being shameless is good on the wallet

i just came back from doing something utterly shameless! and the guy was really nice about it but i'm wondering if he was shaking his head as i walked out of Topshop.

see, lynn had gone in yesterday to try on that pinafore that i bought (because she really just wanted to buy something - again i reiterate, it isnt about the shopping experience... it is about how spending money relaxes all that pent-up frustration) and found out that they were having a Buy 1 Get 1 Free on all sale items. i.e. my pinafore.

at the same time, moon sent me a message saying she wanted that exact pinafore from Topshop as well (which she had seen in Topshop Singapore but the price was more than what she was willing to pay).

so after thinking really hard how to go about getting it (kind of) free, i decided that it was no point buying something then returning it to exchange for what i had bought last week blah blah blah and just go up and be shameless and return the pinafore and repurchase it with the offer (i usually keep receipts for a month and not cut off tags until a week after in case i change my mind - esp for impulsive buys).

and i did it. this morning. i walked in, searched frantically for that last pinafore in the right size (nearly didnt find it!) and went to the counter and got it sorted.

so instead of paying £9 for my pinafore, i have now only spent £4.50. which is like paying 22.5% of the original price! wheeeeeeee....