Now as hard as it is for a self-confessed swapaholic to admit… I’ve been out-swapped! I thought I knew it all… the best way to barter my wardrobe unwearables into designer clobber? It’s all about the negotiations, layering your offer always makes it more appealing (basically apply the rules of dressing to swapping!). How to get rid of my unwanted couch (minus armrests) whilst at the same time acquiring a set of dining chairs? It’s all about the delivery; offer to do the grunt work.
Now I’m not here to give all of my secrets away, what I’m doing is venting about the fact that I have been royally out-swapped, and by a friend no less! I’ve had my eye on a YSL cocktail dress that was up for swap and happened to mention it to the girl who sits beside me at work (yes, you know who you are!). As I carefully began planning my offer (start low, wait for response, add more) around a few choice items in my wardrobe, she not only pipped me to the post with the offer, she outright sabotaged me.
How, I hear you cry? Well, she took a look at everything the swapper had on offer, and everything they were looking for. She soon realised that while the swapper was looking for a leather bag in exchange for the dress, she was also on the hunt for an ironing board and a baby carrier in exchange for other items she had listed. The solution? Offer her an ironing board and baby carrier for the dress. Swap completed. The moral of the story? Investigate your target swapper; find out more and use it to your advantage.
Venting aside, I’ve got to give her credit, as what she achieved in this instance can only be described as ‘swap magic’.
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