Establish a Budget: Tips & Techniques for Using Personal Shoppers

Video Transcript

" Hi! My name is Melissa Schenk, and on behalf of expertvillage.com we are discussing tips and techniques for using a personal shopper. Now, when using a personal shopper, it is very important to keep in mind…the next tip is definitely to establish a budget for yourself. Without a budget your personal shopper is not going to know where to start. Now, when you are establishing a budget, you have to keep in mind: is it a budget for yourself, are they buying clothes for you, are they buying different types of clothes, by that I mean, are they looking for a dress, a couple of different outfits, what is your goal with that budget? How many pieces of clothing you are searching for, or you are looking for a pair of boots? One pair of boots, or does the style and does the type matter to you more so than maybe getting a couple of different variations on some boots, or some footwear for cheaper price? So, you have to figure out, within your budget, what it is exactly that you are looking for. And also finally if you are using a personal shopper for employee gift giving or not, you are definitely going to want to establish the budget with your personal shopper. "