What have you bought recently?

I have been Christmas shopping for food but the main purchase in recent times has been ten tickets to see Afrique en Cirque in January. It is for a theatre party for Hubby and all of the male family members to have a day out together.

Afrique en Cirque - Sydney Festival

A couple of days ago the female members had our day out to see Romeo and Juliet (ballet) at the Sydney Opera House. I bought these tickets nearly three years ago but the season was cancelled twice because of Covid. It was worth the wait.

I have little need for new things these days. I'm not Mrs Moneybags but I am happy to spend money on events that enrich our family life and create happy new memories that will endure longer than I do.
 

@PamfromTx I don't know where in this thread our "conversation" is about whether or not my son's shoes will fit in the new shoe cabinet but I promised to let you know. He finally put it together last week and I'm just getting around to posting about it. His sneakers and dress shoes fit but his boots do not. His "bigfoot" youngest son had trouble getting his sneakers to fit. His feet are even bigger than his dad's and at 17 he's now 6'7! I'm glad I picked this cabinet. I think the color goes well with my sofa (and other pieces in the room).

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Thank you Jules. It was the best looking one I saw between Amazon, where I purchased it & Walmart. I shrunk a little more than 2 inches over the past few years. When my son measured me recently he said I'm 5' 2". That means hes a foot taller than I am.
 
I am shopping for a new electric kettle... wow, looking online, there's so many choices (high end, to me). Does one really need to spend 50.00 to 150.00 (SMEG brand--whatever that is) to *boil water*?? And a bunch of them have temp gauges on the side. Looks like just a lot of bells and whistles to drive up the price. Any suggestions or recommendations?
 
Lilac said:
I have had my basic GE electric kettle for a long time that I picked up at Walmart. It's stainless steel, just turn it on & it'll turn off automatically when done.

Wally World had a several online for around $20 that were Black & Decker & a Hamilton Beach. These are similar to mine.
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Yes I’ve got a no-frills Hamilton Beach kettle that’s just fine. I guess I was trying to figure out what all the boo-haha is about the more swanky kettles
 
a Polo Neck poncho style jumper...
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...and some Heavy Duty Tent Pegs... ( not to hold the poncho down )..:p

Extra Large Storage bags..

A turquoise .. and a pink Chiffon scarf...
 
Georgiagranny said:
I just have a regular whistling teakettle that I use to heat up water on the stove. Probably cost around $15.
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That’s what I had on my stove for the past 18 years. Used it less than a half dozen times per year. Now I have a kettle that can also be used to cook food in. Took it out of the camper when we sold it. The kettle fits in the cupboard because it’s small; too small for a pot of tea. I may need to find something tall and thin so it fits in the cupboard. I think that an electric kettle is more efficient than the stovetop method; don’t really know.
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I am shopping for a new electric kettle... wow, looking online, there's so many choices (high end, to me). Does one really need to spend 50.00 to 150.00 (SMEG brand--whatever that is) to *boil water*?? And a bunch of them have temp gauges on the side. Looks like just a lot of bells and whistles to drive up the price. Any suggestions or recommendations?
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I was shocked at the prices also; but I just recently got one from Amazon and it heats up really, really fast ! It has the different settings, or you can put in the temperature you want it to heat the water up to, and different teas take a different temperature than other teas do, and coffee pour-over needs it really hot, almost boiling.
I never thought I would spend $50 for a hot water kettle, but now that I have it, I love it ! Here is what mine looks like.


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hollydolly said:
Today on the way back from my hospital appointment, I stopped off at the supermarket and bought a whole bunch of the special Christmas treats they sell.. just once a year.. Like Belgian Chocolate and Ginger Thins.. orange and chocolate butter fudge.. and lots of other Christmasy treats .. bought them in bulk so I can give some to DD.. because once these things are sold during the festive season, they don't replace them until the following year... and even then it may not be the same things
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That's a great idea!
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I was shocked at the prices also; but I just recently got one from Amazon and it heats up really, really fast ! It has the different settings, or you can put in the temperature you want it to heat the water up to, and different teas take a different temperature than other teas do, and coffee pour-over needs it really hot, almost boiling.
I never thought I would spend $50 for a hot water kettle, but now that I have it, I love it ! Here is what mine looks like.


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I don't need one, however, this makes me look at them when I go back to the store.
 
I never did myself over to Aldi's for christmas treats. I did get halo's and red grapes included in my grocery order. Got pork rinds for the dog's to have for treats, they just love them so that will be the treat for the next few days. I made some more christmas cookies.

I usually go to sprouts and buy nuts in bulk but did not get there. So, got on Amazon, ordered brazil nuts and a large container of premium mixed nuts. Some of that will be used in my chex mix.
 
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