Anya is ALREADY planning her outfits for our Gloucestershire trip in March – especially Cheltenham Ladies Day. I’m all for it, as I want her to look nice on my arm, of course… providing she doesn’t want to me to spend ages trekking around shops with her to buy them. I actually quite enjoy shopping, though more so when I’m getting things for myself! But if we take a few joint trips, it should be okay.
Fortunately, the sales are still on, so if we go in the next few weeks, it shouldn’t cost an absolute fortune. The January sales seem to differ hugely between different shops. Some started at midnight on Christmas Day, this time around… and some even before that! I suppose with economic times being tough, retailers are recognising that if they want to shift stock, they have to make people feel that they are getting a good deal.
Clothes shopping during sales can be very stressful, though. Manchester has a lot of great shops – especially department stores – but even the high-end ones are bedlam at this time of year. I really hate going into a shop and finding piles of clothes strewn all over the place and racks of outfits with their hangers all tangled up. It just makes the whole process hard work.
People are so determined to get decent stuff for their money, though, that a lot of the time they just don’t care. That’s especially the case with Ladies Day at the horses. Women go to extremes to look great and match up to celebrities and so on. I’m relieved I just need to get myself a few nice suits.
