuff, I love hoodies so wherever I can get them from is good, Plain Lazy I love!

    Shops wise is normally River Island for jeans, otherwise its outdoors shops for stuff that works for dog walks.


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    I never buy clothes on-line , way to many size variations and I like to be able to feel the fabric and being a sewing machinist check the stitching etc.What hacks me off though is that a lot of the dresses etc that I see on-line aren't available in the shops!!
    I know you can return stuff but it's a right pain in the backside !

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    internetwise i like amazon,bonprix for little one and the facebook carboot style sites

    most of our clothes come from tesco ,H&M,debenhams........odd mixture

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    H&M for the kids as well here. I do tend to buy most of my Monsoon and Coast stuff in the sale, but if I have a job interview and need it asap I'll get it when I need it.
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    etsy all the way for me!!
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    Birdy try Folksy - Modern British Craft bit more british

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    I love Debenhams - especially in the sale also House of Fraser - anywhere it's all under one roof so I don't have to trek around lots of shops. I get fed up after 2 shops and want to go home and put my feet up with a cup of tea

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    I hate online shopping! My postman is a lazy sod and never rings the bell just leaves a slip and f's off,the depo is miles away! And cba waiting in for it again. I love LOOKING in monsoon,since I can't afford any of their beautiful clothes,and love the KG shoes...just the usual shops,new look,top shop etc etc...asda actually do some nice things too

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    Oh and Ann summers OFC!! ;-)

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    Ok, here's my tuppence worth. At the moment, beingbetween jobs I don't really have the money to buy much new online or otherwise. I do however love charity shops! On Thursday, I picked up a Sisley leather jacket for the princely sum of £3. Other than that I love outlet centres.

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    Charity shops! I got loads of the baby clothes/toys from those. Love outlets too used to work in one,it's good when your pals with the boss...Prada shoes...£30!!!

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    OMG! Prada shoes for £30? I think that counts as a bargain!! I also got a Karen Millen T Shirt for a pound this week.

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    I got a Billabong denim skirt, still with the £69 price tag on for £4 in a BHF shop. I don't usually have the patience to rummage in places like Primark or TKMaxx but will happily rummage in a charity shop.

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    Phase Eight, Kaliko, Monsoon, East.... I'd buy cheaper clothes if they made them in bigger sizes!

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    Ha I know! It's good to have friends in high places! Yea I know what you mean,don't have the patience but there's something about charity shops that's appealing...not the smell in some ha,but I did get my son some near new timberland sandals for 50p!

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