cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Aug 22, 2022 4:39:37 GMT
I would buy them both. I admit when I read this thread I thought of it in the context of shirts/t shirts. I say that only because dresses are a pain for me to wear. Anyway... I have a lot of t shirts... to the point that the rule is that if one comes in, one has to go out. I bought one this past weekend when I went to see Come From Away, so now one needs to leave.
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anaterra
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Jun 29, 2014 3:04:02 GMT
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Post by anaterra on Aug 22, 2022 11:00:58 GMT
I will NOT buy both...
you dont really love the color of the 1st... just the style... if you buy it, yes you will wear it but it wont be something you grab 1st... and yes, you will accessorize it with colors you do love... but when you put it on... it wont make you as happy as the ones you do love... but to me... in my opinion... i would wait for it to come back in a color you do love... maybe in the fall it will be in shade that you absolutely have to have.. then you will be thinking dang i should've waited to buy this 1 instead... i feel like it is a signature style for them,so it will be back in new colors in a new season...
I would get the green mainly just to see if i like the way it looks... if you dont like how it shapes you then NOW you know!! But its a new style for you... and its a color you like... if you get it home and love the way you look and feel... then you know there is another style for you to choose from... if it isnt flattering on you, then send it back... and you wont shop from that style because you know it doesn't flatter your shape...
I am only saying no to the 1st because you are being more mindful of what you bring into your closet... dont bring in something just because... love it from the start..
Can't wait to see what you decide... and i hope i don't cause you more stress be saying Nope to 1!!!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 11:16:44 GMT
Well I just bought two of almost the same dress a couple days ago - a solid and a print. But my dresses were marked down to $24 so it was easy to decide to buy them both. I think you are talking about the Wool& dresses and that is a whole different price point. If you aren't going to buy much else for clothes and you know you'll wear these dresses a lot, get them both. This was Jeremy's argument against buying both. He was like, didn't you tell me that you really wanted a fall/winter shoe? And I did and he was very much like why don't you save your money for some new shoes? These dresses are a bit more expensive than many people like to spend.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 11:19:53 GMT
@foxy said: I am relieved to know that somebody else think and analyzes things like I do. Because I would ponder on those same issues. I'm just really trying to think hard about what I bring into my closet. My 100 challenge really was good for me in the respect of, I know I can totally live with less. But I'm still human and I like new things too. My thought process is the same as foxy. I very rarely struggle between 2 items of clothing so when it happens I do get both. I despise shopping and my body type makes it hard for me to find clothes that I am happy in. I understand you are very conscious of living with less and not being wasteful with clothing. I feel where you are different is that you won’t just wear the dresses a couple of times and then be done with them. This is true. I have some clothes in my closet that I hardly ever wear. My Wool& dresses are not like that. I wear the heck out of them. I could also clean more items out of my closet to make room for them. I have several other dresses that I wear a whole lot more rarely.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 11:23:32 GMT
I’d get both. Edited to add after seeing the pic, I 💚 the green one. I carry a lot of middle weight and on my shape that faux wrap style is very flattering. I hope you love whichever you decide! It is good to hear that this sort of style looks good on you. That makes me feel a little better. I took a shot on the green dress and I really hope it works out.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 11:36:25 GMT
anaterra said: . i would wait for it to come back in a color you do love... maybe in the fall it will be in shade that you absolutely have to have.. then you will be thinking dang i should've waited to buy this 1 instead... This was the thinking that got me. Along with hopemax about intentionality. I ended up ordering both but after the fact I decided that I would not keep the blue stripe because I neither need it, nor am I in love with it. Now that could change once I see it. But I'm not sure. I think what I did like about it is that it is in my favorite style and it is a stripe. Like I said, had it been a black and white stripe, I would have been all over it. The green one I really love the color but I've decided to be brazenly honest about the way it fits my body. And if it doesn't look good, I'm not keeping that one either. I don't need anything. I went back and forth on this decision and I realized it was specifically because I didn't really feel I needed anything. And like Jeremy had said, I really wanted to find myself a more fall/winter shoe.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 22, 2022 12:40:00 GMT
I've been on a mission to downsize my belongings. It's been fairly easy and once my space is clean and organized, my brain is so relaxed so it's been worth it. The craft room however, is a completely different story. That is an ongoing challenge. It's like shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing. I hear you on that. I have the teeniest tiniest craft room which is now an office to work from home. I'm trying to get up the nerve to clean out Esther's room and set up my crafting in there. Keeping the small room as my home office. Now that all the kids are gone, I can totally take two rooms, one for home office and one for crafting. But everyday I say to myself that I will just open the door. Just open the door. And I haven't done it yet. But my crafts are overunning everything. Apparently I think very little of buy less when it comes to yarn. I had to clean out my DH's office, because I was moving. It was really hard, I won't lie. BUT, I took his display cabinet and filled it with all his favorite things. It's in the family room. I jokingly call it the shrine. I think you could find real comfort in crafting in Esther's room. Display things that made her happy. Just my 2 cents, for when you are ready to take a step into her space. As for the dresses, buy them both. If you don't love one, return it. But, I think you should keep both.
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anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Aug 22, 2022 14:05:14 GMT
jeremysgirl I like the decision you made!!! Thumbs up... if you get them both in and love them.. great and awesome... if not its all good... I hope you find shoes you love...
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 14:26:24 GMT
jeremysgirl I like the decision you made!!! Thumbs up... if you get them both in and love them.. great and awesome... if not its all good... I hope you find shoes you love... Thanks and you know what? This morning I went to put on one Wool& dress and I passed over it. And I realized this morning that the cut and the style just aren't appealing to me. I've only worn it twice. And that's not like me. So this post forced me to be honest about my navy Amalya. So I decided to post it on the BST board. Someone else can love it.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 22, 2022 14:36:45 GMT
I love the style and color of the green dress, so if you do end up buying one, that's my choice. I think it will look great with your complexion and hair color. And it's so nice for just about every holiday, too.
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Post by fruitysuet on Aug 22, 2022 15:51:48 GMT
I wouldn't buy something in a colour that I wouldn't normally wear as experience has shown that I never will wear it (or certainly not enough to justify it).
I would send for the alternate style but be prepared to return if it doesn't suit.
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Post by hopemax on Aug 22, 2022 17:02:29 GMT
It sounds like you've made a decision you are satisfied with!
I had a final thought, a reminder of a Twitter post from one of the epidemiologists I started following I read during pandemic that spoke to me. I expressed this thought to MIL when she was making a home improvement decision between something expensive, that she thought was sort of wasteful but would make her happier vs. the cheaper, better for the environment, but would bug her every day option. She ultimately decided to do the one that made her happier. I also used this for myself when deciding if I really needed to buy a Disney Dooney purse even though the last Disney Dooney I had bought I hadn't ever used (I bought it in February 2020 and the things I envisioned I would use it for we still haven't gotten back to doing). And normally I am a $20 purse type of person. I did go ahead and buy the purse, it is my everyday purse now, and I smile every time I pick it up. I've gotten so many compliments (although I don't think most people even know it's Disney, it has a obscure park character on it). It's a fun shape, and a fun color palette, so I think that's what people are reacting to. So not only does it give me a pick-me-up, it makes other people smile too. So totally worth it.
It's just a reminder that you can put yourself on a thoughtful path, where you balance your needs & wants with the greater world, smart decisions about cost, waste, and all the other adult thinking. But every once in awhile, you might find yourself looking at something that isn't a need and there are a lot of good justifications why not to buy it. But you just love it. It's okay to give yourself permission to simply indulge every now and then.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 22, 2022 19:44:20 GMT
I would probably order them both and see which one looked better on. Depending on the price I might end up keeping both but I'm also trying to be mindful about what I buy. I might end up keeping neither.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 26, 2022 23:38:17 GMT
Update: I got both dresses and I think both are going back. The green one just wasn't flattering. If I didn't carry so much weight in my middle, it would have worked but it just wasn't comfortable to me. Jeremy thought it was fine. But I didn't. The blue one, they sent me a long instead of a regular. It's below my knee. I could keep it and take it to be hemmed. But I'm like they made a mistake in sending me a long length instead of a regular so why should I have to keep it and have it hemmed? It is a cute dress though.
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Post by MZF on Aug 27, 2022 0:56:50 GMT
Oh, too bad neither one worked for you, jeremysgirl. That is disappointing.
On another note, I was at WM the other day and saw the dress mentioned by twistedscissors and SpongemomScrappants--I bought one in gray on their statements that it was cute on, thinking it wasn't so cute on the hanger, and the fitting room wasn't manned so I couldn't try it on. I wore it the next day--they are right, really cute on. My sister was visiting and wanted one, so I bought another in olive and she got three different colors. So, thanks for the heads up, ladies
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Post by flanz on Aug 27, 2022 1:34:54 GMT
Update: I got both dresses and I think both are going back. The green one just wasn't flattering. If I didn't carry so much weight in my middle, it would have worked but it just wasn't comfortable to me. Jeremy thought it was fine. But I didn't. The blue one, they sent me a long instead of a regular. It's below my knee. I could keep it and take it to be hemmed. But I'm like they made a mistake in sending me a long length instead of a regular so why should I have to keep it and have it hemmed? It is a cute dress though. Can you talk "them" into sending you the correct length at not extra cost to you for shipping?
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Post by flanz on Aug 27, 2022 1:35:50 GMT
Oh, too bad neither one worked for you, jeremysgirl. That is disappointing. On another note, I was at WM the other day and saw the dress mentioned by twistedscissors and SpongemomScrappants--I bought one in gray on their statements that it was cute on, thinking it wasn't so cute on the hanger, and the fitting room wasn't manned so I couldn't try it on. I wore it the next day--they are right, really cute on. My sister was visiting and wanted one, so I bought another in olive and she got three different colors. So, thanks for the heads up, ladies I hate, hate, HATE WM, but I think I need to see a link for this cute dress!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 27, 2022 11:56:59 GMT
Update: I got both dresses and I think both are going back. The green one just wasn't flattering. If I didn't carry so much weight in my middle, it would have worked but it just wasn't comfortable to me. Jeremy thought it was fine. But I didn't. The blue one, they sent me a long instead of a regular. It's below my knee. I could keep it and take it to be hemmed. But I'm like they made a mistake in sending me a long length instead of a regular so why should I have to keep it and have it hemmed? It is a cute dress though. Can you talk "them" into sending you the correct length at not extra cost to you for shipping? I think their new policy is if you exchange or return for credit, it is free. But if you return for a refund it costs $6. I decided last night that I would return the blue stripe for an exchange and the green one for a refund. So I will pay the $6. It's ok.
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