What have you bought recently?

Thank you, @hollydolly
That was an informative and funny-at-times article, describing why you didn't think you needed one, till you have it and love it! 😄
And it did seem quite convincing of that, to me. 🤓
 

hollydolly said:
A window Vac.... mainly for the shower room...
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Do you already have one of these and bought another for the bathroom, or will this be your first?
 
Two pair of soft socks at a new store that opened last week, that's all I could persuade myself to purchase after a self guided tour of the store. A couple of weeks ago I bagged up for Goodwill twelve pair of Gold Toe new socks that were too thin and tight, so some new socks were on my mind.

After fussing with those fabric shopping bag holders for a couple of years, I decided to find another solution to keep them tidy.

I went to JoAnn armed with coupons and bought one of those decorative cardboard boxes on sale, not what I wanted, but it'll do. Now the bags are folded and lined up. This little box holds more bags than the cloth bag holder and it satisfies my need for neatness. :giggle:

I don't like the reno that JoAnn did to the store. It seems like some AI Corporate type designed the layout, colors, etc. I dreaded going there, but forced myself to go after Hobby Lobby didn't have the boxes.

Anyway, armed with a 40% off coupon (used for the glue) plus a 25% off coupon on the total order I found the shopping bag box, fabric glue for the fabric I bought at Hobby Lobby (to make a lampshade) and a 70% off wreath. The wreath original price $59.99 (Not going to pay that!) were my JoAnn purchases. I spent $4.79 plus tax for the lampshade fabric - which was also on sale at HL.
 

hollydolly said:
you hear about my adventures on the 'how was your day ' thread, you mad woman..lol... :ROFLMAO:....

Today I bought myself a Haircut and blow dry as you've all seen already I'm sure..3 inches off , and longer layers..
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bought 2 pairs of ankle boots, beige and black suede heeled.. I tried the beige on(taupe).. they fitted fine, didn't bother with the black.. guess what ?.. they're too tight... so they have to go back.. I'll keep the beige tho'.. bought some ceramic pumpkins for the livingroom Autumn decor.. got them in white, black and orange...

Also got a fur lined pair of leggings.. only £7 , to wear indoors when the nights get chilly..

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..new silver chain...
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...and then dropped into Aldi on the way home to pick up the basics.. bread, Milk.. and beer & cake ...mile has risen 17p per litre overnight..
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Nice boots HD! I never saw leggings like that. You got some nice stuff. :)
 
After finishing up the Asian grocery shopping this morning and before leaving the Asian district and heading back home I surprised mama by pulling up in front of the jewelry store.

Her, "why are we stopping here" ?......me, (knowing that I just wanted to buy her something), "I just want to go in and look around".

She figured out what was going on pretty quick and once inside I didn't steer her towards any certain area of the store.....I just held her purse for her and sat on one of the stools and let her browse.

She ended up liking a really pretty 18K yellow gold necklace and pendant.....after both pieces were weighed and calculated they were a little pricey but were worth every penny when seeing the smile on her face when I didn't say a word and just reached in my wallet and handed the clerk my credit card.

Mama was happy and I felt good making her happy.
 
My preferred leave in conditioner of choice has skyrocketed on Amazon from an already high pre-pandemic $30 for 5.1 oz tube to $44 for the same size!!! A tube lasts me about six months but it was the principle of the thing more than the price. For the past couple of years I've been using cheaper brands, then a couple of days ago I came across an almost used up tube under the guest bathroom sink. Tried it after my shower yesterday morning and, wow, what a difference!

I decided to bite the bullet and pay Amazon's outrageous price, but did a little shopping around first. Guess what? One of Walmart's resellers has it for $22. Same size tube so I ordered two - they should arrive next week. If it's the same product I'll buy a couple more and stash them.

Also, the Walmart microwave spatter cover that @RadishRose recommended a few months ago was FINALLY back in stock so I ordered one of those, too.
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StarSong said:
My preferred leave in conditioner of choice has skyrocketed on Amazon from an already high pre-pandemic $30 for 5.1 oz tube to $44 for the same size!!! A tube lasts me about six months but it was the principle of the thing more than the price. For the past couple of years I've been using cheaper brands, then a couple of days ago I came across an almost used up tube under the guest bathroom sink. Tried it after my shower yesterday morning and, wow, what a difference!

I decided to bite the bullet and pay Amazon's outrageous price, but did a little shopping around first. Guess what? One of Walmart's resellers has it for $22. Same size tube so I ordered two - they should arrive next week. If it's the same product I'll buy a couple more and stash them.

Also, the Walmart microwave spatter cover that @RadishRose recommended a few months ago was FINALLY back in stock so I ordered one of those, too.
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Wow, a $14.00 price hike! Ridiculous. These retailers are out of control! Good for you @StarSong for outsmarting them.
 
On Thursday I bought a t-shirt for DH. At the counter I realized it wasn’t Friday and the discount sale hadn’t started. The cashier said to come back tomorrow and they‘d process the sale price. When I did it, the manager and the clerk both said they’d have done it on Thursday. I didn’t buy anything else though I did try on some pants.
 
Welp...so much for the money diet I swore I'd go on💸💸 DD and I did our Walmarting this afternoon when I got off work. We passed a shelf of soft, furry throws. Key words: soft, furry. Oh, and cute, patterned with funny little penguins🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧. I frittered away $5 on one. Five US dollars! Five. One can never have too many throws, amiright?

I'm gonna look at the expenditure as I would calories...didn't use up very many🤣
 
NorthernLight said:
I paid $90 and have nothing to show for it. $40 to put my snow tires on my car, $40 to store the summer tires, plus tax.

Today I'm getting my car winterized. More money for nothing. But it has to be done.
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Re tires, I noticed a nail in one of mine yesterday. Didn’t seem to be leaking and I debated about waiting until Monday to deal with it but was afraid it might go flat by then and I’d have an additional problem. So went to Discount Tires and learned it could not be fixed (too close to the edge and fix wouldn’t hold). They didn’t have the same model of tire but thought I could find it elsewhere or they could try to order it. They suggested a different model of the same brand that was considered a better tire and it was in stock. Only problem is they recommended I buy two tires since the car’s “ride” would be noticeably different with three older and different ones plus a new one. Two new tires and a set of windowshield wiper blades and I’m only $650 poorer.
 
Pinky said:
Been buying this 'n that for O/H's birthday near end of month. So far, 2 pajama bottoms, french chocolates,
2 fleece sweatshirts, licorice allsorts and gift cards. It's difficult to buy for one another, as we have all we need.
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OH My, lots of things, what will you get him for Christmas ? :eek:...My ex husband was very difficult to buy for because his birthday was just 4 days after Christmas
 
J-Kat said:
Re tires, I noticed a nail in one of mine yesterday. Didn’t seem to be leaking and I debated about waiting until Monday to deal with it but was afraid it might go flat by then and I’d have an additional problem. So went to Discount Tires and learned it could not be fixed (too close to the edge and fix wouldn’t hold). They didn’t have the same model of tire but thought I could find it elsewhere or they could try to order it. They suggested a different model of the same brand that was considered a better tire and it was in stock. Only problem is they recommended I buy two tires since the car’s “ride” would be noticeably different with three older and different ones plus a new one. Two new tires and a set of windowshield wiper blades and I’m only $650 poorer.
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Yes, unfortunately you're not supposed to have one tire that's different. I remember long ago my boyfriend would wait until he got a flat, and then scrounge a discarded tire from a gas station or wherever was handy. Every time he got a flat, he'd say, "I don't believe it." I always believed it!

I have a small car with small wheels. When I moved here last year, I already had all-season tires. I carefully considered whether I should get snow tires. Finally I went to the tire store and got snow tires on rims. $1000 😭.
 
hollydolly said:
OH My, lots of things, what will you get him for Christmas ? :eek:...My ex husband was very difficult to buy for because his birthday was just 4 days after Christmas
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Hols, after all this time, we both have everything we want or need .. therefore, we just give one another fave
treats (candy,chocolate), or gift cards to Amazon (for moi), beer store (for him). We're content with that. It's the day that counts most :)
 
Pinky said:
Hols, after all this time, we both have everything we want or need .. therefore, we just give one another fave
treats (candy,chocolate), or gift cards to Amazon (for moi), beer store (for him). We're content with that. It's the day that counts most :)
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lol...you should have told him that on his Birthday... :ROFLMAO:
 
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