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‘News and we’ll show
you how to shop smarter,
faster and more efficiently.

First, make some changes in
your shopping habits.

If searching for a particular item,
don’t lock yourself into something
‘too specific. You may be passing up
something that will work just as
well or better.
« Stay clear of. buying items you
already own. Resist buying some-
thing similar to'a favorite item you
have in your closet. ,

It’s OK to buy the first thing you
try on. You don’t have to “put ‘in
time” shapping several stores before

going back to the first to buy what

was the perfect item.

Resist buying just because it’s
cheap. How many deals hang
untouched in your closet?

If you never pay full price, you'll
miss out on great items that were
sold out soon after they arrived
because they were unique and well
priced.

If you make shopping at the last
minute a habit, your closet will be
filled with hasty clothing decisions
that you may not be happy with
later.

You don’t always have to consid-
er another person's opinion.
Develop your own style by shop-
ping alone. Why catch somebody
else's bad shopping habits?

Don’t get lost in mails. Go with a
purpose, know where the right
stores are located before entering so
you don’t get distracted when time
is short.

Don’t buy anything without try-
ing it on, even if you are sure that it
will fit and flatter you. Only the
mirror can make that decision.

Do your homework to become
informed about average prices and
better labels to know when you real-
ly are getting a good deal.

Ask when new shipments are
arriving and shop then for the best
selection. Get on a favorite store’s
mailing list to be notified of new
arrivals and sales.

Venture into stores that you may
not normally shop. Even those you
feel you could not afford may carry
some items within your budget.

‘Strategic shopping

_ Tips to help you shop like a pro

HERE ARE three tips that will
“turn you into a ‘professional
_ Shopper.

Window shop

_ Store windows are full of infor-
mation on trends and what the partic-
‘ular store -has to’ offer. When your
time or budget is limited, this visual
shorthand really works. 4

You'll learn what’s new. Since the
«window can hold only a fraction of
the store’s merchandise, it showcases
“the best and most newsworthy items
to entice you into the store. The win-
dow will show you how to diess. It

uggesis ways to wear new colors

; “and different styles and how to acces- ,

sorize them in just a glance.

.The store itself may be new and
- therefore it needs to catch your inter-
est, presenting itself as a location dif-

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ferent from neighboring shops.

The four. window displays at
Hangers at Esplanade and Lonsdale
in North Vancouver highlight a differ-
ent color story in each. One mixes
brights with white, showing white
denim hipster shorts and a little vest
over a bright blue fitted T-shirt. A
bright red cropped cardigan is paired
with a flowing A-line white cotton
mini. The other three windows show-
case tone-on-tone neutrals, printed
khaki with white combinations and
denim separates.

Learn to spot quality

Develop your sense of quality by
first trying on very expensive mer-

chandise. Use it as a guide to deter-~

mine the quality of similar styles in

iesser priced clothing.

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valuable information. Christine Young adjusts a window display at

Hangers, the Lower Lonsdale women’s-wear store she owns with husband Tom. Each of the four. —
windows currently iliustrates a different color story for spring.

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