Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recently, because of the trash that is consumer products and especially clothing, shopping online is way more efficient - I can quickly scan for style then filter out for fabric content

A $400 “wool” coat that’s only 30% wool is easier to X online than physically doing that

Exactly. My harsh opinion is that people who can't deal with online shopping have poor reasoning and processing skills. There is a process to searching with the right keywords and using the right filters to find what you want.

It depends. I’m on the tall side. These shorter shirts look terrible on me. It’s so, so hard to find the length of shirts on size charts. Trying to guess from the pictures cuts out obviously short items, but I still get a lot of duds that are borderline. Knowing the shirt length would probably reduce my clothing returns rate by 50%. Same for pants. Sure, the inseam is nice, but I need to know the rise. Nobody is sharing that information. I have to contact customer service, and then wait a few days to hear back.

I do not have a big need for new clothing but I find myself searching for replacement items online and buying on sites like Poshmark. Or I’ll search for a particular brand/cut/size that I love and when I find it on some corner of the internet, I buy multiples if at all possible. I do not order from sites unless I am familiar with their sizing and/or they have easy and free (or minimal charge) returns period. Shopping for clothes in stores rarely works because their selection is so limited.

I feel like quality (and sizing) is hit or miss no matter the price point these days, so I am trying to only buy things I can see and try on in person as a way around this frustration.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Amazon has really gone downhill. Poor products, impossible customer service, and unreliable delivery. They had a good thing but have let it deteriorate substantially.

It used to be easy return and lately that’s gone to crap. Returned an item because I bought two sizes and they told me they received the return but it was not the item they expected and therefore they would not refund me. Impossible to prove I returned the correct item since I no longer have it. I have the bigger size that fit but what can I do. This is the third or fourth return mishap so I’m going to really step away from what I order via Amazon. Enough.

They did the same to me! I couldn't believe it. Haven't shopped there again. I'm done.

I’ve noticed that my clothes have gotten more boring since buying mostly online - I go for the same cuts and styles over and over again because I know they’ll fit. I KNOW an a-line is going to look good on me so I keep buying them - when I shopped more in stores it was easier to try on a variety and buy some more fitted or straight styles.

Buy basics from previous clothing company so I know they fit (pants especially)

Thrift and swap everything else. I need to feel fabric, see seams, understand the cut.

Anonymous wrote:Amazon has really gone downhill. Poor products, impossible customer service, and unreliable delivery. They had a good thing but have let it deteriorate substantially.

It used to be easy return and lately that’s gone to crap. Returned an item because I bought two sizes and they told me they received the return but it was not the item they expected and therefore they would not refund me. Impossible to prove I returned the correct item since I no longer have it. I have the bigger size that fit but what can I do. This is the third or fourth return mishap so I’m going to really step away from what I order via Amazon. Enough.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Thanks for letting us know.

Found the shopaholic.

You're not funny or credible. There's a whole world of normal between not buying anything and buying too much.

They got under your skin though!

I see my own clothing.

We both work outside the house and my wife buys most of her clothes online. It bothers her that she returns about half the items she buys. Like the OP says, the physical stores have the selection they used to and the online stuff is hard to get right without touching, looking and trying it on. The waste associated with the returns annoys me but this is the system we have. She sees some slacks she likes, orders six of them in a range of sizes/cuts, picks one (or none) to keep and returns the rest.

I'm a guy of a certain demographic so I rarely buy new clothes and when I do they are from Costco or Target.

I learned years and years and years ago as a 5'1" person that online shopping for pants was never going to work for me, and in person shopping was going to be an ordeal. Sizing was inconsistent and 2/3 of the jeans that should have fit based in sizing didn't. I was in high school in the first baggy jeans era, which was the most difficult as a short person, and it's the same now. (The skinny era was not so bad because smaller sized tended to be shorter.)

So it's always been a drag. I am a thrifter who shops by pure luck 90% of the time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Amazon has really gone downhill. Poor products, impossible customer service, and unreliable delivery. They had a good thing but have let it deteriorate substantially.

I no longer shop there. They charge for returns too. Who does that?

No, they don't, they offer multiple free return options.

Anonymous wrote:I lost a lot of weight and just cannot get nice dress slacks. I've tried online and they're all spandex. I'm going to head to Tysons. Nordstrom Rack failed me. I'd just like some nice wool pants.

Brooks Brothers and Talbots if you're a woman. Their quality isn't the same as it used to be but their stuff is still nice. If you haven't tried Boden online I would suggest them as well.

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Anonymous wrote:
I love online shopping - I have my favorite stores, know my size, read reviews, etc. Are you elderly or not very tech savvy that you can't navigate your way around the internet?

Wow. You are certainly welcome to enjoy online shopping but your mean and rude comment says a lot about you as a person.

OP, I agree with you. I do order online, but only stores I am familiar with and can return in person to. But I also don't need that many new clothes as I am 45 and have a full wardrobe, so it's just filling in as needed.

This. There are some chain stores that are easy to deal with and still have relatively good quality clothes. And then there are smaller stores, say a boutique in Charleston, SC, that can be accessed thanks to online shopping and have amazing customer service. It takes a while to find those, but that's basically what I use now.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok. Thanks for letting us know.

Found the shopaholic.

You're not funny or credible. There's a whole world of normal between not buying anything and buying too much.