I know for certain that I’m not alone in getting excited when the sales season to roll around. I’m honest enough to admit that I get a real rush of adrenalin when I hit the shops when there’s a sale on. I don’t have a favourite, Summer, Easter, Christmas, January in fact just about any time there’s a sale on, I’ll always make the trip. The temptation of a real bargain with deep discounts is just too good to ignore. If like me, you have children, then sales are a must not a nice to do.

Over the last couple of years I’ve been able to indulge myself on more than one shopping front though. Because of on line shopping, and especially shopping for clothes on line, I can now hit the sales twice. If you know what you want in advance of a sale, you no longer have to get up at the crack of dawn to book a place in the queue, you can sit in the comfort of your own home and shop for the same items without the hassle of a crazy sales rush.

Over the last four years, I’ve made a point of shopping for the children’s school uniforms and their regular clothes on line. There’s just no point queuing for ages for things like uniforms when a couple of clicks at home secures all that you want, without the grief