What have you bought recently?

katlupe said:
I am an addict, I admit. I get into a shopping frenzy and can't stop. I only buy things I REALLY need. Really, I do.
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Don't worry katlupe, there's absolutely no known cure for the Aloha shirt affection, or should that be affliction?
It's my wife's fault, her demand for perfection is amazing. Look at the centre picture, see how the two panels line up and the breast pocket all but disappears.
 

A box of 5 mg 28 tablets of Oxycodone. I'm on the waiting list to get the right knee prosthetic so I'll have a matching pair.
 

A couple of tops at the thrift store - one was brand new from Chico. Total $7.50. It all goes to charity so if I get home and it isn’t right, I just donate it right back.

I still waiting for three different deliveries from one order. They must be coming from different stores. It’ll be Wednesday at the earliest.
 
dobielvr said:
How long is the waiting list?
Just curious....
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The waiting list at my hospital is 6 months. However, we have something called "90-day guarantee" which means that I will have the surgery done within that time at a hospital somewhere in the country. I get to choose 3 hospitals, in order of my preference, and the operation will be done at the one that is available within the 90 days. In my case, the first two on my list are within 3 hours distance. What is the situation in your country?
 
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That's right, an new/old time $100 flip phone . Why? Misa had to fill out forms to work part time at a local Dollar General. They asked for an emergency contact. I didn't have a phone. She found a company in Romania she trusted, and I picked the $10 a month/50Mb plan. Man is it hard to get use to. Remember how entering text was/is? It's primitive compared to the new smart phones. I will only use it for phone calls, and texting. No Apps. No camera, no accoutrements.
 
Paco Dennis said:
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That's right, an new/old time $100 flip phone . Why? Misa had to fill out forms to work part time at a local Dollar General. They asked for an emergency contact. I didn't have a phone. She found a company in Romania she trusted, and I picked the $10 a month/50Mb plan. Man is it hard to get use to. Remember how entering text was/is? It's primitive compared to the new smart phones. I will only use it for phone calls, and texting. No Apps. No camera, no accoutrements.
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I still have my old flip phone but do not use it. I liked those better than these new fangled ones. I have such a time answering it to get the screen to light up and to stay up while I try to answer the call. Horrible things!
 
Verisure said:
The waiting list at my hospital is 6 months. However, we have something called "90-day guarantee" which means that I will have the surgery done within that time at a hospital somewhere in the country. I get to choose 3 hospitals, in order of my preference, and the operation will be done at the one that is available within the 90 days. In my case, the first two on my list are within 3 hours distance. What is the situation in your country?
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For heart surgery, it may be 1-2 mos wait...depending on your situation. If your valves are blocked, they'll take you in within a matter of weeks, the sooner the better.

When I had shoulder surgery, I think I waited may be a month or 2.

We have 3 major hospitals that care for us in my town. One of those is just outside my city limits.
 
dobielvr said:
For heart surgery, it may be 1-2 mos wait...depending on your situation. If your valves are blocked, they'll take you in within a matter of weeks, the sooner the better.

When I had shoulder surgery, I think I waited may be a month or 2.

We have 3 major hospitals that care for us in my town. One of those is just outside my city limits.
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It seems similar to ours. You know, this sort of operation done at that hospital and another sort of operation done at some other one. I was fumbling about needing a pace-maker then one day I collapse in the park (not the first time I did that, but it was the first time AFTER the diagnosis) so they took me in two days later and did the job. I guess it was considered a semi-emergency.
 
Verisure said:
It seems similar to ours. You know, this sort of operation done at that hospital and another sort of operation done at some other one. I was fumbling about needing a pace-maker then one day I collapse in the park (not the first time I did that, but it was the first time AFTER the diagnosis) so they took me in two days later and did the job. I guess it was considered a semi-emergency.
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Oh definitely. Sounds like an emergency to me!

Hope you're feeling better.
 
I bought some wine in a box. 2 of them actually. One is white wine, the other, red. They're very slender boxes, I think they said they contained 10 glasses. They fit easily in my fridge.

I also bought a 6 pack of Corona (ha ha) beer, but I seemed to have left it out in my car. In the garage.

Do you think it's ok? It's very cold. Should be, right?
May be I should try it and see....lol
 
dobielvr said:
I bought some wine in a box. 2 of them actually. One is white wine, the other, red. They're very slender boxes, I think they said they contained 10 glasses. They fit easily in my fridge.

I also bought a 6 pack of Corona (ha ha) beer, but I seemed to have left it out in my car. In the garage.

Do you think it's ok? It's very cold. Should be, right?
May be I should try it and see....lol
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The only thing that cold go wrong with the beer is that it’s so cold it freezes and blows the bottles up. When I forgot the coke in glass bottles in my trunk, I was cleaning up the mess for weeks.
 
We like to dine out on Christmas Day, our good friends have a chocolate box country pub, it's always a treat to dine there. Today S/F thread about being alone resonated. Our friends had put a guest on our table, she has been widowed for about two years. What delightful company she was, it made us feel warm that she not only engaged with us, but she didn't stay home where she would miss her husband. I didn't ask about children or grandchildren, I thought it impertinent to do so.

So, what did I buy today? Two three course Christmas Day meals and drinks at the bar. Mine, being the driver, were alcohol free, promise. We were there for about five and a half hours, we've been home about five hours and I still feel totally pigged out.
 
With the exception of most groceries, we buy pretty much everything on-line. I don't know how local variety and tech stores stay in business. Many haven't survived the epidemic and will probably never return. Eventually it may come down to little more than restaurants and grocery stores. That's life. The world is changing.
 
ElCastor said:
With the exception of most groceries, we buy pretty much everything on-line.
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So far I have yet to make an actual purchase on line. You might like an amusing tale about my ineptness at internet purchases.

About a year before the corona virus struck, my wife and I went to a wedding, it was Hawaiian themed, held in a huge marquee. Guests were asked to dress Hawaiian style, I have a blue linen suit but it needed a hat and I just couldn't find the right one. But I did find a milliner in Belgium, a young lady whose English was impeccable. She sent me some small fabric swatches, gave me a price and a delivery date. Then came the awkward bit, I could go to her website and purchase on line, I could give her my card details over the phone, I could pay with Pay-Pal. The first and last options were like a foreign language and the second just wasn't an option. I don't give my card details out, full stop.

"Leave it with me," I told her, I'll get back to you in a couple of days. Two days later she's on the phone. "You've sent me Euros," she said. "they are not fake," I told her, "I bought them at the post office and I've rounded up the price so that you have your money all in twenties. "I've never been paid in cash," she replied, adding, "I can't get over it.

My hat arrived in good time for the wedding, do you want to see her fine effort?
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The shirt & tie I wore for the ceremony, later they gave way for an Aloha shirt that I had left in the car.
 
horseless carriage said:
So far I have yet to make an actual purchase on line. You might like an amusing tale about my ineptness at internet purchases.

About a year before the corona virus struck, my wife and I went to a wedding, it was Hawaiian themed, held in a huge marquee. Guests were asked to dress Hawaiian style, I have a blue linen suit but it needed a hat and I just couldn't find the right one. But I did find a milliner in Belgium, a young lady whose English was impeccable. She sent me some small fabric swatches, gave me a price and a delivery date. Then came the awkward bit, I could go to her website and purchase on line, I could give her my card details over the phone, I could pay with Pay-Pal. The first and last options were like a foreign language and the second just wasn't an option. I don't give my card details out, full stop.

"Leave it with me," I told her, I'll get back to you in a couple of days. Two days later she's on the phone. "You've sent me Euros," she said. "they are not fake," I told her, "I bought them at the post office and I've rounded up the price so that you have your money all in twenties. "I've never been paid in cash," she replied, adding, "I can't get over it.

My hat arrived in good time for the wedding, do you want to see her fine effort?
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The shirt & tie I wore for the ceremony, later they gave way for an Aloha shirt that I had left in the car.
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In most cases clothing and shoes are better purchased in person -- unless it's a re-purchase of a similar article by a manufacturer you are familiar with. Most internet shopping tends to be with Amazon -- who offers just about anything you could buy in a local store. For a small annual fee you get 2 day delivery. Included with that annual delivery fee is access to their vast (I mean VAST!) library of streaming TV and movies -- some of which is fee based, but a lot is free.
 
ElCastor said:
In most cases clothing and shoes are better purchased in person -- unless it's a re-purchase of a similar article by a manufacturer you are familiar with. Most internet shopping tends to be with Amazon -- who offers just about anything you could buy in a local store. For a small annual fee you get 2 day delivery. Included with that annual delivery fee is access to their vast (I mean VAST!) library of streaming TV and movies -- some of which is fee based, but a lot is free.
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One day delivery here most of the time, and sometimes the same day
 
hollydolly said:
One day delivery here most of the time, and sometimes the same day
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I have Prime. Promises 2 day delivery - after they send it out. 7 - 10 is the norm. If it’s coming from China, there’s no promise.
 

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