The Stages You Go Through When Shopping For Back To School Clothes

Sorry folks but back to school is looming faster than you want it to, which means there is limited time to go shopping for new clothes that will help you fit in.

This yearly ritual is something that students of all ages can relate to, whether you're entering high school for the first time or cruising into your fourth year at university, everyone understands the basic rule: if you don't have new threads, you basically don't exist.

Here are the 16 stages students go through when shopping for back to school clothes:

1. Deny that school is starting soon.



2. Beg your parents for money.



3. If that doesn't work, tell them you will get all As for your first semester if they give you a clothing allowance.



4. Grab your besties and head to the mall.



5. Push your way through the thousands of others students who had the same idea as you. Realize the mall sucks.



6. Get to your favourite store and find out that they've sold out of those skinny jeans you've been dying to have.



7. Find another pair of pants, realize they don't even go past your hips. Cry.



8. Find an outfit that fits you, feel like a million bucks.



9. Wonder whether if its Nike or New Balance that's in style this year.



10. Ponder whether crop tops will get you detention.



11. Realize you just blew your clothing budget. Call parents.



12. If you have your parents' credit card, feel a little bit guilty for spending all their money on five pairs of boots.



13. Realize you absolutely need that leather backpack.



14. Take a break in the food court after two hours. You're exhausted.



15. Four hours later you're on the way home, terrified of what your parents will say when they see the bill.



16. Be satisfied in knowing that you have at least a school week's worth of awesome new clothes.