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myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping5 months ago

I have heard before, when buying shoes, do it in the afternoon, when buying pants and you don't want to try it on, just put on your neck, have the waist of the pants around your neck, if exactly the same size of your neck then it is right size for you.

and so what are other tips on buying clothing do you observe. do you think it has helped you a lot.

give your personal tips i have not listed. so i can learn something and follow them too.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 87/100. lologirl2021 (1639)   ranked 155 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

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myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

you have to button the panst first before tying it on your neck and you shouly only wrap once side of the pants. either butt or back part or the front part. so you are only wrapping around your neck basically half of the waist of your pants. so if that will be exactly same size as your neck it means it will be right size for you. i have tried it with my pants just now. and it just exactly same size as my neck.


Christina504 (55)  5 months ago

I actually have heard about this before but never tried it until tonight. I grabbed a pair of my pants and buttons them then wrapped them around my neck and it was a perfect fit. I probably wouldn't do this in the store just because of all the looks you would probably get lol.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

thanks for the interest for tying it out. but it is not my habit though on doing that too.

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2. myLot reputation of 67/100. RobertSixtySeven (151)   ranked 5,995 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

i have a 31 inch waist, if i had a 31 inch neck i'd look deformed so i don't believe the tip of putting a trouser waist around my neck.

a tip for buying sandals or flip flops is to measure the length of the item against your arm from elbow to hand, this is the same length as your foot, ideal when buying in a hurry or from a market stall on a wet day. i only do this with beach sandals or flip flops though, not a good idea for anything else.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

no. if you have 31 waist line. then you should only wrap the pants, its one side only. half of the size of your pant. it is impossible to wrap the whole waist of you pants. you can only wrap one side of the pant at a time. and so if that one side is exactly the same size or not far from the size of your neck then it will the right size of pants for you. try it out yourself.


myLot reputation of 94/100. OreoCookie3 (18790)   ranked 72 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

What if someone has a 48 inch waist and they only have a 14 inch neck?lol It's not going to work for everyone unless they are in direct proportion in all their measurements. The biggest thing about pants, besides the waist is the length. One should know what their waist and leg size is anyway, so they wouldn't even have to try them on. I never have to try anything on.. I just buy the size I know I take. As I lose weight and the clothes I have get too loose I go a size smaller.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

yeah it does not work for people who are totally out of proportion and obese and out of shape. who have big, swollen belly, though i have some swollen belly. it is still work for me. i can still fit in my old pants though i am fat now. as i say this are just some beliefs that circulate that staretd from older generation. it applies only here in the philippines, i know it is not popular belief anywhere else.


myLot reputation of 67/100. RobertSixtySeven (151)   ranked 5,995 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

i just tried it and it works. i thought you meant the whole waist but now i understand, sorry. it really does work! :)


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

yeah it is good that you have tried it. i guess you can share it to others too. and hopefully it will be a popular practice in your country. ha ha.

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. OreoCookie3 (18790)   ranked 72 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

Huhhhh? Does that make sense to you?.. or are you just joking. Is your waist the same size as your neck? Or is your neck the same size as your waist? If either are true, something is really wrong with you. lol


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

you should wrap only one side of the pants. whatever side. so basically you are just wrapping half of the waist of your pants to your neck. so tell me, try it first, if this is correct.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

yeah, this belief is done by some people. i am not sure if this is still popular specially for younger generation.

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. sunshine4 (6288)   ranked 61 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

Boy do I wish that my waist was the same size as my neck!! I don't think that is a good tip because there is no way it would work for everyone.

I don't have any tips I use except for shop the clearance section first.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

read my above post. i mean only one side of the pants or half of the pants shuold be wrap around the neck . of course our neck is teh same size as our waist.


myLot reputation of 97/100. sunshine4 (6288)   ranked 61 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

oops, sorry about that. Does it really work? I am going to go and find a pair of pants and try it. If it does work, what a good tip:)


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

have you tried it. hope it does work to you. it is fun actually to find out it works for us. at least we have another knowledge in ourlives specially when it all involves in our personal things. i do like to gain more knowledge on how to shop also and about items to buy for every day things. it is one of the fun things to do in life ins't it.

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5. jenzee1982 (40)   ranked 6,001 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

I've heard both of these before. Personally, I need to try everything on, because even if the waist fits, the length has been wrong more times than not. I'm on the smaller side and almost all of my pants - at least the good trousers and stuff I have for work - have been hemmed a few inches so they work for me.
The basis behind trying on shoes in the afternoon is that your legs and feet swell slightly overnight, because they are elevated while you are in bed. Once you walk around when you get up, the swelling goes down as your blood starts pumping harder than it does when you're at rest. You're also supposed to shave your legs at night for the same reason, or so I've heard anyways. You get a better fit - or a closer shave:) - once that overnight swelling has gone down.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

it is good that you know a lot of this kind of belief. maybe you know more things like these than me. i just know a few .

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. CatsandDogs (5147)   ranked 356 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

My mother will not buy anything that is 100% cotton because she hates to iron. It has to be at least 50% polyester or more for her to be satisfied enough to buy it because then it won't come out of the dryer looking drabby in need of an iron. As for me, I don't mind ironing as long as it's not too many things so I do check the content of the material before I buy it.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

i love cotton clothes as they absorb i believe sweat better as it is hot in my country except for wet season like now. but i have learned also that it is really hard to iron clothes made of cotton so i prefer to wear clothes not made from pure cotton as much as possible during wet season.

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. mermaidivy (3298)   ranked 25 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

I am always confident of picking up clothes that I think I will fit. I sometimes just kinda put it on me and standing in front of the mirror and know I am going to look GOOD on it so I will just buy it straight. Sometimes I will put on the more expensive one just in case if I don't think it looks as good. I never trusted what comments the sales give me, they will jsut say how nice the thing is to make you purchase it without any doubts.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

it is good that you know if a dress looks great on you or not. i am not good at it. i am actually try to develop my skills in judging what dress looks on me and what is not. it is more like a trial and error before. now i think i have learned now i can buy dress that i know will work for me.

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. xsammiex (1239)   ranked 5,814 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

haha, i haven't heard the one about putting the pants around your neck. shopping for shoes in the afternoon is the best idea i have to admit - your feet swell up during the day so that in the afternoon your feet are bigger than they were in the morning. i don't particularly follow that rule though - i go shopping when i feel like it and if i see some shoes i like in the morning i will get them there and then instead of waiting until the afternoon!


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

i guess that it is really wise to shop in the afternoon. specially for me cause my feet a big one. i guess my feet gets even bigger in the afternoon. for those with small feet it won't matter that much i guess. but i mostly buy in the afternoon cause i have no time to buy shoes early in the morning. somestimes i buy at night time.

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9. pandachina (27)   5 months ago

Hehe, I have never heard this before, but I will try next time. Thank you!!


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

yeah, it is good to try it out. hope to hear from you if you tried it.

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10. myLot reputation of 79/100. deathspectacular (891)   ranked 475 out of 7,447 in shopping   5 months ago

The shoes one is common sense. Actually you should try to buy all of you clothes later in the day.
I don't do the pants thing because how pants fit is so much more than just waist.


myLot reputation of 99/100. hotsummer (2756)   ranked 296 out of 7,447 in shopping  5 months ago

yeah. there is much more than a waist. there is the belly. if the belly is too big it will affect so much the waist measure. and so this is not that reliable every time for all people.

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