{"id":44454,"date":"2011-06-23T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=44454"},"modified":"2022-12-26T18:21:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T00:21:36","slug":"etsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/etsy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to shop Etsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve all heard about a friend (or a friend\u2019s ex-boyfriend\u2019s third cousin) selling goods on Etsy.com — and you know at Budget Fashionista we\u2019re BIG fans of the unique\/fun\/quirky\/vintage fashion<\/a> items you can find there. But, as a novice Etsy shopper, the whole world of Etsy-ness can be more than a wee bit overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Just because it\u2019s challenging, however, doesn\u2019t mean you should give up — because while there is certainly a whole bunch of stuff on Etsy you\u2019ll never look at twice, it\u2019s also the <\/em>place to find that hidden gem that just might become your signature piece. And the best part? No one else you know is likely to have it, unlike that little black sundress you (and six of your friends) got at the neighborhood Tar-jay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to shop Etsy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Protect Your Budget — Search By Price.<\/strong> Or search by item AND price. But don\u2019t get lost in the labyrinth of pieces, items, categories, stores; that inevitably leads to a shopping trance in which you\u2019ll decide that you don\u2019t really need<\/em> to eat this month. While you can\u2019t really have a very specific item in mind on Etsy, you can shop for, say, scarves under $20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Etsy Finds.<\/strong> While having endless leisurely hours to peruse every offering on Etsy might be nice, having 10 minutes while scarfing a tuna sandwich and<\/em> getting today\u2019s special ink stain off your shirt is a little closer to reality. So, if you\u2019re time-crunched, sign up to have the best (or someone\u2019s idea of the best) stuff in Etsy sent directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stay Focused.<\/strong> We have no clue if Columbus was a fashionable guy<\/a> or not, but we like to think of shopping Etsy as setting out on a great exploration, always with the possibility of making a fabulous (read: super cute and budget-friendly) discovery. All good explorers, however — at least those who ever actually discovered <\/em>something \u2013 have razor-sharp focus on a goal. As you could get hopelessly lost in the wide wide world of Etsy \u2013 including searching items with fun little brightly colored flash circles or with the \u201cTime Machine\u201d to find the stuff listed 12 seconds ago so you can be \u2018first!\u2019 \u2013 skip the bells and whistles, and keep your eyes on the prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t Be Afraid To Make Contact. <\/strong>If you have a question about sizing<\/a> or color<\/a> or shipping or what-have-you, for the love of god don\u2019t be afraid to ask it! The nice thing about Etsy is that sellers are kind of, like, real people who actually check their email and respond. Well the good sellers do anyway, and those are the only ones you want to deal with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all heard about a friend (or a friend\u2019s ex-boyfriend\u2019s third cousin) selling goods on Etsy.com — and you know at Budget Fashionista we\u2019re BIG fans of the unique\/fun\/quirky\/vintage fashion items you can find there. But, as a novice Etsy shopper, the whole world of Etsy-ness can be more than a wee bit overwhelming. Just… Read More »How to shop Etsy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shopping-guide"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}