As most people who work in retail will know, Boxing Day is not a time to play around with the new things in your make up box and twirl about the house in the outfits you got the day before. It is a time when you wake up regretting eating and drinking so much and trying to get your game face on for work because it's 'SALE DAY' and whether you're one of the shoppers or the one serving the shoppers we are all familiar with the routine.
You set your alarm clocks, get down to your chosen shopping centre at around 8.30am, agree on your target stores with your fellow team members, discuss specific items you are looking for plus sizes, colours and any mark down faults you will or won't take into consideration and then hand out fluorescent tabards and whistles so everyone can be easily identified in the crowds. Okay maybe that's going a bit too far but believe me I have seen some sights!
If you're the one gripping the edge of the till trying to remember your stores refund policy on sale items then you'll probably have done your sale shopping back on Christmas Eve when you found out what beauties were being marked down which means you got first dibs on sizes and colours. It also means that you will have spent today constantly picking clothes off the floor, diffusing arguments between shoppers and changing till rolls.
Thankfully by the time I started half way through the day it didn't look quite like utter madness anymore and I even managed to do a bit of sale shopping myself. I've included some things that I bought at full price but that shortly after went into the sale (not that I'm bitter or anything).
I went to trusty 'Topshop' and went for this grey cardigan which I had mused over for a few weeks at the full retail price which I think was £45 as I'm a sucker for a grey cardigan especially a chunky knit and I have about ten now. But this one was reduced to £25 and I couldn't resist.
'Topshop' £25 Grey Cardigan
Next was this light blue woolly jumper with grey flecks in it which at full price was around £45 which is when I actually bought it but I think it's now £25 (annoying as I got it like two weeks ago but ah well). It's quite a loose fit which I like and I've worn it with a choker necklace covered in lilac and blue gems which has gone down pretty well.
Not a great shot of the necklace but you can see how it would go.
'Topshop' £25 Light blue jumper
This black and white top has gone down to £15 I think and is really easy to wear because it smartens up your jeans instantly if you're off to a restaurant but don't want to go too dressy but you can wear it out on the town as well. I've been wearing it with a mid length black skirt when I've been out to a restaurant but also with denim shorts on holiday.
'Topshop' Black and white lace top £15
I also got this black beaded choker necklace which was half price down from £10 although now I wish I'd paid the £10 extra and got its full price sister in gold which I had preferred but couldn't justify the price tag as the black stands out too much on me on this style of necklace. I prefer longer ones you can wear with a jumper and jeans whereas this is a dressier one.
'Topshop' Black beaded choker necklace £5
I uhmmed and aahhed over these printed trousers with my sister and some friends and we all agreed they would look awesome. I had to get the size up as they wouldn't do up in my actual size but after one night out in them they'd got really loose around the waist, thighs and knees so maybe I could have squeezed into the smaller ones and put up with the uncomfort for a few hours. These trousers seem to divide opinion, girls think they're utterly gorgeous and will rush out and buy them whilst I've had a few puzzled looks off my boyfriend and some mutterings about curtains from my Dad. But what do boys know anyway? These were around £40 when I first bought them in the summer and are now £25 I think and come in a few different prints. It can be difficult to know what to wear with them so I've been going for white shirts or dark jumpers with shoe boots or ballet flats to level out the busy-ness of the print.
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Topshop' Skinny cigarette trousers in 'Winter Flower' print £25
Last but not least was this snakeskin Iphone case which was full price but I snuck it in my basket anyway. I've been looking for a case that I can put my phone in and throw around my bag/the dance floor without feeling like a an anxious mother watching over her new born. This was £15 at full price but I got 25% discount and the only things I find annoying about it is that I have to un-strap my phone every time I want to take a photo and make a phone call. I tried putting people on loud speaker but I ended up whispering into it with embarrassment.
'Topshop' Iphone 4 case £15
I looked high and low for a 'Minnie Mouse' case and finally found the perfect one...in Hong Kong. It would cost me whatever the equivalent of $39 is in pounds and with Christmas post being a nightmare at the minute I thought it would be just my luck that I'd drop my phone whilst waiting for the case to arrive so settled on the above instead.
Iphone 4 case from 'Zazzle.com' $39.95
So those were my Boxing Day delights. After work I went to my grandparents for my second turkey dinner of the season and was impressed with my starter of a salmon and crab parcel, pudding was chocolate fudge cake with sauce and then it was all topped off with a glass of Bellini and a homemade Disney princess cake. Gran knows me well!
Happy Boxing Day to all my Sale Survivors!
Bella
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