Shopping is weirdly easy when you have no money.
You see a thing you like and you say “Oh, that’s beautiful, if only I could afford it I would immediately buy it” and then you go away and wear all the clothes you already have. I imagine shopping is also pretty easy if you have unlimited funds, I’m unlikely to ever find out, but I imagine you just go “That’s nice, I’ll buy it”.
Shopping when you have a little bit of money, however, is terribly traumatic. I mean traumatic strictly in the sense that ought to come with a #firstworldproblems attached, obviously, but still. You may remember that I (eventually) got ASOS vouchers for Christmas this year. So far the only thing I have bought with them is a pair of gold Nike hot pants. Even they come with a long and elaborate story that saw me ending up with a pair of too small shorts and a Sports Direct credit note. My list of things I haven’t bought, however, is getting longer by the day.
I feel I need to spend that last voucher on the EXACT right thing, so in todays Friday Frock Love I thought I’d share my reasoning behind some of the dresses currently in the ASOS sale that I HAVEN’T bought yet.
This is just the dresses, we haven’t even touched on the skirts, shoes and handbags…..
Midi Skater Dress with Bardot Neckline
Reasons to buy it - Little Black Dresses are always useful, right? I’ve had my eye on this for a while. It looks versatile.
Reasons not to buy it -Â I already own a black bardot midi dress, plus several other black jersey dresses. How many do I really need?
Yellow Rose Midi Prom Dress
Reasons to buy it -Â It’s so pretty! I can imagine myself floating through Summer fields in it. Plus it only has 2 sizes left and one of them is mine, that never happens. It’s also massively reduced, less than half price,
Reasons not to buy it -Â Do I like florals that much? Or yellow? I’m not sure I do? Or that high neckline?
Horrockses Gingham Floral Midi Dress
Reasons to buy it -Â I loved it at full price and now it’s in the sale
Reasons not to buy it -Â It still costs more than my vouchers and I can’t really afford to put more in….
Midi Dress in Stripe
Reasons to buy it -Â STRIPES! It’s pretty!
Reasons not to buy it -Â My size is gone, the next size down might fit, but I hate returning things.
Large Floral Pinafore Dress
Reasons to buy it -Â It’s absurdly cheap, less than half price. It’s also the kind of dress I can imagine flinging on every day in a hot Summer.
Reasons not to buy it -Â I mentioned my feelings on yellow. Also, I already have several Summer dresses perfect for flinging on every day in hot Summers, what if it rains all year?
Golden Rose Floral Prom Dress
Reasons to buy it -Â It’s gorgeous, half price, and it has pockets.
Reasons not to buy it -Â It’s a bit fancy for the pub, which is where I mostly spend my nights out. Also it still costs more than my vouchers.
Metallic Jacquard Midi Prom Dress
Reasons to buy it –  I wrote about this on All the Dresses earlier this year and I love the metallic fabric, it’s a bit unusual.
Reasons not to buy it -Â See above. Wetherspoons on a Wednesday afternoon might not be ready for me in a metallic prom dress. Also, maybe the waist is a bit high, do you think the waist is a bit high?
Kimono Sleeve Midi Dress in Painted Floral
Reasons to buy it -Â Love that print. Love those sleeves. Love that it’s in the sale.
Reasons not to buy it -Â High necklines make me look like a troll. Also, orange, I’m not sure I look any better in it that I do in yellow.
Shopping is haaaard!
Which is your favourite? Should I part with my vouchers or store them up for later in the year?
Comments
7 responses to “Friday Frock Love – Things I Haven't Bought With My ASOS Voucher”
Ooo, I like the orange. I don’t own any orange, never worn any and probably never will. In fact I think it would look terrible on me. Sigh. But I still like it.
You can wear yellow – see ‘Wardrobe Hacks for Better Fitting Clothes’ – yellow cardi!
I don’t think I’ve made your choice any easier mind.
Oh yeah! I forgot about that cardigan! It’s more of a mustardy yellow. I think when I think of yellow my mind goes back to a hideous photo I saw of me circa about 2006 in what I thought was a very cute yellow tank top with a little bow on it, but in the photo I looked blooming hideous!
Such a beautiful dresses!
The orange dress gets my vote. I saw that a couple of months ago and really wanted to get it for a wedding. But it’s polyester and I don’t know that is a great idea. Also being 5ft and not being able to wear heels I’d have to shorten it. I love orange and yellow so I’d go for one of those most likely. I think that if you’re not sure then save the vouchers
Also as a way to maybe convince you, if you’re going to wear a colour you don’t normally make it a dress so you don’t need to match it to anything else like a separate. Can you tell I really want you to get the orange?
Ha ha! Maybe I should try it just for you!
You’re so right. It needs to be the perfect thing for you to part with your voucher. All of these are gorgeous but the reasons not to get them are pretty compelling. What’s on your list of not-dresses? (Also, I may steal this idea for my shopping indecision. Lists of pros and cons are a great idea!)