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CarrieS


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Everytime a magazine will have a page on a specific clothing item, and show say, 10 of that item, it never fails that the one I like the best on the page is always the most expensive.

I don't look at prices first either.

Example (in case I didn't 'splain well): Say the item they're showing is v-neck sweaters; They'll have 10 different ones on a page. I'll always like the most expensive (or one of the most expensive) one the best.


Anyone else?



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YES. with you 100%.



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tara t


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me.  and then i get all bent out of shape that i can't have every 700.00 pair of shoes i want.  poor tara t. 

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scarlett


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Yes, I do the exact same thing without fail!

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MissMee


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Me too!  It's a running joke in my house, and it shocks the hell out of everyone (including me) when I find something cheap that I like better.

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Yup! Every time, without fail, I do the same thing.

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ladies, don't worry...


it's not like you'll be able to find them outside of the magazines even if they are affordable (or you want to splurge)! 




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I'm the same way all the time.



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Same here!  Sometimes I play a game and try to guess which is the most expensive without looking at the prices first.

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i always do this too.. i feel like i'm cursed.

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Starstuff


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9 times out of 10 me too... I like to think it's b/c I have an eye for quality (said in faux upperclass British accent)

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I do too. I agree with Starstuff that it's because our eyes are attuned to things that are of better quality.

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I'm exactly the same way too.  It's particularly bad when the Lucky shoe guide comes out.  No matter if there are 30 pairs of shoes on a page, my eye automatically jumps to THE most expensive out of them all. 


What's up with that???



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me too...it's horrible when I read Lucky because I feel like I'm shopping IRL and thinking "well geez all the other stuff looks so icky and cheap" as my eye automatically jumps to the item that costs $53765063589.

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Last week my BF was reading In Style over my shoulder and couldn't believe how expensive some of the stuff was -- and some of it wasn't really that bad, relatively speaking.  He was blown away by spending $300 on a pair of shoes.  I have a couple pairs that I've spent that much on but it's not my norm at all.  I think he'd be upset if he knew that...

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CarrieS wrote:

Everytime a magazine will have a page on a specific clothing item, and show say, 10 of that item, it never fails that the one I like the best on the page is always the most expensive.I don't look at prices first either.Example (in case I didn't 'splain well): Say the item they're showing is v-neck sweaters; They'll have 10 different ones on a page. I'll always like the most expensive (or one of the most expensive) one the best. Anyone else?
Me too.  I will even cover prices, and show my DH the catalog or whatever and ask him which I like best.  He always picks the right one, and inevitabley it is the most expensive.  Sheesh.

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Collette


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I'm soooo right there with you!

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bex


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me too.  even when looking at the sale racks at DSW- i always am drawn to the Marc Jacobs or Moschino shoes without even realizing what they are before I pick them up. 


same thing at the jewelry stores- i always ask to see the most expensive piece in the display case.  it drives the BF insane!!!!!!!!



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Yes! I do that all the time.It drives me nuts.

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Kel


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I always do this too.

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