I suck at shopping for clothes

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I don't know how to shop for clothes on my own. I always had to rely on my parents. I tried to buy some clothes on my own a few times and I failed miserably. I didn't know how to properly interact with the shopkeeper and I ended up getting overpriced clothes that don't fit me and don't look good on me. One time I got cheated by an as*hole salesman when I bought a pair of pants and found that the material was tearing when I returned home. These s**t experiences made my confidence zero. How can I become an expert at buying clothes with my s**t social skills?

I hate buying clothes too. My first attempt was a complete failure and I fled from the shop empty-handed. In hindsight, it was a very trendy shop and I think I sensed the people there would be very "in the know" about fashion and would see me as an imbecile or not one of their kind, so I felt inferior and out of my depth. It was quite a shock because I'd just found a load of friendly people to live among, and I'd begun to think myself socially adept.

It might help to try using shops that are self-service so you haven't got assistants watching you. I buy most of my clothes from second-hand charity shops where the staff don't seem to think they're superior to me. The prices are so low that it doesn't matter if I buy something that doesn't turn out to suit me. It helps to avoid the shop's most busy times. I've considered measuring the best-fitting clothes I own and marking a strip of cardboard with a few key dimensions so that I can take it with me to more easily find out what will fit me well and what won't. There are some shops I'd feel embarrassed to use it in, but the second-hand stores are usually full of eccentric people anyway, and I don't think I'd stand out as weird there. The other thing is that it's sometimes possible to just brazen it out regardless of what the staff think. They can't do you any actual harm and it's not as if you're going to become friends with them. I can brazen it out like that sometimes, but it depends how confident I happen to feel at the time.

I love clothes shopping, except they keep taking away my favourite clothes stores so now I am forced to do clothes shopping online which takes the fun out of it.

Anyway, to go clothes shopping all you need to do is look for the clothes in your size, pick out your size and one size up from the rail, take them into the fitting rooms, and see if they're comfortable enough for you or if you feel they look good on you. If they don't fit then go for a different size.

You don't need to get the shop assistant involved.

I myself came from a developing country.
Or, one of those so-called 'third world country'.

I don't have this problem.
But then, different cultures, different settings.

Since it's not a "first world" setting and it's a "third world" setting, then what type of shops do you go to? I'll see if I can discern or even deduce...

Or, just specify where you came from and describe it.


But sure.
A list of specifications would do.
Or, elsewhere where one doesn't need to involve the shop owner.


Wait, really?! 30-40 USD equivalents?
That sounds fricking fancy for a piece of clothing in my opinion. I'll have better chance finding something online.

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Do the self service stores ever have discount or clearance racks? That may be one idea if they do.

Unlikely, but:

Does Amazon deliver in your area? At least you can return anything you don’t want to keep and get something else from online retailers.

But you need to have reliable delivery service in your area and Might need to pay for return shipping. And in cases where Amazon pays the return shipping, you would need to have the ability to print the return shipping label either at home or at a shop that does printing.

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