What have you bought recently?

When the pandemic started I put my daily wristwatch and jewelry in a drawer and didn't even think about wearing the watch for at least six months. Sad to say, it died during that period. A ten year old self-winder that hadn't been worn in months... I tried shaking it for minutes at a time but no joy.

Now that I've been emerging from my hidey-hole so much more often, I've been increasingly missing this watch and decided to replace it with something very similar. About a week ago it was time to splurge.

The fine print on the face was so small it literally took a magnifying glass plus reading glasses to read Eco-Drive through the lightly scratched crystal. So I start cyber-hunting for a Citizen Eco-Drive watch. Whoa! $200? Wait, what's this? Eco-Drive watches have recharging solar batteries? They're not self-winding? I'd been foolishly shaking my wrist for over a decade for naught? Can it be??? Tried putting it in full sun for ten minutes and voila! When not wearing it, I keep it in a place that gets a little sun. Still keeping perfect time after a week.

So my favorite everyday watch is back in full running order and that $200 plus tax remains in my checking account.

I love stories with happy endings, don't you?
 
I'm pledging all my efforts to break free of the stranglehold Amazon has on me. The last large thing purchased (from them) was a Chromebook ($390) for my wife. I went through all the 2021 transactions, discovered Amazon has been the beneficiary of nearly $4,000 so far this year (10 months). I looked over the items and could really only justify about half as necessary.

The rest were impulse buying, so I figure just giving up purchases that are not needed will save me $150-200 monthly. I've always been an impulse buyer, but with the pandemic isolation I need to get better control.
 

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Bought a telescopic long reach hedge trimmer...cost me £3.95 to have same day delivery between 2pm and 6pm... it didn't arrive so at 6.50pm I rang the company, and they said there had been an error and despite 2pm-6pm on my receipt someone had changed it instore to between 7pm and 10pm.. , so for the inconvenience they refunded my £3.95 delivery charge... .and at just 7.05pm my item was delivered.. so if I'd waited till after 7pm before I called I wouldn't have got my money back ... (y)..( and me and the customer service guy ( Liverpudlian) had a good old chat about the different weather we have in each of our areas.. he even said he was a grandfather at 41, and still had a little boy at home under school age.. .. all very nice customer service ( Argos for all the Brits who may be wondering)...
 
How high do those compression stockings come up on your legs, @katlupe ? And how do they stay up? Without being too tight at the cuffs?
I found them comfortable, years ago, when I had some.

Those sound so nice, in the pack of colors! :)
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Kaila said:
How high do those compression stockings come up on your legs, @katlupe ? And how do they stay up? Without being too tight at the cuffs?
I found them comfortable, years ago, when I had some.

Those sound so nice, in the pack of colors! :)
🌈🍧🖍️💙💜💚:giggle:
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The picture looks like they come up to below the knee. The ones I have been wearing come to the knee and stay up on their own. Never come down at all. They are tight but (that is what my doctor wanted) I think they come in different compressions and I bought mild. Had real good reviews so hope I like them.
 
Some days I think I’m out of my mind. Why did I buy a gadget that stirs your sauces automatically? Then a headlamp for walking in the winter. If I’d had time, I‘d have bought more things. Frankly, I just wanted to buy something and DH was in a rush so these struck me as a great idea at the time. We also got a long pole for washing the two windows we can‘t reach. They get the sun from the south and we can‘t tolerate the thought of looking at them all winter. It’ll be handy too for when the birds decide shiny windows are nice to splat on.
 
I had an episode of panic buying last week because my favorite popcorn snack was out of stock at the grocery store for three weeks in a row and my emergency online order for it disappeared (apparently cancelled by the seller because they were out of stock), so not only did I then panic buy a huge box from another online seller, I also, as a backup plan, ordered a silicone microwave popcorn bowl and 4 lbs of popcorn kernels and two bottles of the exact same popcorn flavoring from different sellers (due to fearing another disappearing order).
I was only actually out of my snack for a couple days because the big box arrived quickly.
The bowl and kernels arrived today (still no sign of either of the flavoring orders) and I tried popping some kernels but I was too anxious that I would burn them so only half popped.
 
Jules said:
Some days I think I’m out of my mind. Why did I buy a gadget that stirs your sauces automatically? Then a headlamp for walking in the winter. If I’d had time, I‘d have bought more things. Frankly, I just wanted to buy something and DH was in a rush so these struck me as a great idea at the time. We also got a long pole for washing the two windows we can‘t reach. They get the sun from the south and we can‘t tolerate the thought of looking at them all winter. It’ll be handy too for when the birds decide shiny windows are nice to splat on.
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Not sure if you'll use those first 2 items, :D
but that third one, sounds like you'll be glad you got it. :cool:
 
Bought this super little electric cordless gadget for trimming the places I can't get to with the mower... . I just can't ge on with strimmers.. and this does the corners, and the grass that grows on edges of the barn doors , where the mower just doesn't get to.. and even the edges of the lawn , and grass that's grown up and under the hedges.., and it's really lightweight as well..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002BZC564/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I ordered bully sticks for Aidan 8 days ago, and they still haven't arrived. It used to take 2 days. He is getting antsy. Everything my daughter buys for him to chew on disappears nearly instantly. And these are supposed to be long-lasting. None of it is rawhide, because dogs can swallow a large piece and it swells and ... surgery. This would be likely to happen to my dog. He already had 3-4 visits to the emergency vet in the past few months. Between my daughter being a "new mother" to him and him being an idiot, these things happen. Only the corncob he ate could have easily turned out to be a real emergency.
 
Jules said:
Some days I think I’m out of my mind. Why did I buy a gadget that stirs your sauces automatically? Then a headlamp for walking in the winter. If I’d had time, I‘d have bought more things. Frankly, I just wanted to buy something and DH was in a rush so these struck me as a great idea at the time. We also got a long pole for washing the two windows we can‘t reach. They get the sun from the south and we can‘t tolerate the thought of looking at them all winter. It’ll be handy too for when the birds decide shiny windows are nice to splat on.
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I have had plenty of great ideas (at the time), that I later wondered what I was thinking. I bet there are more of us out there. I find it best to not go into stores ... who knows what I will buy next?

One time I went to the Brimfield Antique Flea Market, and was negotiating with the seller to buy a large sleigh for a Christmas decoration for my yard. It was $600. Thank goodness my cousin came along to remind me, sternly, that I didn't actually have a yard (we lived in a condo in Boston). So we decided to buy a real skeleton that was in a coffin. We had lots of good ideas for it. When I had it, I was going to dress it up and hang it in the coat closet to scare visitors, or put it in the living room (dressed) seated in an armchair to surprise my mother in law. But when my cousin went back to buy it, someone already had. I like practical jokes.

That was when I had just married my husband. He was used to my Great Ideas, though.
 
ManjaroKDE said:
I'm pledging all my efforts to break free of the stranglehold Amazon has on me. The last large thing purchased (from them) was a Chromebook ($390) for my wife. I went through all the 2021 transactions, discovered Amazon has been the beneficiary of nearly $4,000 so far this year (10 months). I looked over the items and could really only justify about half as necessary.

The rest were impulse buying, so I figure just giving up purchases that are not needed will save me $150-200 monthly. I've always been an impulse buyer, but with the pandemic isolation I need to get better control.
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When I shop at Amazon, I leave things in my cart and look at it a few days to a week later. Amazing how much stuff I delete. The problem is, I didn't do it early enough in my Amazon shopping "career".
 
HoneyNut said:
I had an episode of panic buying last week because my favorite popcorn snack was out of stock at the grocery store for three weeks in a row and my emergency online order for it disappeared (apparently cancelled by the seller because they were out of stock), so not only did I then panic buy a huge box from another online seller, I also, as a backup plan, ordered a silicone microwave popcorn bowl and 4 lbs of popcorn kernels and two bottles of the exact same popcorn flavoring from different sellers (due to fearing another disappearing order).
I was only actually out of my snack for a couple days because the big box arrived quickly.
The bowl and kernels arrived today (still no sign of either of the flavoring orders) and I tried popping some kernels but I was too anxious that I would burn them so only half popped.
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My son has those episodes regarding popcorn, flavorings, and the like, too. I think his favorite gift ever was a Whirley popcorn popper for the stovetop.
 
Pinky said:
I do the Amazon cart thing as well. Of course, there are things I end up buying that I should not have :rolleyes:
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I try to confine myself to Kindle books and things that are necessities. By the time the necessities arrive, I wonder why I bought them. Couldn't I have continued to use the slightly burned cast iron skillet handle cover? It didn't diminish the cover's effectiveness. And when I was bald, did I really need 6 chemo hats when I left the house at most twice a week? Of course I did; they had to match all my outfits (tops because I wore sweatpants all the time). But IRL, I didn't care whether they matched or not. I hated them. Thought they were ugly.

These purchases didn't break the bank, but I dislike wasting money.
 

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