I’m guessing Kelly was referring to people that don’t shop smartly, don’t make good choices as far as sizes and things they know they’ll use. I have on occasion bought some things that I couldn’t use, but I have gotten them so cheap that I was able to resell them and get my money back. You just have to smart about those end of the season purchases.

As a Floridian, end of summer is a great time for me to stock up on lots of warm-weather clothes since I’ll be able to wear them almost year round with the exception of the occasionally cold spell. And in fact, I don’t have a problem buying cold-weather stuff in late winter instead of early fall because it doesn’t usually get cold until later in the season. Of course, I wouldn’t want to get a thick coat in April.

Also, I find that buying stuff later in the season helps me avoid trends that don’t have any staying power. Sure, the clearance racks are full of bad fads, but at least I’ve had time to see them in action for a while and form a fairly solid opinion of them — and have fun laughing at some of the other styles that fortunately didn’t make it.