With Summer fast-approaching, people are on the lookout for outfits for weddings, BBQs, picnics, brunch and nights out. But before paying full price for products on the high street, try browsing a fashion website where almost everything is £5 - or thereabouts.
Martin Lewis spoke about the Everything5Pound website on ITV's Good Morning Britain (GMB), where he explained that the site buys leftover and excess stock from retailers like Marks and Spencer, River Island, Oodie and Karen Millen, and sells it for a fraction of the price.
He explained that they're 'often not branded', so whether or not you get a high-end high street item is a bit of luck. But if you know your fashion, it can be worked out.
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According to Everythhing5Pounds, fashion fans will be able to spot items on the website that can cost upwards of £100 at major high street retailers.
But is it too good to be true? Lea Dzifa Seeberg, a reporter at ChronicleLive's sister website MyLondon, tried the Everything5Pounds website herself for a hands on analysis. Here's what Lea said:
I expected to find some frumpy polyester dresses and shoes my nan wouldn't be caught dead in. However, I wasn't even five minutes in before I had 15 tabs open with prospective purchases.
The floral off-the-shoulder dress (£5.75) came in a lovely green shade that's ideal for a summer party or BBQ. Paired with a white zip front cropped denim jacket (£5.95), I'll be wearing it time and time again up until the Autumn. I finished the outfit with a pair of £5.95 Weaved Strap Platform Sandals, which wouldn't appear out of place in Marks and Spencer (M&S), for an elevated look.
The total price of outfit number one came to £17.65. I'd usually pay this price for a single top, so it felt like a success.
Any products or brands mentioned on the MoneySavingExpert site are not endorsements and are purely down to journalistic research from the MSE team and Martin Lewis.
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