I have misbehaved. Broken my rules. Gone back to my old,
self-enabling, bad habits. It seemed so simple: To cut back on spending,
simply stay out of stores. Well, whoever said that has clearly not discovered the
world of online shopping. It’s 24/7 couch to credit card frivolity! So I expanded my ban to the cyber retail world. Goodbye J. Crew and Bloomingdales. Adios Tibi and Zara. I meant business.
Then everything changed…
I confess that I have fallen off the retail wagon.
In the name of industry research I explored a new cyber concept, a recently launched online store called Shop Hers. Pioneering a new and very much improved
model for the secondhand clothing market, Shop Hers works directly with buyer
and sellers from all over the world to facilitate a quick, easy and trustworthy
exchange of product.
Buyers (i.e. you or me) can easily browse the site using a
simple Pinterest-like layout. Brands range from top-tier designer to up-and-coming contemporary, and include clothing,
footwear, handbags and accessories. The prices are very reasonable (not inflated like on some
other resale websites), and you will find all of your favorite labels, such as
Alexander Wang, Chanel, Isabel Marant, Joie and Louboutin. When you make a
purchase, the lovely team at Shop Hers will inspect your merchandise to make
sure that there are no flaws in the product and that the item is 100%
authentic, so there is no risk of receiving damaged or counterfeit goods. Then
the team ships your purchase out to you, wherever in the world you may live. And
if you don’t like it once it arrives, it’s absolutely no problem for you to
return the item.
Shop Hers also makes things easier for sellers. You can ship a whole treasure chest full of your lightly worn, I’m-sick-of-you / never-fit-properly / never-worn-one-year-later-with-the-tags-still-on pieces to their headquarters and they
will do all the work for you. They
will photograph, price out, and sell your former fashions for a modest
commission.
For my very first purchase I ordered myself a pair of
aubergine J Brand jeans (you can never have enough J Brand right?). They fit and look just like the site
had promised (brand spanking new!), and best yet, they arrived in just 2 days!!
I’m thinking this was $50 very well spent, and guilt-free I may had. In fact,
having saved $150 off the retail price, and considering one can never have
enough pairs of jeans, I’m actually feeling rather proud of my resent
acquisition. It just proves that there are times when rules are made to be
broken.
Therefore, as a self-proclaimed enabler, I suggest that you give Shop Hers a
visit next time you need to satisfy your inner hunger for online shopping
without fear of buyer's remorse. Because it doesn’t count if you bought it from
a girlfriend ;)
