Suggestion Box

[Vivian]

Here in upstate NY, our wind chill will be -3 today. Summer is not on my mind. For my Florida daughter, however, March will be quite warm so I see that there are places across the country where warm weather will be coming soon. For the rest of us, we'll be putting on our wool sweaters, heavy jeans, and puffy coats for quite some time.

[qbetzforreal]

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@LoisR wrote:

Hi....it is retail.......retail always does things differently......they always

sell summer stuff in the wintertime and winter stuff comes out in the stores during

the summertime.

Retail is just funky..........

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Exactly.  I saw cruise wear in Target.  Swim suits and summer hats.

[GingerPeach]

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@tantallum wrote:

Right now D & co is on and Gary and Antionella are talking about an item that 'is perfect for summer evenings' I live in Chicago and only in the last week did I have to take out my winter coat.  We have FOUR MONTHS before it gets anything close to warm weather.  

Why must clothes be 3-5 months ahead all the time?  I realize that some of the country is warm all year, but for quite a bit of us, it will be cold for the foreseeable future.  Every year, I get to mid-January or February and want to buy a few more cold weather items, and can never find anything because it's all warm weather clothes.  Then sure enough in June, right when it finally starts to get warm, they are talking about fall stuff... 

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@Tantallum

Yes, if we've lived long enough, we know that the clothing industry is months ahead of the calendar.  It always has been and likely always will be.

However, when the hosts talk about a garment being suitable for another season, it is less to do with the clothing industry season/out of season practice and a lot more to do with getting someone to purchase a garment that will be used frequently and not just put away for any particular season.  They believe that the more use a customer can make of a garment, the more likely a customer will be to buy that garment.  After all, they didn't say you could not wear it now.

[SHIRAZ]

Because you only have 30 days to "love it or return it."  By the time the weather is appropriate for you to actually wear the item, and you discover that A- you don't really love it, B - it doesn't fit anymore, or C- it doesn't look nice with any of the rest of your clothes, that window is closed and you are stuck.  Retailer wins.

I've made too many bad decisions in the past.  I've decided unless I REALLY, REALLY love something, I'm not going to be tempted into buying something that I have no hope of using for months and months.  If the selection is picked over by the time I'm ready to buy, so be it.  There is always plenty more stuff out there!

[Slopester]

Summer, shmummer-How about Christmas gift shopping in September? Follow the money...

[Miss Daisy]

I have enjoyed the gardening shows today. These gray, gloomy days are too much sometimes. Thanks QVC for brightening my day. I am so ready for Spring😀😀