What have you bought recently?

The last major purchases have been a toner replacement for my Brother laser printer, a new kitty fountain (love these) a Singer sewing machine. I have been saying I want to learn to sew for long time, so I figured, no time like the present!
 

carouselsilver said:
The last major purchases have been a toner replacement for my Brother laser printer, a new kitty fountain (love these) a Singer sewing machine. I have been saying I want to learn to sew for long time, so I figured, no time like the present!
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Good luck with that... I can't tell you how many times I've tried to learn, but it's just not in me....:D
 
We had a new electric stove delivered this morning. The old one lasted almost 19 years, so this is the last of the major kitchen appliances that we've had to replace.
Lowe's had a sale a couple of weeks ago, and they offer a 10% discount for military service, so between the sale price and the discount, we got a good price.
We've got an ancient Montgomery Wards chest freezer in the basement that we bought in the early 1970's, and it is still working. They don't make things that last that long anymore.
 
I am thinking of buying a very small garage freezer and putting it in the small storage area off the apartment. Not till we get back from vacation though. The frig freezer in the apartment is way too small.

I bought new towels, washcloths, and hand towels-blue green. My grey ones, that I bought at Costco, all faded to an ugly red brown. Some of them have started to fray so out they go. Taking them to the human society, the dogs are color blind 😂😂😂
 
Aneeda72 said:
I am thinking of buying a very small garage freezer and putting it in the small storage area off the apartment. Not till we get back from vacation though. The frig freezer in the apartment is way too small.
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A few years back we bought an upright freezer (32"H, 20" W and 19" deep) cause the freezer in old fridge (which runs great) that was in house when we bought it was too small). It has really been help. Can buy meat on sale, divide and freeze.
 
Picked up our grocery order and then went to a farm stand for corn.

Lately I only order online when there are lots of heavy liquids. A jug of milk, 2 oj, a large box of mouth wash and 6 V8. Bought miscellaneous other small things, but not many. I prefer shopping in person. I did buy a box of Press N Seal after someone here reminded me of it.
 
One irrigation valve to automatically water my wifes herbs stopped working. Trouble shooting discovered the solenoid was faulty. It was an old valve so I thought I should replace the diaphragm also.

New Lawn Genie 0.75-in Plastic Electric Anti-Siphon Irrigation Valve was $16.86 after military discount& tax.

Replacement parts
Black Replacement Diaphragm $8.98
Black Replacement Solenoid $13.98
That was $22.62 after military discount& tax.

Replumbing the new valve would cost more. Gutting the new valve of the solenoid & diaphragm to rebuild the one in place was cheaper plus quick & easy.

How Much Does A Plumber Cost?
$45 – $150 Per Hour
$125 – $450 Average Job Cost
Small plumbing repairs like unclogging a sink or drain cleaning costs $75 to $250, while larger jobs like fixing a water heater or sump pump cost $500 to $800. Some plumbers have fixed rates for common jobs or a call-out charge of $50 to $200 that covers the first hour of work.

I like to DIY not only for the savings but for the satisfaction of being able to diagnose & have something working like it should.
 
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When I saw this photo on the internet, dated 1921, a hundred years ago, I knew that I just had to have those shoes. Let me tell you it was certainly not a case of: Money is no object. Time and again I was quoted in the thousands.
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But it doesn't have to be so, admittedly £175:00 is a lot more than the usual price that I pay for shoes, but to indulge in a passion for shoes when style was a byword, it seemed well worth it. How I love them.
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Jules said:
‘Punnet’ - my new word of the day. Looked it up. Are they green fibre containers in the UK?
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answering for the UK and not for Timoc..lol... yes they tend to be green fibre carton punnets...depends of course where we buy them.. sainsbury and supermarkets generally have a kind of recyclable cardboard container.. and the farm shops do the green fibre style punnets....
 
Knight said:
One irrigation valve to automatically water my wifes herbs stopped working. Trouble shooting discovered the solenoid was faulty. It was an old valve so I thought I should replace the diaphragm also.

New Lawn Genie 0.75-in Plastic Electric Anti-Siphon Irrigation Valve was $16.86 after military discount& tax.

Replacement parts
Black Replacement Diaphragm $8.98
Black Replacement Solenoid $13.98
That was $22.62 after military discount& tax.

Replumbing the new valve would cost more. Gutting the new valve of the solenoid & diaphragm to rebuild the one in place was cheaper plus quick & easy.

How Much Does A Plumber Cost?
$45 – $150 Per Hour
$125 – $450 Average Job Cost
Small plumbing repairs like unclogging a sink or drain cleaning costs $75 to $250, while larger jobs like fixing a water heater or sump pump cost $500 to $800. Some plumbers have fixed rates for common jobs or a call-out charge of $50 to $200 that covers the first hour of work.

I like to DIY not only for the savings but for the satisfaction of being able to diagnose & have something working like it should.
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precisely what my o/h does...
 
Other than more DVDs from Amazon, my original computer speakers were wearing out (they'd come with my original Windows 95 PC way back when), so I bought new computer speakers with a big bass speaker. Excellent! What a treat. :love:
 

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