"I feel I can now quickly look at clothes and know whether the shape will suit me.
I've got a much bigger range of colours in my wardrobe thanks to the shopping trip. I’ve had positive comments on the new colours when I wear them to work. I was a bit nervous before the consultation but the results were superb, well worth it."
‘It’s great having my wardrobe trimmed down to only the things that I wear so that it's easy to know I'll always have the right things to wear. I'm more aware of sticking with tones rather than having contrasting top and bottom. Also, a shift in focus from black to brown means when I'm shopping I'm not tempted to 'resort' to black because I can't find anything else. The real value for me was in getting the list of what to buy. Armed with that I'm confident to shop on my own.’
Nicola, part-time worker and mother, Ngaio
It will be great to now have the confidence to buy and wear clothes that aren’t black.
I’ve only just gone shopping with Sarah so I hope that when I next go shopping, I’ll be able to walk into a shop and not be completely disorientated about what I should be looking at. To sum it all up, it was a really good experience for me and money very well spent.
Jo, Johnsonville
“Trudi does a wonderful job and makes it lots of fun
It has definitely helped my confidence and I feel happier going out wearing the right colours. I loved both the shopping and Trudi sorting out my wardrobe. She made fun and easy to throw away what I thought were my treasures and yet ended up being the wrong colour. It is so much nicer to look in my wardrobe and see things I like and to get rid of some of the really old clothes. I have had lots of compliments and I will definitely still be passing on Trudi’s name to others who may benefit from it.”
Brenda, part-time worker and mother of 2, Lower Hutt
“It’s much more fun having someone else to go shopping with
to help choose styles, fabrics, etc, and saves making expensive mistakes. Having an honest second opinion gave me much more confidence in my purchases. I tried on far more things than I normally would, and didn’t get discouraged (as is often the case) when something wasn’t right for me. Having Trudi along really streamlined the process – she knew which shops to go to, which styles to try on and it was so helpful having someone make sure the sizing was right, the fit was right, and tearing around getting new things to try on if the current batch wasn’t working.”
Nicola, mother of 4, Ngaio
"Hi Trudi. Thank you so much for yesterday
I am still on a high!!! I was so excited last night that I spent about an hour recreating combinations in my wardrobe and then taking lots of photos. I can’t believe how many different combos I came up with and I feel like I have only just scraped the surface because that doesn’t include the new SaveMart clothes"