How to Shop like a Superstar

You don't have to train like an athlete, but you do have to be mentally and physically ready to shop. Here are 4 tips to get you started. If you follow my advice, before you know it, you will be the queen of shopping.

 

1)  Don't drink or eat too much the night before you plan to go shopping.

The morning-after-bloat is not only depressing when trying on pants, but feeling and thinking you’re fat is not the right frame of mind to be in when you plan to hit the shops.My BFF Lou can never get this one right.  At least once a month she calls me in a complete panic because she has nothing to wear and then begs me to go shopping with her.  But by the time I get to her place, she has downed 2 bags of chips and is hooked intravenously to a chocolate fountain.  Not a good idea.

2)  Dress the part. 

That doesn't mean wear your best designer clothes.  Leave your Louboutin’s and skinny jeans at home.  Dress comfy, you want to be able to wear clothes that you can take off easily so you can try things on quicker. Of course, Lou being Lou, insists on wearing everything designer from her closet and it takes her at least an hour to get out of the fitting room. This drives me crazy but I wait patiently for her because I am her wingman and she is my tequila drinking pal.  

3) Always make sure you have a good breakfast before you hit the shops. 

Nothing too heavy but something that will sustain while you trudge through the stores. No Lou, Champagne, and chocolate covered strawberries will not sustain you. 

4)  Hit the shops early.

When the shops are dead you can take your time going through each store at your own pace. It is also the best time to be able to see everything. Early is never an option for Lou. Once she has exfoliated every inch of her body and squished herself into her fave pair of designer jeans, it's almost noon and then, well it's time for her to eat lunch. 

If you start to practice these 4 easy steps before you know it, you will be more than ready for all your Christmas shopping and boxing day sales. 

Catherine