Have you ever found yourself walking into a store or shopping online and saying to yourself, “They’re charging how much for that?” We’ve all felt that disappointment.
Unfortunately there’s not a lot we can do about it. It’s not like the customer has any say in the pricing of an item, right?
Say hello to Garmentory, an online shopping experience that lets you have that say.
To local designers and boutiques, Garmentory is an opportunity to sell sale stock in the most unique way, directly to people who may have never known their stores existed.
For shoppers, it’s a streamlined resource that allows you to browse through clothes, shoes and accessories until you find something that’s completely and utterly “you.”
Here’s the twist: when you go to make a purchase, you see the regular retail price of an item and, from that, decide what you would like to pay. The “offer” is then sent to the boutique or designer and either accepted or rejected. If rejected, don’t feel bad, you can always make another one.
The addictive site, started by Adele Tetangco and Sunil Gowda, launched at the end of September. Since then, Garmentory has gone from showcasing wares from 24 boutiques and designers across North America to 48 and counting. There’s currently 30 from Vancouver alone, such as Main Street’s Much & Little, Umeboshi and Vincent Park, and it’s a beautifully curated opportunity to discover new places.
Some of these boutiques are chosen by Tetangco and others come to her. She says it’s important to support these boutiques, because they’re “integral parts of our communities.”
Tetangco has worked hard to create Garmentory, describing her work ethic as constantly chasing success; she sets goals, reaches them and then sets new goals. She hopes, one, day, that the word will become embedded in everyone’s vocabulary.
She can just imagine it, two people having a conversation in which one asks: “Where did you get that shirt?” and the other replies: “Garmentory!”
