Money Moral Dilemma: Is it ok to buy, wear and return clothes?

bigal257

Definitely not! It's not just fraud upon the retailer, but someone else then buying your return unwittingly gets second hand clothes - YUK!! How would you feel about wearing someone else's returns? What if they had a skin condition or disease?

Petaldust

I'm all for saving money but this comes across as a bit shallow, in a tabloid reporter's "shock horror, Kate Middleton wore the same very expensive dress twice!" kind of way. I'd much rather spend my money on an item that I genuinely love and will wear a hundred times than wear a hundred items once only and then take them back for a refund. Who really cares about being seen in new clothes? If any of my friends commented in a snidey way that they'd already seen me in a particular dress before I'd start to question why they were my friend. What usually happens is that they say they like my dress and then get jealous when I tell them it was a £4 sale or charity shop bargain

gloriouslyhappy

Not much of a dilemma - NO NO NO!!! Imagine you own a small boutique, struggling to pay the rates and possibly a staff member, then you make a big sale of expensive items and feel pleased and relieved you might make a profit that month. Then next day / week whenever, the items are returned, and the 'buyer' wants a refund - how would you feel? Now imagine you're shopping at a large chain for a special occasion outfit, and you find the perfect one but it has with a faint whiff..
I could go on, but why bother? No dilemma, this is theft of services, pure and simple. Go to a charity shop, rent an outfit, ask your friends, upcycle something in your wardrobe - use your imagination, don't follow your 'friend's' example. And think about how much of a friend they are - if that's the way they behave, would they hesitate before shafting you if the occasion arose?

CrikeyBananas

Why not eliminate your nervousness by living within your means? Do you really need a new outfit? If so, consider looking around online or looking through your local charity shops where great bargains can be found, not only that, but your money is going towards a good cause too.

Even if morally you can find a way to justify it, consider what you'd do if you 'borrow' the outfit and drop something on it or damage it in any way? If you can't afford the full cost of it, forget it. Bear in mind that a shop doesn't have to offer you a refund on it either unless it can be proven faulty. Factor in also that wearing the outfit will take out any enjoyment you have of showing it off as you're never going to shake the feeling that something might happen to it.

If you need it, buy it and find something you can afford. If you just want it, move on.

SandraDJ

Absolutely no way!

I wouldn't like to buy something new that had been worn by someone else, as opposed to just being tried on.

I don't spend a lot on clothes. Most of mine come from ebay. I don't have the time to get to charity shops as they usually have such limited opening hours, but have managed to get a few things.

If I buy anything new, it is usually heavily discounted in a sale.

I worked with someone who was always nicely dressed in the office. She bought all of her clothes in local charity shops.

TBagpuss

Of course you shouldn't. It's dishonest.

pollypenny

No. Stupid question, not a dilemma, just dishonesty.

mrsp89

I was out for a night out with friends one night, a friend of a friend had a lovely new dress on .. she loved showing off her 'expensive' dress until on the dance floor, a man stood behind us tapped her on the shoulder and told her that her price tag was still on - my friend then went to remove the price tag for her and she had to ask her not too becuase she'd be taking the dress back in the morning to get her money back. I had never even thought of doing that and after seeing how embarresing that moment was I would NEVER dream of doing it!

roms

I agree with everyone - this is immoral and you shouldn't do it. You might even want to let the shops know what your friend is doing.

fatpiggy

I personally know of at least two people who have done this, and more than once. Both weren't short of a few quid either. I think it is absolutely disgusting frankly. YOU may think the clothes don't smell when you return them, but believe me THEY DO. There are quite a few companies you can hire clothes from if you don't want to spend alot.