‘Christmas party outfits we can all afford’ cries fashion fan after discovering Zara sale shop in Glasgow
A FASHION fanatic was stunned to find a charity shop full of brand new Zara items – all complete with tags.
So if you want to give your wardrobe a sparkly upgrade and look fabulous this festive season, then you’ve come to the right place.
Eve Fallon said she’s “shook” after discovering the amazing high street haul at the British Red Cross shop in Glasgow’s Partick.
The 25-year-old had nipped in for a look after hearing about the store’s Zara pieces from her hairdresser.
And it was a successful trip as she stumbled across some stunning sequins buys which would be perfect for nights out in December and New Year.
In a short video, shared on her TikTok page @evefallon, Eve said: “Girlies from Glasgow, you NEED to visit the Zara charity shop. I am shooook.
“Christmas party outfits we can all afford.
“The Red Cross in Partick !!! Can’t believe it.
“My hairdresser told me about it had to go see what the fuss was about.”
British Red Cross also has a partnership with Zara. This means you can often find brand new, with tags on, Zara garments for a fraction of what they would have cost in store.
For example, Eve found a pair of brand new silver coated jeans that should have cost £45.99 for just £22.99.
In her clip, which has racked up more than 35000 views, the rails can also be seen filled with discounted sequin dresses, tops and skirts up for grabs.
And social media users are desperate to pay the shop a visit to pick up a bargain.
“Need to go”, insisted one.
A second wrote: “I know you girlies are gonna eat this up.”
Meanwhile, a third cried: “We were gate keeping this.”
It comes after an Inverness charity shop manager revealed savvy young shoppers are driving a boom in secondhand stores.
Kelly Slater said: “The younger generation are much better at recycling and buying from charity shops.
“They’re not musty old places any more.”
She told of one unlucky customer who was stunned to shell out for a £140 jacket and then see it on Oxfam’s racks for just £39.
And a fashion-loving bargain hunter from Barcelona is even one of the most regular shoppers at Kelly’s charity store.
Kelly said the woman jets 1,155 miles from Spain every few months with an empty suitcase to stuff with Zara pieces.
And she keeps coming back, with Oxfam’s prices reckoned to be four times lower than those in the chain’s Barcelona store.
Kelly explained: “Even after she pays for flights it’s still much cheaper to buy from us than anywhere closer to home.
“She has family here so she doesn’t have to pay for a hotel when she comes over.
“So she comes to us and other charity shops and goes home with loads of bargains.”
Why is Zara so popular?
Zara was founded in 1975 in Spain, and the first UK store was opened in 1998. It remains as one of the most popular stores on the high street, but why?
Rather than producing more quantities of a style, it is said Zara focuses on producing more styles.
Some stats suggest Zara releases 24 trend-led collections every year, 500 designs a week and almost 20,000 per year. Other estimates put its production levels at 450 million garments a year.
Even if a style sells out very quickly, there are new styles waiting to take up the space. This means more choices and higher chance of getting it right with the consumer.
Zara only allows its designs to remain on the shop floor for three to four weeks, and this pushes the consumer to keep visiting the store or website, because if they were just a week late, the clothes of a particular style or trend would be sold out and replaced with a new trend.
At the same time, this constant refreshing of the lines and styles carried by its stores also entices customers to visit its shops more frequently.