Tips to buy at zara like an expert

Expert level

Reaching the level of an expert buyer at Zara is not an easy task. We have scoured the web looking for the advice of those who know the most, the former workers of the brand and we have compiled a series of tricks that will make your purchases in the Inditex 'flagship' much easier and more accurate. Take note.

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Receiving thousands of promotional emails can be annoying but if you want to be up to date with all the firm's launches you need to subscribe to the Zara newsletter. In addition, you can also follow us on our social networks - because we are up to date on everything.

The lookbooks with works of art

Another advantage of subscribing to the Newsletters is that you will know when there is a new lookbook. They are visually wonderful and also serve to give us an idea of where the shots go in the latest trends.

Take advantage of

Zara does not make special offers nor can discount codes be used for on its website. However, if we want cheaper we can always wait for the two traditional periods (January 7 and July 1). The only exception is Black Friday where they usually do a 20% discount.

Find it in your nearest store

You may never have noticed, but the Zara website has a tool that tells you if a specific garment is in a store near you. Ideal for when you are in a hurry to release something and cannot wait for it to arrive in a normal shipment from the online store.

Save the shipping costs

If you want something that does not exceed € 30 in the online store (then home delivery is free) you can ask to have it sent to a store that catches you nearby and thus you save those almost € 4 that it would cost otherwise. Returns are also always free and can be done in the store, from your own home or at a collection point.

When does the new arrive in stores?

Zara stores are constantly receiving new merchandise. New clothes usually arrive on Sundays and Thursdays and shoes and accessories on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Do not buy outside of Spain

We are lucky that since Zara is a Spanish brand, clothes are cheaper for us than for the rest of the world. For this reason, and although it may be tempting to bring you something from a trip, resist the temptation because outside it will always be more expensive and also the clothes are usually the same.

Look in the sections

Not long ago Zara has started putting out special collections. There are Limited Editions with which it will be much more difficult to match with the same garment as your partner in the office or with your cousin at a wedding, there are also more timeless ones like the Timeless collection or super low cost like their Special Prices. Don't forget about them.

The secret of Zara Home

This dress, yes, this piece of dress is not from Zara, it is from Zara Home. So it's worth stopping by to find more than just some new bed pillows.

Download the APP

Besides that it becomes a much simpler task, it has a great advantage and that is that, if you are in a store but they do not have your size, it allows you to scan the code on the label and it tells you where it is. In this way you will not be left with the desire to have that beautiful shirt even if the shop assistants tell you that there are only the sizes that are out.

Calculate your size

One of the biggest fears that we all have online is that the size is not adequate and we have to go back and forth to change the garment in question. So that this does not happen to you again, on the Zara website you have a tool "What is my size?" in which you enter your height, your weight and your preferences of how you want it to fit and she tells you what percentage of success you will have choosing one size and another based on the purchases made by other people with the same characteristics. A negative point for this functionality is that it is not available on all garments.

Looking for Inspiration

In Search of Inspiration

Have you fallen in love with a garment but don't know how to combine it? You will find inspiration on Zara's own website. In lookbooks and editorials there are usually ideas but also in the garment's own looks. Normally, within the image of a piece, if you go down you will find the rest of the pieces of the style that they have created or suggestions to combine it.

When is the best time to go to Zara?

During the lunch hour of a daily day, Zara becomes a jungle and it is that we all approach at that moment to see if we find something nice. For this reason, those who have worked in their stores know that the previous hours are the best. Between 12 and 13 from Monday to Friday. And the weekends? As early as you can to find everything more or less ordered …

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We confess it: Zara has been one of our favorite stores for a long, long time. The value for money of their garments added to the fact that they are always aware of trends make us visit their physical and online stores more often than we like to admit. So over time we have been compiling a series of tricks (some come from former employees of the firm) that serve us –and now they will serve you as well–, as if we were true shopping experts. Take note of some of the things we have learned over the years.

Tricks for good at Zara

You have to subscribe to the Newsletter. It is true that we receive hundreds of emails in the mail every day, but we always open them with a smile from Zara. We know that they will come loaded with news, good ideas and looks to inspire us .
Mark them on the calendar. Zara does not make special discounts, only and, for not long, participates in Black Friday. They start on January 7 and July 1 of each year. The beginning is ideal for hunting clothes that you want yes or yes and the end (they usually last just two months) to get you a seasonal bargain.
The APP works magic. The purchase process is very simple through the APP, but if you are in a store and you cannot find your size, you can scan the label and it will tell you where they have it.
Get the size right the first time . Amancio does not want you to stay with the desire for anything so they have created a tool for you to find your ideal size in the online store. You enter your stockings and how you want the garment to fit and based on the results obtained by other people with the same measurements who have not returned that garment, they recommend your ideal size.