What have you bought recently?

Is this a brand or style? What’s unique about them. I see the tag says Italy so that implies quality.
taken from the website.. Magic Pants are Super Stretchy, Super Soft, Super Comfy, Super Stylish, Super Quality and fit literally any size or shape. Such an amazing fit and fabulous quality. Magic also because the Crinkles come out when you wear them, just Magic!
 
A burgundy linen jacket.
A baseball cap to keep in the trunk. I hate ending up somewhere for a walk and not have a cap along. At 73 I’ve just started wearing baseball caps because of the visor shade.
A new multi-coloured French Dressing jacket. That’s a Canadian brand.

I did not need another jacket, let alone two. Tuesday is sale day at several stores so I spent <$20. I guess I kept myself amused.
 
I am stunned.. I mean my Gob has been smacked at the price of Garden furniture this year. I'm just beyond shocked at it..

I know everything has gone up in price but this is ridiculous.

I was looking for a new sun lounger.. and whilst at it, I thought I may as well look for a new table and possibly chairs for the garden..

I bought 2 wooden chairs and small table about 3 years ago, after having a Rattan bistro set for years before that .. and I paid around £150 for the set... today that's the price they want for a single Rattan chair... ..tables are even more expensive.. some sets were up to £2,000

Good thing I was only window shopping because there's no way I'm paying that kind of money for the garden . Fortunately sun loungers don't seem to have risen in price so steeply, so I got that while it's still relatively low.. but Jeez... what a surprise.. even those basic plastic bucket type chairs that usually cost about £5 or £6 in any discount store.. are triple the price.. or more..in fact this one is £30....
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on Amazon today wow!! I should have kept all my old chairs, and sold them online, I'd be rich..
 
I am stunned.. I mean my Gob has been smacked at the price of Garden furniture this year. I'm just beyond shocked at it..

I know everything has gone up in price but this is ridiculous.
So agree. Some of our at least 15 year old outdoor furniture needs repair so we looked into replacements. Talk about sticker shock!

Hubby went to the website for the manufacturer of our existing furniture and ordered new slings for the 4 table chairs, two rockers (like below) and two loungers. It's so much less expensive than replacing the whole shooting match.

Hoping this set of nylon slings last as well as the original set.

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So agree. Some of our at least 15 year old outdoor furniture needs repair so we looked into replacements. Talk about sticker shock!

Hubby went to the website for the manufacturer of our existing furniture and ordered new slings for the 4 table chairs, two rockers (like below) and two loungers. It's so much less expensive than replacing the whole shooting match.

Hoping this set of nylon slings last as well as the original set.

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I had some really similar to these someone gave me. 4 chairs and 2 loungers. I already have a wrought iron set my parents bought yrs ago. So, I didn't need them.
The material on the seat portion had started to come apart, and I didn't know how to repair them...so I gave them to my new neighbors across the street. They were thrilled. I hope they can fix them somehow.
 
@hollydolly Your gob has been smacked :ROFLMAO: Glad I don't need garden furniture because I wouldn't like having my gob smacked, especially if my gob is anywhere near my poor, pitiful, bruised face👊

I did feel up to being...um...coerced into visiting the garden centers. Coerced. Y'all know I wouldn't have thought of it on my own:rolleyes: much less having insisted upon it:rolleyes::rolleyes:

We were only out for about an hour and a half, but I was wiped out when we got home. Not wiped out enough to keep me from planting the white guara and evening primroses that followed me home, and not wiped out enough to keep me from planting some globe amaranth seeds. Speedwell will be planted tomorrow after work.

Now I am wiped out, though, because it's hot out there in the sun (82F) and because I washed up some dishes that were in the sink. It's nap time🥱🛏️:sleep:, right after I eat some ice cream. This soft diet has advantages. Ice cream is soft.
 
I am stunned.. I mean my Gob has been smacked at the price of Garden furniture this year. I'm just beyond shocked at it..
That's pretty much how I felt today when relieved of six portraits of Queen Elizabeth. Previously the five twenty pound notes and the one, five pound note, on which Her Majesty is portrayed, were in good company in my wallet. Now all I have is a smelly tank of diesel.
 
That's pretty much how I felt today when relieved of six portraits of Queen Elizabeth. Previously the five twenty pound notes and the one, five pound note, on which Her Majesty is portrayed, were in good company in my wallet. Now all I have is a smelly tank of diesel.
welcome to the club, I've been paying that for several months now... :rolleyes:..incidentally while we're on the subject of the filthy lucre ..if you have any paper notes knocking around the house, you have until the beginning of September at the latest to cash them in at the bank
 
I had to buy a new faucet from Home Depot. Our maintenance man installed it last month. It's a Moen, swiveling bathroom faucet...very cool. I'd never seen one like that for bathrooms before. I also bought a set of colorful, sturdy laundry bags from Amazon. I paid $7.46 because I had a cash back credit to apply.
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Today I drove to the next nearest large town going North .. they've opened a fabulous new department store there.. and it's absolutely beautiful.

I had a wander round bought one blouse (linen top).. and then tried the in-store restaurant.. All of it is done technically.. so quite like MacDonalds .. in that you order your food at a machine.. but unlike McD's.. you key in a number of a wooden plaque board that's next to the machine , and find yourself a seat taking the small plaque with you,,.. and the waiters bring your order to the table.. , so there's no going to the counter or ordering from waiters at all.
Very slick operation, however if you want something a little out out of the ordinary like I do with my tea.. I like the tea-bag to be left out of the pot, so I can judge the strength of the tea myself, but with this new system you can't do that.. so my tea was too strong for me, but all in all a lovely experience in a huge in-store cafe.

I also went into the furniture store to size up new sofas.. they all look so huge now , as I said to the salesman I'm not sure any of them will be easy to get through my front door, if at all.. Anyway, I'm going to properly size up what I need . ..and go back and look again.
 

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