We here at MyShopDiscounts.com genuinely care about your reputation and would hate to see you humiliate yourself with a fashion screw-up. And unlike most major credit card companies, we are concerned with your street cred. We’d hate to see you walking down the street with platform shoes (the ones with the goldfish swimming in them), or with a weird stain on your shirt (no matter which president it resembles).

If you’ve donned a fanny pack before, don’t panic. We can forgive you. We believe in second chances. Here are some things you should not wear this summer.

Don’t: The Sock/ Sandal Combination

Seriously, you shouldn’t have socks under your sandals. Not only is this combination an abomination against the universal codes of fashion, it just simply doesn’t make sense. By the same rule, you wouldn’t wear your bikini over your t-shirt or your underpants on the outside (unless you’re a superhero).

Don’t: The Hawaiian Shirt

Hawaiian shirts should only be worn by soldiers camouflaging on the shore. Sure, this is a staple of tourist culture, but someone has to say it: Stop wearing hawaiian t-shirts, for the sake of your reputation. If the ratio of concrete to sand where you live is severely tipped in favor of sidewalks, you’ve got to donate your husband’s stash of hawaiian shirts to the salvation army.

Don’t: Wearing your pants lower than your buttocks

It’s a young person thing, we like to tell to ourselves (in tones of doubtful reassurance). And maybe it’s a spawn of the urban culture. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure: It’s something you should not do. Wearing your jeans below your waist is one thing. Wearing your jeans as if the power of gravity had increased tenfold is another. If they sag, wear a belt. It’s better to wear no pants at all than to wear a pair of pants half way. Just saying. Here’s the story of a person who went to jail for sagging.

Don’t: Wearing neon

If you’re a traffic cop, wear it. If you’re landing an airplane, wear it. If you’re a messenger who travels with a two- wheeled, manually- powered vehicle wear it. Wearing something neon is the equivalent of screaming through a megaphone, “Notice me!” It’s trendier to stand out in subtle ways.

Of course, all jokes aside, the most important thing is comfort. If what you’re wearing helps you relax, no rules of fashion should bother you. Wear what makes you content. If wearing socks and sandals keeps your boat afloat, then more power to you. It’s how you feel that ultimately matters.

And we care about that.

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Plus, you get rewarded for your efforts. Pretty sweet, wouldn’t you say? Pull some ideas out of your fanny pack, and let’s get started.