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Thought I would share my recent endeavors to acquire new clothes via Amazon.
FUNDING
My wife doesn't know, as far as I know, about my dressing. So to try and keep it that way. I had cash on hand, this last time $100, and bought a Visa gift card from my favorite retailer. Yes you do need to set it up, via the website listed on the card. Going this route keeps any charges off the common credit card, but allows for purchasing via most websites, including Amazon. This also sets a spending limit, so I am more selective in what I buy.
ACCOUNT TOOLS
I have set up Amazon and a Gmail account with my fem name to again, keep everything out of plain sight. I did sign up for Prime, and know that it won't be able to rebill next month because the $100 GC that I log as my payment card will be empty by then... I set up other accounts and use the same email for Instagram, Uplust (nudity encouraged Instagram) and other sites.
AMAZON LISTS
In the Amazon account you can set up lists and make them public or private. I set up a "Want" type list and just freely plugged things into it. Then I pick one category/item and look only for the best deal for me. I want low cost stuff and the least amount of shipping.I am searching for skirts. I drill down into Clothing/Women/Skirts. Then I use the check boxes and fields on the left to narrow the field. I check Prime, which helps the shipping costs, then I check XL for my size, and then further down you can set a price range. I used $1 to $8. I know that the under $1 stuff usually hikes the shipping to almost $10. You can look at items in your size and in your budget. Select all the options and look to see what the shipping costs. I wanted things to be as low as possible to get more variety of stuff. I don't expect to go out in any of it anytime soon, so the cheap stuff works for me.
Originally I had selected all kinds of one cent items and saw how they jacked the shipping up. SO I took all the stuff I had selected and made a "Cheap China" list and moved them all there. The next list was "The Pile" where I piled anything that I liked and met my pricing desires in the various clothing types. I put skirts, dresses, tanks and more in that "Pile".
Looking at that list I could then see the 4 skirts I had selected. I would click on each one and double check the size and prices. I was looking to keep it to one skirt. Once I made that determination, I put it in the Cart and moved onto the next article of clothing.
MY HAUL
I bought a 6 pack of thongs ($4.99), a crop top ($5.99), yoga leggings ($5.99), a schoolgirl skirt ($5.99), 2 dresses (approx $14), 3 pack of thigh highs ($6.99), a babydoll ($5.22) and a garter ($7.99) for about $63. One item had a dollar shipping cost not covered by Prime, but paid no other shipping costs. AND having placed the order on Sunday, all but 1 item will arrive on Wednesday.
Before I got into this I had purchased some breast forms (about $20) and paid $3 shipping on them... oh the horror! At this point I'm all in for about $84. Once I check the card balance to see the exact total down to the penny, I can then get something more if needed.....
I am able to ship my stuff to work and keep it away from the family there.
Hope this helps you get the stuff you need and keep your apple cart from rolling over.
Cami
Wow.......my head is spinning from just reading about your shopping exports. One thing I know is that Amazon sellers....a lot of them are in south Asia. I deal mostly with Aliexpress. com from retailer/mfgrs they deal with. Same stuff is made for all these non-big box stores...just that your cutting out middleman. I have yet to pay freight and import duty. Using my M/C...absolutely no problems. Just another way to shop. May things are set up different for USA. I am in Canada
Lady Veronica
Wow! That's an amazing amount of items you bought. And such a nice and easy way to do it. I have all of my femme clothes in a private list but I've often thought about making a separate Amazon account just to make it more public and see if some gratuitous soul would buy something for me. Could you possibly link some of the items you bought? Because I would love to buy some of the items that you did.
Terra
I can understand the process and the reasons for it, however what I see is a complex method of deceit. Such deceit, whilst necessary for some people, is also a huge risk upon discovery. Remember, if you're in a relationship, you might be accused of spending joint money, even if you convince yourself it's your share.
It something to consider.
Thanks for your comment Jane. I consider this everyday.
OKay, twist my are Terra... Is it weird that I do like just to look at the stuff??
I know my color co-ordination isn't flawless with some of my choices, but price was what was driving my selections
Enjoy.
Sorry Cami, if I came out as pressuring I apologize. I was just excited about being able to talk about femme clothes. All of those items are amazing though and it's not weird to just look at clothes. I do it all the time. The only thing that sucks is not being able to immediately buy something when you see it. At least that's the case for me. Thank you for sharing your amazon process and your taste in great cloths!
No worries Terra, I was being sarcastic with the twist my arm line. Sarcasm translates oh so well on the internet....
Thanks, Cami! I use Amazon almost exclusively for femme shopping, and am able to have it shipped to a nearby Amazon Locker.
Jennifer
Very informative, thank you.
I generally just use pay-pay thru to my credit card and computer transfer from account to M/C.....works for almost everything.
Lady Veronica