We’re all guilty of it… buying that item we need to have when we see it at the mall, but never wearing it once it’s hanging in our closet at home. As collegiettes, this is quite frustrating, because we all know just how important it is to cherish every single dollar to our names. Luckily, it looks like a solution has been found! Glamour sat down with costume designer Jen Rogien (of Orange is the New Black and Girls) to get to the bottom of this inescapable dilemna.
What they came up with is now known as the 3-7-14 Shopping Rule and here is how it works:
“If you buy something and you haven’t worn it in three days, it’s unlikely you’re going to wear it,” Rogien says. “If you weren’t that excited to wear it the next day, you weren’t that excited to wear it to begin with. If you haven’t worn it in seven days, you’re definitely not going to wear it, so make sure you return it in fourteen. Get it out of your life within 14 days or you’re never going to return it.”
Simple and effective, this procedure makes a lot of sense and is something we should all adopt into our shopping habits.
Our wallets and wardrobes will surely thank us.