What have you bought recently?

hollydolly said:
today I bought a brown knee length cardigan, in readiness for winter when the prices will be hiked... and a baby blue sleeveless blouse....and had my nails done at the salon ... and also a few groceries..mainly drinks...
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Out of season buying can be a good idea. Most of my coats I like a lot were bought after season at a great price.
 

Patricia said:
So glad you shared. Portable car vacs have always seemed a little weak. Having one that works would be very helpful.
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After reading the manual, I saw that it also has a "Turbo Boost" which really increases the suction. There is another model that also includes a motorized brush roll. I'm going to contact Shark to see if it's available separately.
 
Here's what I DIDN'T buy this week: An Instant Pot.
I'd fully intended to purchase one after giving my daughter's IP a trial run for a week.

Mentioned to my DDIL that I was going to order one during Prime Days. She asked that I please not buy one because she received one for a gift and never uses it. It's the complete setup including all the air fryer accessories (which I wasn't necessarily in the market for, but what the heck...). She and DS said they used it twice and found it didn't suit their style of cooking/eating. She mostly cooks with a wok.

When she came over to pick up the baby yesterday, she brought the IP and all the accessories.

I hated to take it from her so we made the agreement that if she ever wants to use it she can have it back at any time. I've done this with my daughter with loaf pans, muffin tins and some other baking supplies. I gave them to her when her kids were very little rather than have her spend money on them, and she shares them back with me on the rare occasion when I have a need.

DH and our sons have a similar arrangement with seldom used tools and equipment. For instance, one power washer in the family is sufficient.
For the past few weeks my purchases have been limited to food and household supplies. :cool:
 
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MickaC said:
Can someone post a pic of a Instant Pot.
I’m having trouble understanding what it is.
Thanks.
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If you click on the photo you can see what it can cook. Mine replaced my rice cooker, slow cooker, and pressure cooker. It cleans up quickly with no problems. There are tons of cookbooks out with recipes for it. I don't use recipes - just cook pot roast, beef stew, various soups, etc. You can cook cake in it, too. I have to read the directions all over again each time I use it, which is why I don't use it much. Kind of of a vicious circle for someone who doesn't like reading directions.
 

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MickaC said:
You have a problem 🤔😏🤨🙃…….😆……I’m 5 ft….oh, wait…..I sew, make my own to fit.
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When my old sewing machine broke when my daughter was 3 (23 years ago), I bought a new one but never had time to use it. It moves with me wherever I go, and I plan to make some of my clothes with it, probably this winter (too cold to go outside). Also, my dog needs a fall jacket, and my cousin's dogs probably winter, fall, or rain coats.
 
hollydolly said:
see even this I would love to be able to do... take up hems, make curtains.. I'm just not made for it...
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I like to copy clothes with patterns I make. I've made enough curtains and taken up enough hems to last a lifetime - not my favorite things to do. The problem is nothing store-bought satisfies me, so I look at fabrics until I find ones that "speak" to me. They say, "I am yours and would look great in X room!" And then I'm stuck with making curtains again.
 
WheatenLover said:
If you click on the photo you can see what it can cook. Mine replaced my rice cooker, slow cooker, and pressure cooker. It cleans up quickly with no problems. There are tons of cookbooks out with recipes for it. I don't use recipes - just cook pot roast, beef stew, various soups, etc. You can cook cake in it, too. I have to read the directions all over again each time I use it, which is why I don't use it much. Kind of of a vicious circle for someone who doesn't like reading directions.
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I have a Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker since i don't want anything with too many parts that need to be replaced. I think the Instapot has too many electrical components for me handle so I just pop the pressure cooker on the stove and set the timer.
 
Jules said:
When I returned the blouse I bought the other day, I ended up spending about 7x that refund. Too much time to browse and try on dozens of things; there was a sale. Two white blouses, pants and a housecoat.
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I did similar today. I returned a blouse.. cost under £20.. then drove to the mall, and spent over £50... on shoes.. and fancy soaps
 
I bought three big sacks of garden soil, some Bermuda grass seed and nine more bedding plants, The grass seed is for reseeding the places where the fungus refuses to die and stay dead. The whole lawn isn't going to be planted in Bermuda...it spreads and will eventually cover the fescue that's there now. I'm just plain fed up with fungus and am planting Bermuda even though I don't much like it. Fescue, when it doesn't get fungus, stays green all year. Bermuda turns brown in winter. However...the struggle with fescue takes too much time and money, both of which can be better spent on the flower garden.
 

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