As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a shopper scorned. OK, so we may have taken some creative liberty with that phrase, but it’s a theory that’s never been more true than in 2021 because we’re about to enter the era of “revenge shopping.”
What’s that, you ask? According to Rakuten, “Once the pandemic comes to a close, consumers will go out and do lots of shopping after being stuck inside for so long.” But that doesn’t mean we’ll be buying our 1,001st sweatsuit or an air fryer. Oh no, shoppers will be going after the items they had little to no use for under stay-at-home orders that left them dining, entertaining and “virtually” traveling from their kitchen table/bed/couch.
Kristen Gall, president of Rakuten adds: “The advent of revenge shopping will resemble what we saw during the Roaring Twenties—a surging economy that will drive people to shop for more of the finer things that many felt they were deprived of due to the pandemic. This last year also acted like a giant savings account for many people, which means they now actually have the means to treat themselves.”
So yeah, spring and summer 2021 will be a huge time for buying luxury handbags and shoes that you can finally show off at a fancy dinner. And to that, we say: Bring on the purchases. Here, 15 fashion items you should absolutely have on your “revenge shopping” list.