I recently ordered (and returned) a sweater from Matches. I’d had my eye on this sweater since ~August when it was first posted online. I love a stripe, after all! But upon receiving it and trying it on, two lessons learned occurred to me:
- Be suspicious when something has had multiple markdowns AND there’s lots of stock by size available. I couldn’t believe my luck that this sweater had survived in my size for 5+ months. And look, it was marked down from $275 to $66! A miracle. That should have been my first clue.
- If something requires faffing, don’t bother- return it asap. What’s faffing? It’s the need to mess around, position something perfectly in order for it to feel right. With clothing, it generally means that it’s too big, too small or just not for me. With this sweater, it’s too long! (and I am a stickler for things being long enough.) Which required a lot of faffing in the mirror to make me happy.
So nope, this sweater is going back. I knew I’d never reach for it- so even $66 is too much! Bon voyage, sweater, on your trip back across the Pond! And hopefully this lessons learned will stick…