My First 'Works for me Wednesday'!! "Finding quality substitutes"

I LOVE to shop! But I HATE to spend money unnecessarily. I really do like what the typical woman my age does, but I just have a hard time justify large purchases if I can find something just as good for less. I really depend on quality and I have found that often times, you do not have to spend big bucks to get qquality items.

For example: I love the concept behind Toms shoes. I mean who wouldn't want to have a pair of shoes donated to a third world country every time they bought one for themselves right? The only problem is that I do not want to spend $44 on a pair of casual everyday shoes. Also, I am ALL about comfort and while these shoes are SUPER comfortable, I will admit I am not crazy about the way they look. Luckily Payless shoe source offers an affordable substitute! They too donate a pair of shoes as part of "the good shoe project" and they only charge $20!!! Score!!! The shoes are so comfortable and cute to slip on for quick trips outside and they hold up well too. YEAH!

Look at how similar they are:

Works for me!

 

Another example is dishes. We just recently bought our first house, but we have been married for five years. We never had a nice set of dishes and I was always waiting until we bought a house. I found the dishes I wanted from Pottery Barn . I LOVED the classic look of them and wanted them badly, but had a bit of sticker shock when I saw the price of a full set!!! I mean I had a LONG list of things I wanted to buy for our new house and I could not spend that much on dishes. So I did my research and went to pretty much every store possible until I found the look I wanted for the price I could afford.

 

Finally, I found the perfect substitute!I found a wonderful set at Jc Penney and I am so so happy with them. The quality is excellent, the style is exactly what I wanted, and the price was unbelievable. I got a 72- piece set on sale with a coupon for $67!!!

 

Check these out:

 

Pottery Barn

 

Jc Penney

http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=STY&ItemID=16d0ff2&DeptID=70755&CatID=74183&SO=0&SelDim=4294957900%7e&CatSel=4294944854%7cdinnerware&NOffset=2&Ne=4294957900+5+586+1029+8+18+904+949+833&x5view=1&shopperType=G&N=4294944854&Nao=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=70755|74183&sa=1

 

I can't get the picture to load, so I will have to take my own and add it later...but they are fab!

 

Finding quality substitutes at affordable prices WORKS FOR ME!!