If you’ve ever suffered the horror of joyfully receiving a huge parcel of clothing in the post only to find yourself having to send the entire thing back almost as quickly as you opened it…well, let’s just say it’s a pain shared by many. Shopping for clothes online can be uniquely advantageous in a wide variety of ways and is fast becoming quite literally the only way so many modern consumers do their shopping. According to the experts at Bella Fashion Queen, a new generation of shoppers has already begun viewing the web as the new norm when it comes to buying pretty much anything and everything they need, having identified the enormous benefits and bonuses that come with buying from online retailers.
Nevertheless, the fact that you do not actually get to try anything on before placing your order represents a something of a sticking point to say the least. Even in the instance of a retailer with the fairest and simplest returns policies on the planet, it still never be pleasant to send back everything you ordered because it doesn’t look nearly as good as you expected.
So from the perspective of the professionals, what can this new generation of online clothes shoppers do in order to minimise, or ideally eliminate the prospect of having to return everything they buy?
1 – Reputable Retailers
Well, first and foremost, perhaps the single most crucial tip to follow is that of shopping with reputable retailers. The simple fact of the matter is that with literally thousands of brands and businesses now selling clothes online, it is inevitable that some will be doing a much better job than others. Buy from a reputable retailer and the items you receive will undoubtedly look exactly as they do on the screen in front of you, will have been described accurately and will be shipped in the size you requested. By contrast, fall victim to a dodgy dealer having not done your homework and you might find yourself with a box full of way less/more than you bargained for.
2 – Know Your Size (Honestly!)
When it comes to choosing the right size, there’s a big difference between ordering the size you actually are and ordering and the size you’d like to fit into. Bear in mind that when the opportunity to try the clothes on isn’t part of the equation, it makes far more sense to err on the side of caution. So you might also find it helpful to carry out a little research into the brand you intend to buy from in order to determine what exactly their unique take on a size 12 is. It’s no secret that size standards vary enormously from one brand to the next – it’s therefore not worth taking chances when the information is right there in front of you.
3 – Seek Reviews and Recommendations
When it comes to steering yourself and your purchase decisions in the right direction, never overlook the importance or value of customer reviews and recommendations. The simple fact of the matter is that the average consumer on the street has no reason to make things up or embellish anything at all just for the sake of it – you can rely on your fellow shoppers to call a spade a spade, as it were. So prior to going ahead and putting your faith in any given online clothing business with a huge order, take a little time to see what others have had to say about the.
4 – Beware Blind Bargains
Never, under any circumstances allow yourself to be snared by those almost unbearably tempting bargains that you didn’t actually set out to buy. If there’s one thing online shopping could be considered rather bad for, it’s the way in which online retailers make the idea of impulse purchasing unbelievably easy. More often than not, just one click separates you from both the purchases of your dreams and the impulse purchases that will be of absolutely no use to you whatsoever. It’s a good idea therefore to know what you want and to stick to your guns.
5 – Check Those Returns Policies
Last but not least, the only thing worse than finding yourself with a shipment of garments you have to send back is finding yourself with a shipment of garments you cannot send back, or perhaps have to pay a fortune to do so. In all such instances, you will undoubtedly swear and curse the name of the retailer until the cows come home, but technically speaking you will only have yourself to blame as you clearly did not fully check their returns policies.
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