Speed-Shopping the Thrift Store for Jeans

Shopping by color is the most powerful tool in the speed-shopper’s arsenal.  Knowing what color you are looking for facilitates scanning the rack quickly for the few items worth trying on.  The general guideline is this:

if your legs are greater than or equal to 1/2 your total body length, your jeans can be lighter

if your legs are less than 1/2 your total body length, your jeans should be darker

For some pictures illustrating this principle, see this previously-published article:  Color Value Placement.

In some communities, thrift stores may not have the best selection of inexpensive jeans.   Scanning the racks quickly for color can be implemented in any store with a wide variety of styles organized by size:  thrift stores, consignment or resale shops, discounters such as TJMaxx and The Rack.  Btw, did you notice you can now shop The Rack via my sidebar?

6 thoughts on “Speed-Shopping the Thrift Store for Jeans”

  1. I speed shop for pants in thrift stores by visually scanning the bottoms of the legs – if they aren’t boot cut or another variation of a wider leg opening, I pass it by.

  2. I do the same thing with the men’s pants, on the rare occasion I’m looking for something for the hero. If it doesn’t touch the floor, it isn’t going to work for him. lol

    Another scan which I will sometimes use is to go through the jeans backwards; that is, looking at the back pocket side first. 🙂

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