Do you find you've lost Interest In buying Things now ?

I have to had an item in mind before I'll actually go shopping. But I buy things to make travel easier, to make cycling easier, etc. I had to get rid of a lot of clothes about 3 years ago as the result of a successful diet. The old ones went to charity shops. I always buy footwear in the US as it's cheaper and it's easier to find them for wide feet. We are also big fans of REI clothing, especially the ones that dry quickly when caught in the rain.
 
I enjoy going to the shopping centre and just walking
around, being amazed at some of the prices, then spend
more time in the coffee shop.

Gets me out and walking.

Mike.
 

That is the point of lists IMO, Josiah....make lots....leave them at home...it makes shopping more fun!
perhaps that is my obsession....
 
I still buy items not related to my daily basic needs. Some items like clothes have been reduced simply because I'm retired and don't need as much. I never have been one to buy a lot of no nonsense stuff.
 
Right now I AM buying things that need to be done before I retire next year, and will no longer have that sort of income. However, I anticipate that once I retire and I have myself set up the way I want, my purchasing will drastically decrease. I very much enjoy spending money though and it may be a really hard habit to break.
 
NancyNGA said:
I would like to buy a lot of things. I was too busy while still working to spend time shopping. But the quality of some things seems so poor now I hate to waste money on it.

I'd like to buy a new set of Revere Ware cooking pans, but the reviews say they are very flimsy now, made in China.

I need some new furniture---most of what I have is hand-me-downs I've had a long time. But the new furniture is not made of wood, more like glued together sawdust blocks that warp. I don't know if they even make solid wood furniture anymore. The last time I saw it, it was sooo high. Maybe I should get that inflation calculator out. Could be they're not so much out of line with what things used to cost.

In short, I'd like to spend more but can't find what I like.
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My thoughts on shopping run along the same lines. ... when I really think I need something new, big or small, the disappointment in product quality is what holds me back.
Very weary of China goods. So yes, I've lost interest in buying stuff.
 
They were known as spinners here as you could spin the wheel with them...
 

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