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It's the most stressful shopping time of the year, you fight tooth and
nail to bag those Westwood shoes you predicted would be on
sale after Christmas, only to find out the sales started weeks ago and they're already
sold out. What happened to January sales starting in January? First it
was Boxing Day sales and now mid December sales! A harsh economy has driven retailers to slash prices most of the year round, taking all the fun out of sale shopping. As a teenager I remember the excitement leading up to the January sales,
saving up (with a little help from Mum) to splurge on otherwise
unobtainable designer luxuries. The desperation and suspense has further been choked in recent years by online sale shopping. The thrill of
ploughing through the rails against other shoppers, searching for that
bargain, finding the last one in your size and with 70% off is
incomparable to just clicking 'add to basket'. Where possible I'll be abstaining, the new year marks a fresh start, a wardrobe detox to clear the way for spring.
