Melissa
Jan 9 2008, 01:35 AM
I'm guessing that everybody has their own limit to what they would spend for a certain something.
Usually my goal is to spend less than $20 per item if I'm sale/clearance surfing, but then when I go to the mall and walk into French Connection, I can spend $80+ on a shirt or dress without even blinking an eye but when I look at my bank account later, I always feel slightly guilty.
What are your limits?
I'm currently debating whether I should get this pair of sunglasses from Armani Exchange. I tried them on at the store and really liked them but held off... they're $70 and my limit's usually $30 for accessories like sunglasses.
Blah, decisions.
fameONE
Jan 9 2008, 01:43 AM
If I have the cash and my finances are in order; I'll spend as much as I can afford.
Relentless
Jan 9 2008, 02:26 AM
I don't have a limit really, I just try not to spend my money when it's not necessary.
I don't like spending money on one thing that cost $80-100+. I prefer using that money and buy many things than one. UNLESS it's something that I definitely need.
But to be precise on my limit which I'm not sure, I try not to spend like no more than $50-60 a week. I currently don't have a job so I'm still searching.
jaeman
Jan 9 2008, 05:07 AM
It depends on the quality and how much I need it.
But generally, about $20.
MissFits
Jan 9 2008, 05:11 AM
I would NEVER EVER spend more than 20 on a shirt or pants.
I bought 40 dollar shoes once in my life because I was forced into it.
I guess I am conservative.
ersatz
Jan 9 2008, 08:23 AM
Wouldn't spend more than $50 on a shirt ever, wouldn't spend more than $70 on jeans.
stephinika
Jan 9 2008, 02:28 PM
Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...
yrrnotelekktric
Jan 9 2008, 03:16 PM
i tend to be frugal.
im not CHEAP, i just dont feel like i should spend money on things i dont need.
if i have 100 dollars, for example, im not just gonna go out and spend it on, say, necklaces from kohls.
i usually wait for my money to accumulate to buy something i really need.
like a damn car.
missnh
Jan 9 2008, 04:14 PM
QUOTE(stephinika @ Jan 9 2008, 01:28 PM)

Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...
Agreed!
breakingdawn
Jan 9 2008, 04:17 PM
If I'm buying something with my own money, I stick to sales and stuff so probably not over like $50
If my parents are paying, they don't really have a limit as long as they like what I pick out
NewUsername
Jan 9 2008, 04:18 PM
Well... I'm not really big on brand names. The most I'd pay for a shirt is MAYBE twenty. For pants, thirty.
Shoes are the only thing I don't mind spending money on. :3
EddieV
Jan 9 2008, 04:29 PM
QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jan 9 2008, 01:43 AM)

If I have the cash and my finances are in order; I'll spend as much as I can afford.
DoubleJ
Jan 9 2008, 04:33 PM
I usually spend no matter if I have the money or not. I know that is bad, but hey I like to look nice.
MissHygienic
Jan 9 2008, 05:54 PM
I'm an extravagant shopper. I will find a reason for every expensive item of clothing I wear, to include the reason, "Because."
DoubleJ
Jan 9 2008, 05:57 PM
^. I am the same way. I know for a fact, that I don't have any clothes in my closet that are under 100 dollars.
freeridefight
Jan 9 2008, 06:00 PM
Im a guy and have that shopping streak. I dont really care if something costs alot, as long as it makes me happy. dont get me wrong, im not a shop-o-holic, but when I have the money it feels good to go get a pair of jeans or something
MissHygienic
Jan 9 2008, 06:02 PM
QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Jan 9 2008, 05:57 PM)

^. I am the same way. I know for a fact, that I don't have any clothes in my closet that are under 100 dollars.
Finally, someone who agrees. It pays off to look good. I don't like "hand-me-downs," and thrift stores I've visited supply clothing that women working for development offices would wear.
brooklyneast05
Jan 9 2008, 06:02 PM
QUOTE(stephinika @ Jan 9 2008, 03:28 PM)

Eh. I'm pretty bad. I don't really have a real limit...it depends on the quality/brand/how much money I have and can afford...
same, and depends how much i like it. if i really like something/want it, then i'll pay a lot for it becasue i know i'll get my moneys worth out of it.
DoubleJ
Jan 9 2008, 06:05 PM
QUOTE(MissHygienic @ Jan 9 2008, 06:02 PM)

Finally, someone who agrees. It pays off to look good. I don't like "hand-me-downs," and thrift stores I've visited supply clothing that women working for development offices would wear.
It definitely does, but then I have the people who get mad because I spend so much money on my clothes. I say to them, I have a reputation to maintain ya dig. Money to me is not an object when it comes to looking good.
EddieV
Jan 9 2008, 06:07 PM
I believe if you can afford it buy it, but don't spend it all.
MissHygienic
Jan 9 2008, 06:08 PM
QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Jan 9 2008, 06:05 PM)

It definitely does, but then I have the people who get mad because I spend so much money on my clothes. I say to them, I have a reputation to maintain ya dig. Money to me is not an object when it comes to looking good.
It's how we roll; f**k them haters.
DoubleJ
Jan 9 2008, 06:10 PM
I tell them to fall back. I used to be the other way though in never paying money for clothes, and I used to look like a scrub until I saw the light. When I started working, I met this guy Jason, who showed me the way and now I owe it to him for what I know today. I think that the way you dress, tells alot about your character.
tokyo-rose
Jan 9 2008, 06:26 PM
Not very high, but most of the clothes I like aren't terribly expensive anyway.
DoubleJ
Jan 9 2008, 06:53 PM
I have very expensive taste, so I tend to just not care and spend away.
iDecay
Jan 9 2008, 08:40 PM
Eh, when it comes to buying anything - clothes, electronics, cosmetics, anything, I don't really care have a limit. As long as my parents let me get it, I get it. But sometimes I do check, I guess. It depends on the quality and how much I like it. There's no way I'm going to spend $70 on a thin t-shirt, but I'd be willing to spend $100 on a nice jacket. Or rather, my parents are willing to let me use their money to buy it. Yeah.. :3
jaeman
Jan 10 2008, 05:18 AM
If I really want it, I'm down for it.
moorepocket
Jan 10 2008, 12:09 PM
$30 or less for a shirt.
$50 or less for a jeans.
synthase
Jan 10 2008, 12:30 PM
It depends on the quality. Such as, AE shirts are shit quality. So even though they're sometimes $10, I pass. But I'm willing to spend more than $30 on a shirt and possibly less than $60 for pants/jeans.
transcendentalism
Jan 10 2008, 07:05 PM
if i like it enough and i can afford it without going under, i'm buying it. that doesn't happen very often though, as i'm saving up for college and a new instrument (which would be at LEAST worth $20k, and then i'd just have to replace it right after college... so i'm looking at cellos in the $40-50k).
music > clothes
andrewexd
Jan 10 2008, 07:39 PM
QUOTE(MissHygienic @ Jan 9 2008, 07:08 PM)

It's how we roll; f**k them haters.
lol you two are funny
technics
Jan 10 2008, 08:39 PM
I usually don't get expensive clothes. I guess the highest I will go is 100.
RealTalk
Jan 12 2008, 12:48 AM
I'm really into hoodies so I think I'd pay 100 dollars for a hoodie at the most. I won't pay more than 20 bucks for a tshirt though. It's just not worth it.
redpeony
Jan 12 2008, 02:09 AM
QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Jan 9 2008, 06:53 PM)

I have very expensive taste, so I tend to just not care and spend away.
Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)
Tung
Jan 12 2008, 02:11 AM
QUOTE(jennypie @ Jan 11 2008, 11:09 PM)

Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)
Very smart words from Jenny. I myself am very wealthy, and own many designer jeans, and shoes. I have my limit when I go shopping though. it depends how much my paycheck is that I get for that week. I would say if I go to the mall, my limit would be $300 for a day.
andrewexd
Jan 14 2008, 09:10 PM
QUOTE(tungmyBANANA @ Jan 12 2008, 03:11 AM)

Very smart words from Jenny. I myself am very wealthy, and own many designer jeans, and shoes. I have my limit when I go shopping though. it depends how much my paycheck is that I get for that week. I would say if I go to the mall, my limit would be $300 for a day.
QUOTE(tungmyBANANA @ Jan 12 2008, 03:14 AM)

Sorry, but my Red Monkeys and Evisus own you all. I even own 4 pairs of Sevens, and 2 pairs of True Religion. RR sucks btw, gg Jenny.

Tung
Jan 14 2008, 09:12 PM
O_O? Why did you quoted me for?
andrewexd
Jan 14 2008, 09:12 PM
because your funny.
jaeman
Jan 15 2008, 05:57 AM
Gaangstaaa.
Cattt
Jan 18 2008, 09:15 AM
When I'm buying stuff, I always see if it is versatile with everything so I will get my money's worth. So it really all depends. With sunglasses, you can keep them forever, if you don't step on them or lose them. So you should go buy them. :]
Luna5
Jan 18 2008, 09:37 AM
Usually $200 total and I don't shop that often because I hate going to the mall.
superficial
Jan 19 2008, 12:21 AM
^ Then how the hell do you get your clothes? And who can hate the mall? @___@!
Anyways, if I think that it's worth the money, I'll buy it.
dannyordinary
Jan 19 2008, 01:46 AM
depends what it is, and when. I have no limit on sunglasses, I would go to G's for them.
shoryuken
Jan 19 2008, 10:27 AM
5 dolla fo shirt
10 dolla fo pant
1 dolla fo sunglass at dolla store..
LoveToMySilas
Jan 19 2008, 11:15 AM
My limit is 50 bucks for an item...yeah...I'm cheap.
jaeman
Jan 20 2008, 10:16 AM
QUOTE(superficial @ Jan 19 2008, 02:21 PM)

^ Then how the hell do you get your clothes? And who can hate the mall? @___@!
Anyways, if I think that it's worth the money, I'll buy it.
Mall is life.
sourire
Jan 21 2008, 07:52 PM
Meh things are kind of expensive in some stores now. It all depends. In some stores 80 is a lot, but in others that only buys you a shirt.
Amaranthus
Jan 21 2008, 07:54 PM
Hmmmmm....
On a single item...$129 or something like that.
Tung
Jan 21 2008, 07:56 PM
QUOTE(Bishinobi @ Jan 21 2008, 04:54 PM)

Hmmmmm....
On a single item...$129 or something like that.
What an odd number. Why not just 125 or 150? Why 129? Collaborate?
By the way, you are a
fucking cheapass.
Amaranthus
Jan 21 2008, 08:12 PM
^Ha. I know.
When I was po', I was used to shopping at Wal-Mart.
DoubleJ
Jan 21 2008, 08:34 PM
QUOTE(jennypie @ Jan 12 2008, 02:09 AM)

Do not get me wrong I am not a 'hater', as I own clothes that are worth a considerable amount as well... but finances are finances and it is not very smart to blindly spend just in the name of 'looking good'. ;)
I mean, I am not going to sit here and say that I go and don't have a limit, but when I go to the mall, which is a rarity, I tend to spend upwards of a thousand.
QUOTE(Bishinobi @ Jan 21 2008, 08:12 PM)

^Ha. I know.
When I was po', I was used to shopping at Wal-Mart.
No offense, but if I had to shop at Wal-Mart for clothes, I would feel awkward.
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