My partner used to work for a department store in North America doing photo editing. What I learned is that some stores don't even have the model wearing the clothing. It's placed on a mannequin and then edited onto the model (and sometimes its literally body parts from different models to fit together). I love looking for review photos!
Olivera K it happened with Jaclyn Hill’s lipsticks, Target when they did a Lily Pulitzer collab, and there are at least 4-5 other times I just can’t remember exactly who
Andruşca A. Everyone gets so frantic to just get something (because they have super hyped the sale like a once in a lifetime opportunity) because things aren’t working, people stop thinking about their purchases and just start reacting to the pressure that they may not get anything
On models & fit: beware of the fact that the item might have been pinned on the model to fit better. just because it looks like it fits... doesn't mean it actually does. Some sites tell you actual garment measurements - that's the best fit guide!
@@juless.9544 Who cares if they fool me, like they could find those things on the street and just put them in store, it's okay as long as I find 1000€ coat for 0.50€. Good, right?
I can’t stand friendly sales people. I’ve stormed out of stores when the sales person is acting like my bestie. Be snotty to me, I’ll be snotty to you, and DONE! So much better!!
Here's another trick: using letters from Scandinavian languages to pretend that the brand is Scandinavian. Häagen-Dazs is probably the most famous example, but others, too, like to use decorative umlauts or strike their O-s just for the effect. Might be less prominent with fashion brands.
I always recommend that people check the clothes on the inside as well and learn basics of production. For example, and most important is knowing your knit and woven fabrics, and your sewn and serger seams. For knit/stretch fabrics (and often chiffon as well), it makes sense to use a serger and a coverstich machine for best results - just check your T-shirts and active wear to see what these guys look like. However, if a garment made of a woven fabric has those seams as well, take a step back for a moment. Producing garments with a serger instead of a classic sewing machine is at least twice quicker and therefore far more cost effective. Sometimes it makes sense to do it this way (beyond saving money), such as the draping and movement of the garment, but still take a second to see if there are any other signs that the manufacturer is cutting corners. Another tip is for buying tailored items with a high price tag: check the seam allowance on the inside of the garment if possible. Small seam allowances show that the manufacturer is trying to maximise the number of items they can get out the roll of fabric, but a larger seam allowance will show that the manufacturer is confident in the product's quality and that they expect that you will wear it not just for a season, but for years to come - so you will also need to be able to make adjustments to the garment in case that your size and shape change. Oh, and if you want to take your quality check to another level, learn to recognise the grain of the fabric. If the pattern is not cut with the grain or on the bias, it is another sign of maximising the output and should be unacceptable on anything above a fast fashion price point because those clothes will completely lose their shape within a couple of wears and washes. And for those who love outlets, here's a good video from Marketplace --- ua-cam.com/video/f8cyvpJYZlk/v-deo.html
AuroraCalerva fascinating!! Thanks for these tips...I don’t understand the technicals but enough of the gist that I know I should knuckle down and understand this stuff more
Also if the stripes, or other non-forgiving pattern, doesn't align - on each side of the seams in critical spots, or each side of the buttoning on a shirt...
@@jeanbb3283 You can watch a couple of beginner's sewing videos to see the basics in action. When choosing to spend a higher amount of money on clothes, it is important to know are you getting expected quality or just a fancy label. Think of it like knowing at least something about cars before saying yes to all the work your mechanic recommends ;)
The snotty salespeople tactic-awful and sadly brilliant. I studied marketing by default in college and graduate school so I don’t get tricked. Studying marketing is a modern day path to enlightenment.
challenge - stop buying clothes for a year - you'll realize that you don't need all these things and im sure, that you will stay cool with only things you already have, word.
no logo I find this to be untrue for people who really, truly love fashion. For a lot of people clothes aren’t just material possessions, they’re art. When I stopped buying any clothes I found myself getting extremely bored and not feeling good about myself. People should be taught to only buy things they truly love once in a while.
I'm currently doing this for 2019. No new clothes unless replacing an essential or getting a souvenir while traveling abroad. I'm enjoying the challenge of styling my current wardrobe in new ways. It's teaching me to really love what I have and purge what I don't love (seriously, having less makes it so much easier). Shopping was previously a huge hobby and money sink for me, but I don't really miss it anymore. It took a few months to adjust, but worth it so far!
Awhile ago when I was still in middle school a VERY large high end brand got in big trouble for producing their four figure bags in China, shipping them to Italy TO SEW ON THE STRAPS ONLY and put a made in Italy tag in the bags. A lot of people where outraged but I don’t remember the name of the brand. I imagine it happens more than we know.
They don't even need to do that anymore, there are sweat shops in Italy, where immigrants from other countries work in illegal conditions and with no contract. One example is the Italian leather manufacture in Tuscany: the final stage of tanning is the one advertised in luxury brands videos, but they don't show the legalised slavery going on in all the other previous processes.
hello I am from Vilnius, Lithuania! Glad to see some recognition on your channel :> And some of us are fancy, some o us not, but of course most of us are humble ^^
@@JennyMustard hi, I'm from Vilnius too ! and for the last year I've been only buying secondhand clothes - so... not fancy at all :D just wondering, what was that piece of clothing and how, where did you get it?
I was born in Vilnius and I recently researched about this topic for a uni project. They have some good fashion factories there and they produce for big brands from skandinavia, england, germany. I noticed that some fair fashion brands produce there because it is not too expensive but the working conditions are good.
The fake sale thing is sad but probably super effective because I’d totally buy something if it was 75 and now is 30 pounds because I’d be excepting it to be something with the quality of a 75 pound piece but the price of a 30 pound piece but we all know now that we’re just tricked...
Don't forget that most of the time it's just the workers getting paid less commissions. So what you are paying less for they are also receiving less sometimes for even more work.
The Oroton brand has outlets where everything is basically 70 percent off all the time. But here is the trick - most of these items are lines exclusive to the outlet stores. They say on the tags that they used to be hundreds of dollars but at no time were they actually sold for that or in the main stores. They are also a little less nice in quality too.
I worked at a popular US clothing store for 6 months. We were required to wear their clothing and they're notorious for spraying the store with their own brand of men's cologne COUGH & COUGH) :P Anyway, they have a rule that you can't open another register to help customers unless there are more than 5 people on the line, and even more people during big sales! They said research showed that it made them seem more popular, boosting sales. They also placed better looking sales people near the front of the store, and since those good looking people are in their clothing it made people want to buy. I have pretty wavy frizzy hair and actually noticed that whenever I straightened it, they'd put me in the front. But anytime I left it natural, they'd have me work the stockroom out of site! HA! :D BTW love you mustards!!
When you're an introvert and you try to tell the sales person 'no I don't like it' but you land up saying 'it didn't fit me well' to try and not offend them. And then they badger you saying 'ohmygosh why what's the problem? Let us get you another size or another garment' I can't deal with pushy sales people. It's stressful
My best friend and I actually talked about this because I was always struggling and embarrassed to give back the clothes I tried on. Answer "No but it's okay :)" (YOU are getting the service) or "Maybe next time :)" to "How did it go? Did it go well? Does it fit?" - remember you're the one asking for a service, not them!
Now I keep a deadpan expression and put on my serious voice and say " Thanks, but I like to shop by myself and I will call you if I need anything" I add a smile to smooth it out...
I can tell one trick from two brands that I saw recently with my own eyes. Zara has a sustainable line “join life”, and their T-shirts have a tag “100% organically grown cotton”, but on the item itself says “100% cotton” made in Morocco. Same in Esprit, they have a tag “organically grown material” but on the item it says “100% cotton”. What does it even mean “organically grown”?
ALSO: They put, next to a shirt, some trousers/jackets/skirts that would look good with that shirt, so that you will buy those too (I worked in a big shop).
Excellent tips! 😍 Whenever I buy something and regret it when I get home, usually the next morning (which probably means that I have been tricked into buying, either by the shop or by my own brain and need of dopamine😁), I just go back to the store and return it (I even get a second shot of dopamine!). So my rule is: never take the tag off until you are absolutely sure you want to keep it!
I was fooled by Macy’s “half-off” cashmere sweaters last autumn. They were such inferior cashmere that they were super-itchy, they didn’t match the photos, and just weren’t worth even half of the discounted price. They pretty much fell apart in their first hand-washing. Since then, I educated myself about cashmere grading, and now only buy Grade A.
Lithuania has the best linen manufacturers! Like Black Crane but half the price, if you can just wait a couple of weeks for delivery. I loved your anti-haul video, please make more! I worked retail in college, and know how much clothing is marked up (about 100% of wholesale ) so I have a hard time paying full price for clothing. Second-hand and vintage are the way to go and the trends just keep coming back. I never thought square toed 90s mules and strappy kitten heels would EVER come back, yet here they are.
I remember a situation I had at H&M - I found great linen shorts that were finally on sale. The price was 40% less,BUT! Not all of them! When I found a piece in my size it was only -15% less! I compared all pieces of those I could find, also the tags and there were no differences. I asked an assistant what's going on bc all pieces were exactly the same and she said that some of them had different code that resulted in different price! Despite waiting so long for these shorts to be reduced, I walked out of the store, no way I would agree to such thing!
Happened to me aswell, and ended up disappointed. I even snaped at the nice guy 'but it's the same! why is this on sale and the other one is not? What do you mean I can't buy the same thing with the same price?'
I hate it when I leave the fitting room and the salesperson says 'oh, it wasn't ok?' with fake sadness in his/her voice. Obviously, the clothes did not fit, there's no need to make me feel as if I'm obliged to buy anything
Wow Jenny - really appreciated these tips. David with his cute interruptions - loved the banter between you. Jenny you look gorgeous in this video. All the best.
Also, in some countries the laws allow to put the tag "Made in Whatever", if a certain share of manufacturing equipment comes from Whatever. Not in Europe, maybe, but in Ukraine this is the case, and it was a shocker for me haha :D 30% of Italian equipment = Made in Italy
The confusion part. I recently went to a clothing store, they had mannequins above the clothes racks but the racks didn't have the same clothes as the display outfit so I had to walk around looking at everything just to find the item that drew me in.
I absolutely agree wity everything you said. I work in a retail store and there's definitely "tricks" that the company does in order to get customers to buy more. For example, they'll put a lot of smaller and less expensive items towards the cash register to lure people into buying more while their waiting in line, even if it's something you don't particularly need. And they'll make a big deal out of a 50% sale when items in the clearance section or other parts of the store are always 50% off anyways. Sometimes you can get them even cheaper, lets say about 70-80% off during regular store sales that aren't near the holiday season. They will also throw in sales that say buy 1 and get another half offor something like that, but it's actually much cheaper to buy just especially if you can use a coupon. Customers just need to be aware of what they NEED instead of being distracted and buying a whole bunch of stuff that they will never use.
One thing I will say for the bit at 07:50 is that usually by law shops have to have something by law at the original price for 28 days before changing the price; I live in the UK so this probably does not apply everywhere - the point is still fairly true tho, places will but in stock that they plan to put on sale at a later date
Last month in Tesco,the salesperson in clothes section saw me looking at dress and told me. "That dress suits your eyes". I just laughed and replied: "But I don't like it."
how will You explain the phenomen: when i don't having any money and going out, than i can find SOOOOO many interesting products, but when i finally get money than there is NOTHING interesting i can find?
your for threshold for _interesting_ rises (to its more realistic level I guess, once you actually consider spending money on one item among many of that garment type)
Fabric fibs! "Made with 100% cotton" does not mean the entire garment is in fact 100% cotton. This is item specific, but I've nearly bought trousers and only been brought up short by a review that pointed out the lining.
Hey jenny, I just ran into this video very randomly even if it’s really old and I wanted ti let you know something about the “made in” concept. In Italy actually we have a particular tag “made in Italy🇮🇹 “ with a little flag, if you find that it means that its quality it’s checked because it is an actual brand. This was just to let you know because I’m from Italy so I’m happy to share this. Btw I love your videos, good job❤️
I loved the video! One thing that I see some shops do here is that for example the: buy 2 items and pay half of the second, so you think it's a bargain but you end up buying stuff you don't actually need only because it's 50% off and you won't get it buying only 1 piece
You are so right about shops bombarding us with crazy loud music!! I came to a point where, whenever I enter a store, I just put on headphones and play some jazz 🤣 otherwise I wouldn't be able to concentrate. By the way, I honestly don't know how you manage to be always sleek and put together 😁 I mean, I try to follow all of your tips in order to look at my best with the clothes that I have, since I'm a student and at the same time I need to work during the week to afford uni... watching your tutorials, I think I've saved so much money just by matching pieces of clothing in a better way, so.... THANK YOU ❤️❤️
I agree with all that you said! Sometimes the shops even mix up sales with the new collection, trying to trick us into buying the more expensive pieces... Kisses from Portugal!
Sometimes i see something priced.. But it is in sale more expensive than at normal price.. I notice this a lot at supermarkets.. Nice and helpful video again. Thanks :)
Hi Jenny! Lots of love from Australia here! Please do a video about tips on what to wear as a guest at a wedding or other similar events. I have a wedding to go to at the end of August and I'm totally lost! My style is similar to yours, I don't own lacy or flowery dresses. All my dressy clothes are white and black or too loud for a wedding. How can I look cool, edgy and stand out, while still being formal enough and not look like I'm trying to steal attention from the bride?
I hear you. I used to work in the Fashion District of Toronto, Ontario Canada and while I was walking for lunch in the parking lot I found a roll of ribbon (like Christmas ribbon) and on it was embroidered "Made in Italy". I guess Italy is in Canada??? There is a section in the movie Pretty Woman that you would enjoy. Also, some stores say "everyone is buying these" or "everyone is wearing this". This is a technique used to make you feel like you want to be "like everyone else". My answer to them is: "Thanks for letting me know. I don't want to be like everyone else " . Great video.
ALL of your videos are extremely helpful and full of information! I also enjoy your podcast, and since I recently moved to Sweden I want to start listening to Jenny och David as soon as I feel comfortable with my Svenska 😊 🇸🇪
Not fashion related but at supermarkets around the UK (I'm sure in other countries too) digital screens for advertising are increasingly being added. This is so that an advert for a specific product is advertised at a certain time of day etc. For example, they'll advertise Warburtons crumpets in the morning as it's a breakfast item. Maybe not tricking us in quite the same way, but still sneaky!
@@neitilusikka oh I hadn't noticed that 👀 I guess it's kinda like how they price a jar of pasta sauce and then sell a larger jar for double the amount but the quantity doesn't reflect the cost and works out more expensive ☹️
Would it be worth doing a video like this on the marketing tricks of artisanal brands? I watched a video of an artisan making a very nice leather bag; went to his website, which proclaimed a 6-8 week lead time on goods; then scrolled through the items for sale, most of which are “sold out.” What I don’t understand is, if you make bags by the piece, rather than obtaining them from a factory subcontractor, why would they ever be “sold out”? Can’t you just make another one if someone wants it? If the designs are part of an annual collection, shouldn’t that be indicated? If designs are being phased out, why then keep obsolete ones on the website?
Love these tips! I do try to be a responsible shopper, I only really buy things if I really need them. I don't mind spending a little more on high quality brands that I already know and trust, because I rather have fewer but quality items in my wardrobe rather than fall into fast fashion trends and spend a lot on things I'm not going to wear less than a year from now.
Snotty sales people hate me. I never respond the way they want. My purchases go the way I want and if I feel overwhelmed with "distractions". I leave...The trick is when you enter a shop, you keep your vanity under control. I never buy things on a first season tour, but I dress poorly and everybody looks me from above, thinking why have I enter the shop in the first place? It gives me the time to look around without someone breaths behind my neck. When I make a decision, I come some other day, normally dressed. They pick at you like flies, but now I know exactly what I want. I have been using this technique for decades now and it works for me. I would also like to add that sometimes people don't care which material is used for the garment. I mean, you can't get warm with a polyester coat.
When free shipping is at $50 and you’re just want to buy a $25 item. What I end up doing is buy $50 for free shipping and returning the thing I don’t want to the stores.
Hello from America,I love your videos😊🙋👍🏻Two things that bug me so much in stores #1:"50% off" regular priced items *Taken off the lowest priced item if you have more than one item to purchase😒 and #2:"Buy 2 get the 3rd free"sales 🤦Maybe I only want 1 item cause I just need that color or style.I have fallen in this trap of getting 3 and say to myself"I never wear the other two".So crazy.
Jenny! I've done it again, spontaneously, and sort of panicky, bought two dresses online from a super cheap, weird website, I was seduced by the models, (I haven't received them yet, they might be amazing but most probably not) for the 2 weddings I'm attending this summer. I accidentally wore one of the dresses from my wardrobe that I was supposed to wear to the wedding, to the Hen Party. Second hand shopping is too time consuming for a big boobed short person like myself, I've never found a vintage-piece that fits me. Can you show tips and trix on how to re-use your own event-outfits but make them not look the same, and how not feel compelled to buy new ones for each event. And what would your "designer" staples be? Like, where would you put the money; Blazer, shoes, bag? etc. There will most definitely be more weddings next summer, and the following.... (Obs skulle självklart inte köpa en ny outfits för en partykväll, men det är något speciellt med bröllop, dop och liknande evenemang där det finns mycket kameror. Lever kvar hos mig som millenial sedan det var riktigt illa att ha samma klädesplagg på sig på flera fester, tror det var bland annat Rachel Zoes motto. Och sedan har man ju en scandi-stil som enbart består av gigantisk skjorta och jeans, så det finns inte en massa vackra plagg och accessoarer i garderoben direkt.)
Oh my god I am so surprised you had such a negative experience at Cookies Cream! My partner and I went and enjoyed great service - we were a wee bit worried about it initially (because it's hella fancy and we're not overly so) but we were looked after by a really lovely girl the whole night. What a shame! Anyway amazing video, love the dotty dress you have a beautiful sense of style, new subscriber! x
Well in Sweden (most Swedes know about this), there is a accessory & handwatches store called ur & penn always claims going foreclosure or moving and that everything needs to go because of renovation, 70% off on everything (which they put it on higher price so with the “reduced price” it comes to the ordinary price) this store is very known for this.
Many clothing stores use carpets because you naturally walk slowlier on them. Therefore the customers get a good look at all the items and are more likely to find one the want to buy.
The number 6 is true, because I saw a documentary about how Louid Vuitton was doing bad in Brazil because people were rejecting their stories, exactly because of the tactic of mistreating the customer, turns out Brazilians are a very "nice" people and will reject rude people, so they changed their tactics to treating people the best they could and it actually increased their sales extremely.
Another big online shopping trick/scam is the whole "ambassador" gimmick where they contact you on social media about becoming an ambassador leading to "discounted prices" (like a fake sale) and then they get free marketing too by telling you to post about the products. I see it all the time and have even fallen for it once (unfortunately)
😁😁 david.... But I do like his inputs. It would be weird knowing he is there behind the camera but mute. Thank you for this video...learned some new infos.
Where I work we have range resets every so often where things get moved around to get you to buy more as you'll see something new and probably buy it, it's annoying for the staff and for the customers but someone in head office thinks it's a great idea 😣 ps. I bought your not so limited edition coffee is a drug t shirt and bag ( the bag which my mum has already borrowed to never return) 🙂❤️❤️❤️
Watch out for shoved up sleeves on the models or other "styling" if it's in every view of the piece too. I once got a piece that had way too short (but not on purpose) sleeves due to the shoved up long sleeve look.
LOVED the anti-haul video. I hope you make it a more regular thing. One of my personal bummers about snotty salespeople is that they make me feel like I can only look at items I "should" be buying (for my gender, my body type, my size, etc.) so I'm less likely to experiment and more likely to leave with something I probably won't wear too often.
i always put on an attitude when i go into a fancy shop and i know I'll probably won't buy anything :))) if the sales person is very insisting and won't leave me to browse around I'll ask them questions like do you have this in nappa leather or is this organic dye or I'll tell them I'm searching for something specific (that i saw they don't have) or I'll even comment if they're pushing a product like oh the stitching is quite loose, or you mean the sole is glued on, not stitched? i know it's their job to sell but if they're snotty with me i can be snotty as well and pretend i can afford the best quality in the world and that i know about fabrics and craftsmanship :)))
A trick that I found is that brands create a sense of urgency by changing their collections after a very short time. You are left with a feeling that if you don't buy the thing that you like now, it will be gone forever.
I bought detergent which read "NEW SIZE" on it. Yeah, it was SMALLER than the empty bottle I still had at home. I complained on Facebook and they replied that due to research etc things will become more expensive. Well then they shouldn't market it as if it's something to look forward to 😡
An ice cream brand I used to buy came up with the "space-saver" package as if you'd be happy to have less ice-cream to fit in your freezer. Price stayed the same.
My dad bought this jacket from the US ages ago and it had a 'Made in US' tag on it. Years later, he flipped the jacket by chance and saw a tiny label in the inner pocket and it said 'Made in Pakistan'. Even funnier, we live in Pakistan so basically he bought a jacket triple or five times the price he would have paid for here in Pakistan.
Some online shops will say 'only one left' when you put in your choice. Unfortunately that sometimes turns out to be true because when you go back a couple of days later it really has gone.
A lot of brands don't write on their price tag what they are made of. That's because they probably contain polyester or acrylic which are artificial materials that loose form/shrink easily and don't feel so good on the body as cotton or linen for example.
Once I bought a shirt in Express. I went in a year later during the holidays. They were selling the same shirt for the same price. I thought it was insane.
A few years ago I went into a Coach store to look at this bag I had been eyeing for a while- after looking at it I was still unsure whether I was ready to make the investment and the salesperson was so awfully pushy and rude and tried to insist that this limited edition purse that I wanted was completely sold out. When I looked online immediately after leaving the store not only was it in stock online, but I called a few other local stores that also had the bag in stock. Pushy salespeople are one of my biggest shopping pet peeves.
Kinda related to the snotty thing. My mom, aunty and I were in Harrods in London. I was dressed normal- oversized jumper and jeans, and got asked SO many times "how may I help you?", my mom and aunty were dressed normal for them (my aunty has a weird style and mom had a kinda trenchcoat on) and were COMPLETELY IGNORED. I spent £7 on a book, in the WHOLE store yet my aunty spent well over £200. When we met up outside mom said to me, "they ignored us in there we had to go to them!" And she was shocked when I said that I was asked if I needed help in EVERY room...
I worked retail for 5 years. At JCPenney they do the same thing: say the shirt was originally $50 but now it’s $20. The shirt was already $20... whyyyyy? They also jacked the prices up on Black Friday but most places actually do this. It’s ridiculous. I worked for another company called Maurices and the only “sale” they ever had was Buy One Get One Half Off ___. It’s such a scam to get you to buy more and I don’t understand how people actually fall for that!
Alternative title: "how many different drinks can jenny consume in one video"
Now I want a video about this for real
My partner used to work for a department store in North America doing photo editing. What I learned is that some stores don't even have the model wearing the clothing. It's placed on a mannequin and then edited onto the model (and sometimes its literally body parts from different models to fit together). I love looking for review photos!
Making the website crash during a launch so people buy whatever they manage to checkout with. I have heard of this happening so much lately
Wow! Where is that happening?
Definitely nakd
Olivera K it happened with Jaclyn Hill’s lipsticks, Target when they did a Lily Pulitzer collab, and there are at least 4-5 other times I just can’t remember exactly who
@@apollojakenwill how does the crashing the website helps the sales?
Andruşca A. Everyone gets so frantic to just get something (because they have super hyped the sale like a once in a lifetime opportunity) because things aren’t working, people stop thinking about their purchases and just start reacting to the pressure that they may not get anything
On models & fit: beware of the fact that the item might have been pinned on the model to fit better. just because it looks like it fits... doesn't mean it actually does. Some sites tell you actual garment measurements - that's the best fit guide!
8 reasons more to buy second hand.
Preach!! I looove buying second hand fashion!! :)
Oh and you think second hand shops wouldnt fool you? 😁
aaaaa to the meeeen
SUN SHINE cv Yes yes yes!!!!😘
@@juless.9544 Who cares if they fool me, like they could find those things on the street and just put them in store, it's okay as long as I find 1000€ coat for 0.50€. Good, right?
snotty sales people make me not want to shop at their store
exactly, if a sales person is snotty and rude to me, I'm out of there fast and you better believe i'm not coming back.
@F GH exactly! I even got kicked out of the store once in Paris 😂😂 I was totally traumatized
I can’t stand friendly sales people. I’ve stormed out of stores when the sales person is acting like my bestie. Be snotty to me, I’ll be snotty to you, and DONE! So much better!!
Here's another trick: using letters from Scandinavian languages to pretend that the brand is Scandinavian. Häagen-Dazs is probably the most famous example, but others, too, like to use decorative umlauts or strike their O-s just for the effect. Might be less prominent with fashion brands.
David's commentary is the best. ❤️
hihi, he's the best !
I'm living for the supermarket stories.
he has an endless amount of those !
I always recommend that people check the clothes on the inside as well and learn basics of production. For example, and most important is knowing your knit and woven fabrics, and your sewn and serger seams. For knit/stretch fabrics (and often chiffon as well), it makes sense to use a serger and a coverstich machine for best results - just check your T-shirts and active wear to see what these guys look like. However, if a garment made of a woven fabric has those seams as well, take a step back for a moment. Producing garments with a serger instead of a classic sewing machine is at least twice quicker and therefore far more cost effective. Sometimes it makes sense to do it this way (beyond saving money), such as the draping and movement of the garment, but still take a second to see if there are any other signs that the manufacturer is cutting corners.
Another tip is for buying tailored items with a high price tag: check the seam allowance on the inside of the garment if possible. Small seam allowances show that the manufacturer is trying to maximise the number of items they can get out the roll of fabric, but a larger seam allowance will show that the manufacturer is confident in the product's quality and that they expect that you will wear it not just for a season, but for years to come - so you will also need to be able to make adjustments to the garment in case that your size and shape change.
Oh, and if you want to take your quality check to another level, learn to recognise the grain of the fabric. If the pattern is not cut with the grain or on the bias, it is another sign of maximising the output and should be unacceptable on anything above a fast fashion price point because those clothes will completely lose their shape within a couple of wears and washes.
And for those who love outlets, here's a good video from Marketplace --- ua-cam.com/video/f8cyvpJYZlk/v-deo.html
AuroraCalerva fascinating!! Thanks for these tips...I don’t understand the technicals but enough of the gist that I know I should knuckle down and understand this stuff more
This is literally the best piece of advice a person can give. Especially the part about the grain and bias.
Also if the stripes, or other non-forgiving pattern, doesn't align - on each side of the seams in critical spots, or each side of the buttoning on a shirt...
@@CeliaSadhaka Yeah, all the details unacceptable above a certain price point. ;)
@@jeanbb3283 You can watch a couple of beginner's sewing videos to see the basics in action. When choosing to spend a higher amount of money on clothes, it is important to know are you getting expected quality or just a fancy label. Think of it like knowing at least something about cars before saying yes to all the work your mechanic recommends ;)
The snotty salespeople tactic-awful and sadly brilliant. I studied marketing by default in college and graduate school so I don’t get tricked. Studying marketing is a modern day path to enlightenment.
challenge - stop buying clothes for a year - you'll realize that you don't need all these things and im sure, that you will stay cool with only things you already have, word.
no logo a year is a loooong time to just stop cold turkey
no logo I find this to be untrue for people who really, truly love fashion. For a lot of people clothes aren’t just material possessions, they’re art. When I stopped buying any clothes I found myself getting extremely bored and not feeling good about myself. People should be taught to only buy things they truly love once in a while.
@@louetke maybe you have not surpassed the "cold turkey" yet?
I'm currently doing this for 2019. No new clothes unless replacing an essential or getting a souvenir while traveling abroad. I'm enjoying the challenge of styling my current wardrobe in new ways. It's teaching me to really love what I have and purge what I don't love (seriously, having less makes it so much easier). Shopping was previously a huge hobby and money sink for me, but I don't really miss it anymore. It took a few months to adjust, but worth it so far!
@@annahdawson2788 less is enough :)
Awhile ago when I was still in middle school a VERY large high end brand got in big trouble for producing their four figure bags in China, shipping them to Italy TO SEW ON THE STRAPS ONLY and put a made in Italy tag in the bags. A lot of people where outraged but I don’t remember the name of the brand. I imagine it happens more than we know.
most brands do that
They don't even need to do that anymore, there are sweat shops in Italy, where immigrants from other countries work in illegal conditions and with no contract. One example is the Italian leather manufacture in Tuscany: the final stage of tanning is the one advertised in luxury brands videos, but they don't show the legalised slavery going on in all the other previous processes.
@@giada120291 theres a documentary of that in youtube by DW. Luxury something
hello I am from Vilnius, Lithuania! Glad to see some recognition on your channel :> And some of us are fancy, some o us not, but of course most of us are humble ^^
hihi, hi vilnius !
@@JennyMustard hi, I'm from Vilnius too ! and for the last year I've been only buying secondhand clothes - so... not fancy at all :D just wondering, what was that piece of clothing and how, where did you get it?
Eimilė P She was talking about the quality of the fashion factorys in vilnius 🤦🏻♀️
Katherine Velvet Hello Lithuania! Beautiful country with beautiful forests!
I was born in Vilnius and I recently researched about this topic for a uni project. They have some good fashion factories there and they produce for big brands from skandinavia, england, germany. I noticed that some fair fashion brands produce there because it is not too expensive but the working conditions are good.
The fake sale thing is sad but probably super effective because I’d totally buy something if it was 75 and now is 30 pounds because I’d be excepting it to be something with the quality of a 75 pound piece but the price of a 30 pound piece but we all know now that we’re just tricked...
Don't forget that most of the time it's just the workers getting paid less commissions. So what you are paying less for they are also receiving less sometimes for even more work.
The Oroton brand has outlets where everything is basically 70 percent off all the time. But here is the trick - most of these items are lines exclusive to the outlet stores. They say on the tags that they used to be hundreds of dollars but at no time were they actually sold for that or in the main stores. They are also a little less nice in quality too.
I worked at a popular US clothing store for 6 months. We were required to wear their clothing and they're notorious for spraying the store with their own brand of men's cologne COUGH & COUGH) :P Anyway, they have a rule that you can't open another register to help customers unless there are more than 5 people on the line, and even more people during big sales! They said research showed that it made them seem more popular, boosting sales. They also placed better looking sales people near the front of the store, and since those good looking people are in their clothing it made people want to buy. I have pretty wavy frizzy hair and actually noticed that whenever I straightened it, they'd put me in the front. But anytime I left it natural, they'd have me work the stockroom out of site! HA! :D BTW love you mustards!!
whoa, that's... elaborate ways to trick, and use people's prejudices against them...
thanks for sharing
When you're an introvert and you try to tell the sales person 'no I don't like it' but you land up saying 'it didn't fit me well' to try and not offend them. And then they badger you saying 'ohmygosh why what's the problem? Let us get you another size or another garment'
I can't deal with pushy sales people. It's stressful
I don't like it when you say you're not interested, and the salespeople say okay, but they still stalk you and watch your every move
Aarti Jaswa Exactly,have the same experience!
Aarti Jaswa I’m the same way but I now firmly say “I’m not interested” whilst looking them in the eye. They usually get the point.
My best friend and I actually talked about this because I was always struggling and embarrassed to give back the clothes I tried on. Answer "No but it's okay :)" (YOU are getting the service) or "Maybe next time :)" to "How did it go? Did it go well? Does it fit?" - remember you're the one asking for a service, not them!
Now I keep a deadpan expression and put on my serious voice and say " Thanks, but I like to shop by myself and I will call you if I need anything" I add a smile to smooth it out...
I can tell one trick from two brands that I saw recently with my own eyes. Zara has a sustainable line “join life”, and their T-shirts have a tag “100% organically grown cotton”, but on the item itself says “100% cotton” made in Morocco. Same in Esprit, they have a tag “organically grown material” but on the item it says “100% cotton”. What does it even mean “organically grown”?
ALSO: They put, next to a shirt, some trousers/jackets/skirts that would look good with that shirt, so that you will buy those too (I worked in a big shop).
Supermarkets and department stores will often use different scents to evoke a feeling or hunger to buy a product.
Excellent tips! 😍 Whenever I buy something and regret it when I get home, usually the next morning (which probably means that I have been tricked into buying, either by the shop or by my own brain and need of dopamine😁), I just go back to the store and return it (I even get a second shot of dopamine!). So my rule is: never take the tag off until you are absolutely sure you want to keep it!
Kombucha in the wine glass is such a mood. ✌🏻
I was fooled by Macy’s “half-off” cashmere sweaters last autumn. They were such inferior cashmere that they were super-itchy, they didn’t match the photos, and just weren’t worth even half of the discounted price. They pretty much fell apart in their first hand-washing. Since then, I educated myself about cashmere grading, and now only buy Grade A.
Is Lithuania fancy?!?
Hell yeah, it is
Lithuania has the best linen manufacturers! Like Black Crane but half the price, if you can just wait a couple of weeks for delivery. I loved your anti-haul video, please make more! I worked retail in college, and know how much clothing is marked up (about 100% of wholesale ) so I have a hard time paying full price for clothing. Second-hand and vintage are the way to go and the trends just keep coming back. I never thought square toed 90s mules and strappy kitten heels would EVER come back, yet here they are.
When shops offer something for free but you just pay shipping 😬
I remember a situation I had at H&M - I found great linen shorts that were finally on sale. The price was 40% less,BUT! Not all of them! When I found a piece in my size it was only -15% less! I compared all pieces of those I could find, also the tags and there were no differences. I asked an assistant what's going on bc all pieces were exactly the same and she said that some of them had different code that resulted in different price! Despite waiting so long for these shorts to be reduced, I walked out of the store, no way I would agree to such thing!
Happened to me aswell, and ended up disappointed. I even snaped at the nice guy 'but it's the same! why is this on sale and the other one is not? What do you mean I can't buy the same thing with the same price?'
I hate it when I leave the fitting room and the salesperson says 'oh, it wasn't ok?' with fake sadness in his/her voice. Obviously, the clothes did not fit, there's no need to make me feel as if I'm obliged to buy anything
Wow Jenny - really appreciated
these tips. David with his cute
interruptions - loved the banter
between you. Jenny you look
gorgeous in this video. All the best.
I love how you don't give a sh*t about bras haha ❤️
haha, i burned them all
Also, in some countries the laws allow to put the tag "Made in Whatever", if a certain share of manufacturing equipment comes from Whatever.
Not in Europe, maybe, but in Ukraine this is the case, and it was a shocker for me haha :D
30% of Italian equipment = Made in Italy
The confusion part. I recently went to a clothing store, they had mannequins above the clothes racks but the racks didn't have the same clothes as the display outfit so I had to walk around looking at everything just to find the item that drew me in.
I absolutely agree wity everything you said. I work in a retail store and there's definitely "tricks" that the company does in order to get customers to buy more. For example, they'll put a lot of smaller and less expensive items towards the cash register to lure people into buying more while their waiting in line, even if it's something you don't particularly need. And they'll make a big deal out of a 50% sale when items in the clearance section or other parts of the store are always 50% off anyways. Sometimes you can get them even cheaper, lets say about 70-80% off during regular store sales that aren't near the holiday season. They will also throw in sales that say buy 1 and get another half offor something like that, but it's actually much cheaper to buy just especially if you can use a coupon. Customers just need to be aware of what they NEED instead of being distracted and buying a whole bunch of stuff that they will never use.
Loads of times I checked the tag where they put a label on top of the previous price and below the price was actually lower or the same hahaha
By the way, you look so FRESH in this video. I don’t know if it’s your makeup or the oatmeal masks, but you look wonderful!
Bronzer! I think one of her old makeup videos showed the trick. Looks super naturally gorgeous!
tng og Thanks!
One thing I will say for the bit at 07:50 is that usually by law shops have to have something by law at the original price for 28 days before changing the price; I live in the UK so this probably does not apply everywhere - the point is still fairly true tho, places will but in stock that they plan to put on sale at a later date
Last month in Tesco,the salesperson in clothes section saw me looking at dress and told me. "That dress suits your eyes". I just laughed and replied: "But I don't like it."
Jenny your make-up is F A N T A S T I C!!! Your vintage Givenchy is now your signature piece 😉
Need to see you in that speckled dress.
how will You explain the phenomen: when i don't having any money and going out, than i can find SOOOOO many interesting products, but when i finally get money than there is NOTHING interesting i can find?
your for threshold for _interesting_ rises
(to its more realistic level I guess, once you actually consider spending money on one item among many of that garment type)
Fabric fibs! "Made with 100% cotton" does not mean the entire garment is in fact 100% cotton. This is item specific, but I've nearly bought trousers and only been brought up short by a review that pointed out the lining.
Hey sister girlfriend, I just got back from dollar day at goodwill I can't relate to this video LOL
Hey jenny, I just ran into this video very randomly even if it’s really old and I wanted ti let you know something about the “made in” concept. In Italy actually we have a particular tag “made in Italy🇮🇹 “ with a little flag, if you find that it means that its quality it’s checked because it is an actual brand. This was just to let you know because I’m from Italy so I’m happy to share this. Btw I love your videos, good job❤️
Hi from Lithuania! Vilnius does have some fashionable people
I loved the video! One thing that I see some shops do here is that for example the: buy 2 items and pay half of the second, so you think it's a bargain but you end up buying stuff you don't actually need only because it's 50% off and you won't get it buying only 1 piece
Hahah I loved the “close that wallet like a clam”
You are so right about shops bombarding us with crazy loud music!! I came to a point where, whenever I enter a store, I just put on headphones and play some jazz 🤣 otherwise I wouldn't be able to concentrate. By the way, I honestly don't know how you manage to be always sleek and put together 😁 I mean, I try to follow all of your tips in order to look at my best with the clothes that I have, since I'm a student and at the same time I need to work during the week to afford uni... watching your tutorials, I think I've saved so much money just by matching pieces of clothing in a better way, so.... THANK YOU ❤️❤️
I agree with all that you said! Sometimes the shops even mix up sales with the new collection, trying to trick us into buying the more expensive pieces...
Kisses from Portugal!
Sometimes i see something priced.. But it is in sale more expensive than at normal price.. I notice this a lot at supermarkets..
Nice and helpful video again. Thanks :)
I bought detergent which read "NEW SIZE" on it. Yeah, it was SMALLER than the empty bottle I still had at home.
Hi Jenny! Lots of love from Australia here! Please do a video about tips on what to wear as a guest at a wedding or other similar events. I have a wedding to go to at the end of August and I'm totally lost! My style is similar to yours, I don't own lacy or flowery dresses. All my dressy clothes are white and black or too loud for a wedding. How can I look cool, edgy and stand out, while still being formal enough and not look like I'm trying to steal attention from the bride?
I hear you. I used to work in the Fashion District of Toronto, Ontario Canada and while I was walking for lunch in the parking lot I found a roll of ribbon (like Christmas ribbon) and on it was embroidered "Made in Italy". I guess Italy is in Canada??? There is a section in the movie Pretty Woman that you would enjoy. Also, some stores say "everyone is buying these" or "everyone is wearing this". This is a technique used to make you feel like you want to be "like everyone else". My answer to them is: "Thanks for letting me know. I don't want to be like everyone else " . Great video.
ALL of your videos are extremely helpful and full of information! I also enjoy your podcast, and since I recently moved to Sweden I want to start listening to Jenny och David as soon as I feel comfortable with my Svenska 😊 🇸🇪
David, the evil mastermind!
Hate when shop assistants say
something is fab and made just
for you. When your instint tells
you no.
Yes! beautiful video idea~
Not fashion related but at supermarkets around the UK (I'm sure in other countries too) digital screens for advertising are increasingly being added. This is so that an advert for a specific product is advertised at a certain time of day etc. For example, they'll advertise Warburtons crumpets in the morning as it's a breakfast item. Maybe not tricking us in quite the same way, but still sneaky!
In UK they used to have these buy 2 for £5 and individual price would be less than £2,5. So you would actually pay more than in regular price.
@@neitilusikka oh I hadn't noticed that 👀
I guess it's kinda like how they price a jar of pasta sauce and then sell a larger jar for double the amount but the quantity doesn't reflect the cost and works out more expensive ☹️
Cucumber water in a wine glass is such a mood
Would it be worth doing a video like this on the marketing tricks of artisanal brands? I watched a video of an artisan making a very nice leather bag; went to his website, which proclaimed a 6-8 week lead time on goods; then scrolled through the items for sale, most of which are “sold out.” What I don’t understand is, if you make bags by the piece, rather than obtaining them from a factory subcontractor, why would they ever be “sold out”? Can’t you just make another one if someone wants it? If the designs are part of an annual collection, shouldn’t that be indicated? If designs are being phased out, why then keep obsolete ones on the website?
Havig an item from Lithuani is fancy :)) we don’t have any sweatshops, etc. in there. Love from Lithuania ❤️
Love these tips! I do try to be a responsible shopper, I only really buy things if I really need them. I don't mind spending a little more on high quality brands that I already know and trust, because I rather have fewer but quality items in my wardrobe rather than fall into fast fashion trends and spend a lot on things I'm not going to wear less than a year from now.
Lithuania has some very good clothing producers, so made in Lithuania is a great sign!
Snotty sales people hate me. I never respond the way they want. My purchases go the way I want and if I feel overwhelmed with "distractions". I leave...The trick is when you enter a shop, you keep your vanity under control. I never buy things on a first season tour, but I dress poorly and everybody looks me from above, thinking why have I enter the shop in the first place? It gives me the time to look around without someone breaths behind my neck. When I make a decision, I come some other day, normally dressed. They pick at you like flies, but now I know exactly what I want. I have been using this technique for decades now and it works for me. I would also like to add that sometimes people don't care which material is used for the garment. I mean, you can't get warm with a polyester coat.
When free shipping is at $50 and you’re just want to buy a $25 item. What I end up doing is buy $50 for free shipping and returning the thing I don’t want to the stores.
@Honeyheart it means you have to by for 50$ then you don't have to pay for shipping
Hello from America,I love your videos😊🙋👍🏻Two things that bug me so much in stores #1:"50% off" regular priced items *Taken off the lowest priced item if you have more than one item to purchase😒 and #2:"Buy 2 get the 3rd free"sales 🤦Maybe I only want 1 item cause I just need that color or style.I have fallen in this trap of getting 3 and say to myself"I never wear the other two".So crazy.
Jenny! I've done it again, spontaneously, and sort of panicky, bought two dresses online from a super cheap, weird website, I was seduced by the models, (I haven't received them yet, they might be amazing but most probably not) for the 2 weddings I'm attending this summer. I accidentally wore one of the dresses from my wardrobe that I was supposed to wear to the wedding, to the Hen Party. Second hand shopping is too time consuming for a big boobed short person like myself, I've never found a vintage-piece that fits me.
Can you show tips and trix on how to re-use your own event-outfits but make them not look the same, and how not feel compelled to buy new ones for each event. And what would your "designer" staples be? Like, where would you put the money; Blazer, shoes, bag? etc. There will most definitely be more weddings next summer, and the following....
(Obs skulle självklart inte köpa en ny outfits för en partykväll, men det är något speciellt med bröllop, dop och liknande evenemang där det finns mycket kameror. Lever kvar hos mig som millenial sedan det var riktigt illa att ha samma klädesplagg på sig på flera fester, tror det var bland annat Rachel Zoes motto. Och sedan har man ju en scandi-stil som enbart består av gigantisk skjorta och jeans, så det finns inte en massa vackra plagg och accessoarer i garderoben direkt.)
Oh my god I am so surprised you had such a negative experience at Cookies Cream! My partner and I went and enjoyed great service - we were a wee bit worried about it initially (because it's hella fancy and we're not overly so) but we were looked after by a really lovely girl the whole night. What a shame! Anyway amazing video, love the dotty dress you have a beautiful sense of style, new subscriber! x
Well in Sweden (most Swedes know about this), there is a accessory & handwatches store called ur & penn always claims going foreclosure or moving and that everything needs to go because of renovation, 70% off on everything (which they put it on higher price so with the “reduced price” it comes to the ordinary price) this store is very known for this.
Many clothing stores use carpets because you naturally walk slowlier on them. Therefore the customers get a good look at all the items and are more likely to find one the want to buy.
The number 6 is true, because I saw a documentary about how Louid Vuitton was doing bad in Brazil because people were rejecting their stories, exactly because of the tactic of mistreating the customer, turns out Brazilians are a very "nice" people and will reject rude people, so they changed their tactics to treating people the best they could and it actually increased their sales extremely.
Another big online shopping trick/scam is the whole "ambassador" gimmick where they contact you on social media about becoming an ambassador leading to "discounted prices" (like a fake sale) and then they get free marketing too by telling you to post about the products. I see it all the time and have even fallen for it once (unfortunately)
😁😁 david.... But I do like his inputs. It would be weird knowing he is there behind the camera but mute. Thank you for this video...learned some new infos.
That necklace is stunning, May I asked where it is from? Thank you.
She talked about it in one video, I remember it is bought secondhand :)
Where I work we have range resets every so often where things get moved around to get you to buy more as you'll see something new and probably buy it, it's annoying for the staff and for the customers but someone in head office thinks it's a great idea 😣 ps. I bought your not so limited edition coffee is a drug t shirt and bag ( the bag which my mum has already borrowed to never return) 🙂❤️❤️❤️
Watch out for shoved up sleeves on the models or other "styling" if it's in every view of the piece too. I once got a piece that had way too short (but not on purpose) sleeves due to the shoved up long sleeve look.
LOVED the anti-haul video. I hope you make it a more regular thing.
One of my personal bummers about snotty salespeople is that they make me feel like I can only look at items I "should" be buying (for my gender, my body type, my size, etc.) so I'm less likely to experiment and more likely to leave with something I probably won't wear too often.
I always fall for the fake sale trick. It’s like you know you’re being duped, but you fall for it anyway.
i always put on an attitude when i go into a fancy shop and i know I'll probably won't buy anything :))) if the sales person is very insisting and won't leave me to browse around I'll ask them questions like do you have this in nappa leather or is this organic dye or I'll tell them I'm searching for something specific (that i saw they don't have) or I'll even comment if they're pushing a product like oh the stitching is quite loose, or you mean the sole is glued on, not stitched? i know it's their job to sell but if they're snotty with me i can be snotty as well and pretend i can afford the best quality in the world and that i know about fabrics and craftsmanship :)))
A trick that I found is that brands create a sense of urgency by changing their collections after a very short time. You are left with a feeling that if you don't buy the thing that you like now, it will be gone forever.
Listen, as from this very moment......I’ll be drinking my kombucha from a flute and my water from a large wine glass 💅🏾
Vilnius here! Lithuania is fancy af ❤️
I bought detergent which read "NEW SIZE" on it. Yeah, it was SMALLER than the empty bottle I still had at home. I complained on Facebook and they replied that due to research etc things will become more expensive. Well then they shouldn't market it as if it's something to look forward to 😡
An ice cream brand I used to buy came up with the "space-saver" package as if you'd be happy to have less ice-cream to fit in your freezer. Price stayed the same.
I love how you drink kombucha like wine. Its inspiring to be healthier! I’m going to reach for kombucha more than wine myself.
These guys relationship is like a dream relationship!
Greetings from the US. Is that jazz you are playing? Are you trying to trick us? Great vid. Thx
I love color on you, so classy. I also love your makeup today.
My dad bought this jacket from the US ages ago and it had a 'Made in US' tag on it. Years later, he flipped the jacket by chance and saw a tiny label in the inner pocket and it said 'Made in Pakistan'. Even funnier, we live in Pakistan so basically he bought a jacket triple or five times the price he would have paid for here in Pakistan.
Some online shops will say 'only one left' when you put in your choice. Unfortunately that sometimes turns out to be true because when you go back a couple of days later it really has gone.
Newsflash, David, every restaurant in Berlin has a snotty waiter, not just the one you mentioned 😂 It's the Berlin way!
Great unique tips, love the cucumber water and that patterned dress! Makeup really shows off your beauty
Production quality is A++++
A lot of brands don't write on their price tag what they are made of. That's because they probably contain polyester or acrylic which are artificial materials that loose form/shrink easily and don't feel so good on the body as cotton or linen for example.
from my experience, Made in Lithuania means quality.
Loving the cucumber water in a wine glass 👌🏻
Once I bought a shirt in Express. I went in a year later during the holidays. They were selling the same shirt for the same price. I thought it was insane.
Love that! Just close that wallet like a clam! 😂
A few years ago I went into a Coach store to look at this bag I had been eyeing for a while- after looking at it I was still unsure whether I was ready to make the investment and the salesperson was so awfully pushy and rude and tried to insist that this limited edition purse that I wanted was completely sold out. When I looked online immediately after leaving the store not only was it in stock online, but I called a few other local stores that also had the bag in stock. Pushy salespeople are one of my biggest shopping pet peeves.
Kinda related to the snotty thing.
My mom, aunty and I were in Harrods in London. I was dressed normal- oversized jumper and jeans, and got asked SO many times "how may I help you?", my mom and aunty were dressed normal for them (my aunty has a weird style and mom had a kinda trenchcoat on) and were COMPLETELY IGNORED.
I spent £7 on a book, in the WHOLE store yet my aunty spent well over £200. When we met up outside mom said to me, "they ignored us in there we had to go to them!" And she was shocked when I said that I was asked if I needed help in EVERY room...
Outlets! I thought I was getting a good deal but then found out that good brands actually just make cheaper clothes and sell them there 😭
yesss! You see the sale thing everywhere, things being marked up only to always be *on sale* so tricky!
Thumbs up from Lithuania, Love 👍 Always enjoy your videos and appreciate advices and insights 😊
I worked retail for 5 years. At JCPenney they do the same thing: say the shirt was originally $50 but now it’s $20. The shirt was already $20... whyyyyy? They also jacked the prices up on Black Friday but most places actually do this. It’s ridiculous. I worked for another company called Maurices and the only “sale” they ever had was Buy One Get One Half Off ___. It’s such a scam to get you to buy more and I don’t understand how people actually fall for that!