What have you bought recently?

The shoes I ordered arrived, a half size difference to see what fits. My bunion is tender. Not sure if leather will soften enough.

All the family photos on the office wall are done with different, unique frames. Picked out another for an upgrade for a grad at a thrift store.
 

Bath towels. Only washed one. If it doesn’t do a good job drying, the other will go back. Darn, I sure can be too thrifty at times. The last towels I bought look nice and don’t absorb well.

Also bought two apples. $2 for 2 tiny little apples. Jeez.
 
Jules said:
Bath towels. Only washed one. If it doesn’t do a good job drying, the other will go back. Darn, I sure can be too thrifty at times. The last towels I bought look nice and don’t absorb well.

Also bought two apples. $2 for 2 tiny little apples. Jeez.
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$ 2 for 2 tiny apples?... your country's going the same way as this one :rolleyes::cautious:
 
The music has been out at my gym due to IT issues, so I finally broke down and bought a pair of Apple Earbud Pros that seamlessly pair with my iPhone so I can listen to my own music. They are wireless and the sound quality is amazing. I will be wearing them to the gym, around the house and when walking by the lake. Also, any time I travel.

I also bought an iPhone holder that fits into the cupholder in my car. I've been laying my phone on the front seat for years.

Yesterday was the 2-year anniversary of my retirement and I figure it is time to make a few subtle changes to modernize and improve my life.
 
hollydolly said:
This is a leson I've learned since O/H has been gone..I can't lift 100 ltrs of Compost myself... and I'm certainly not going to pay the high prices amazon et al are charging to deliver ... gotta figure how to get it here, without actually trying to lift it...
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Surely there is a teenager in the village that will help you for a few pounds? I use my son and his friends for a lot of chores.
 
My old Pixel 2 phone keeps dying so I've ordered a refurbished Pixel 4a. I would have (maybe) sprung for a new phone but it seems like they have gotten even bigger and already I can barely fit the phone in my jeans pocket. After I placed the order for the phone I realized I will need a new phone case, screen protector, and pop socket, so those are ordered from Amazon also.
 
HoneyNut said:
My old Pixel 2 phone keeps dying so I've ordered a refurbished Pixel 4a. I would have (maybe) sprung for a new phone but it seems like they have gotten even bigger and already I can barely fit the phone in my jeans pocket. After I placed the order for the phone I realized I will need a new phone case, screen protector, and pop socket, so those are ordered from Amazon also.
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I was very fortunate that when my company "retired" me they had just given me an iPhone 11 (because I was on it 24/7 responding to emails) and told me to just keep it. It will probably be the last small device I own.

I've been using the same MacBook Pro for almost 10 years. I looked at the cost of new ones and chose to have the hard drive replaced and it is like a band new laptop. I think you will be happy with the refurbished Pixel 4a. I think you made the right decision!
 
dseag2 said:
I was very fortunate that when my company "retired" me they had just given me an iPhone 11 (because I was on it 24/7 responding to emails) and told me to just keep it. It will probably be the last small device I own.

I've been using the same MacBook Pro for almost 10 years. I looked at the cost of new ones and chose to have the hard drive replaced and it is like a band new laptop. I think you will be happy with the refurbished Pixel 4a. I think you made the right decision!
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Funny you should say that. I have an old MacBook Pro that I was playing around with earlier this evening. What browser do you use with it? I didn't think any of the major browsers were compatible.
 
hollydolly said:
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
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Please explain this. You will no longer be able to use bills to pay for things?
 
dseag2 said:
I was very fortunate that when my company "retired" me they had just given me an iPhone 11 (because I was on it 24/7 responding to emails) and told me to just keep it. It will probably be the last small device I own.

I've been using the same MacBook Pro for almost 10 years. I looked at the cost of new ones and chose to have the hard drive replaced and it is like a band new laptop. I think you will be happy with the refurbished Pixel 4a. I think you made the right decision!
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@dseag2 I liked my Mac but it was expensive and I look after things so, when Apple stopped supporting it after 4/5 years, I was a little miffed. I sometimes consider buying another as they do seem reliable. Are the MacBook Pro's supported for longer or are you finding it doesn't affect your use? (y)
 
Yesterday morning when my friend Mary&I were at Target, I looked again at bagless vacuum cleaners
I've had a bulky/hard to manuver one I bought on QVC about 8 yrs ago,it can't get into tight spots
I bought a Dirt devil lightweight{10 lbs maybe less} stick vacuum cleaner cost $50
I tried it out yesterday afternoon,what a difference could get it into small spaces,its a keeper
 
StarSong said:
Ordered these (new) yesterday through eBay. $39.99, free shipping and ok to return. Amazon sells them for $54.99 and is out of my size.

My GF in San Diego has a couple of pairs of these (Clarks Sea Breeze) in other colors. I've admired hers for a few years, so I decided to treat myself. I almost always buy a new pair of nice flip flops every spring because I wear them 8 months a year. That way I have about three pairs I can alternate that are all in good shape. These will round out my pink/black yoga mat pair and my aqua/black Reef compressed foam, bottle opener pair.

Flip flops are to me what boots are to @hollydolly. 🥰

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An update... these flip flops feel like I'm walking on a cloud! Love them!
 
I bought a Jackery power supply and a solar panel to power it. I considered a gas powered machine, but just not as practical and the power doesn't generally go out here that often. Not that it won't in bad conditions. Since I bought it the sun has been hiding and this spring has turned out to be a very cloudy one, but that's Oregon. It's 500 watts and takes several hours to charge in direct sunlight. Much better if it is really clear. Even a little cloudy will slow down the charge. 500 watts means it will run most kinds of lights, electronic devices. They make some heaters it will run but not enough to heat anything efficiently. Will run some small electric motors. I mainly use it to run and charge my laptop and sometimes the TV. I charge all my devices with it. It could start a car with a dead battery if I bought some connections. Kind of a toy but
fun to use. I can also charge it with my car when I drive. If I know I am driving more than a few miles it charges fairly quickly.
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New credit card wallet.. I always buy Red leather.. for years, but I've gone for a change and bought a Turquoise/white , it's small and got lots of card slots...
 
StarSong said:
Way to step out of your comfort zone, Hols!
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That's for sure, and as for those card slots, they are redundant in my wallet. I have just been measured up for a new, made to measure, blazer. The tailor explained that he asks for a fifty percent deposit, the balance to be paid once I am happy with my blazer. He then apologised and said his card machine kept on malfunctioning. "You don't need it," I told him, as I counted out the cash in front of him.
He joked as he checked the money: "I can eat again now." he said. Strangely enough he did say that he was almost sure that I would be a cash payer, just a hunch.

I didn't tell him it's so that no-one, other than the queen on the banknote, has any idea of what I buy, whether I buy retail or in person, without an internet record I simply cannot be traced.
 
I don't drink coffee but my wife does, her coffee machine died. It used paper filters & ground coffee.

Upgrade to.

1. Keurig coffee machine
2. Starbuck 40 K-cup assortment
3. 2 tier bamboo K-cup holder
 

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