What have you bought recently?

hollydolly said:
I've got as much as I can to try to offset the loss of one or the other. if the gas gets cut and there's no heating.. I have an electric fire.. but the Irony of this is that our Electricity & Gas prices have risen in price so much in this last 12 months.. over 100 %.. that it wouldn't be affordable to run electricity instead for more than a few minutes .. again, due to that, I've ensured I have warm duvets, and thick quality fleece blankets , the latter to use downstairs on the sofa..

The microwave is there, and the air fryer.. instead of the gas stove .. and the lanterns instead of the lights when the electricity goes..

I have plenty of options for the light, I could put pots of water on the gas propane grill to put in the tub for bathing. Do you have a propane grill or heater of some sort. I also am stocked up with plenty of warm clothing and bedding. I think it gets a lot colder there than it does here.



My real concern is the Freezers in the barn ( I know not to open them) .. and of course my computer getting damaged from crashes caused by the cuts .. and not being able to take a hot shower.. in winter.
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Quote : I have plenty of options for the light, I could put pots of water on the gas propane grill to put in the tub for bathing. Do you have a propane grill or heater of some sort. I also am stocked up with plenty of warm clothing and bedding. I think it gets a lot colder there than it does here.

No.. but I'm not overly worried about that.. altho' I could get a little camping gas stove.. . I do have the microwave and air fryer if the gas is cut.. and equally the gas stove if the elctricity goes.. if both go.. then I can eat cold food.. :giggle:.
 
Kaila said:
Interesting combination of purchases, Owlivia.o_O:oops::unsure:

Are you planning to plant those apples, indoors perhaps? :unsure::rolleyes:
And have you discovered a way to grow more groceries from a few, as well?:geek:
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You made me chuckle once again, Thank You!

I suppose I could grow those groceries by eating less and spreading out their allotment - get it? allotments. Just kidding.

My back is still not cooperating with my desires to get out to the yard and keep at the upkeep before first frost. Four days of bending, digging, hoeing, weeding, etc. and by the time there's less pain it will be time to finish one more job. lol.

Today I will force myself to not eat the itty bitty cheesecake slice I left for hubby. There were two itty bitty slices in a package of those other groceries. As you know, we can't grow cheesecake from a garden. Or can we? haha 👩‍🌾🍰🍰
 

Comments about new cars. Car business continues to be a mess. I have a vehicle I leased in 2019 prior to the “chip” shortage and Covid. I didn’t drive as much as usual and have less than 5000 miles on the car. The lease time will be up early next year and the dealership is after me to turn the car in early and get a new one. Nope. New prices are outrageous and even leases are $75-100 more per month. The residual on my leased car is very favorable to me so I think I will keep it.
 
I bought groceries this morning. The store was busy stocking items from the new supplier, and I noticed some changes where what I usually bought was in a different location. I previously knew there were tricks groceries used to make you spend more like having more expensive products at eye level and specials like 10 for $10 sales. I did a computer search for grocery tricks and since there were so many I didn't copy a link, but I encourage all to do your own search. You could save money.
 
jujube said:
I was at the thrift shop and found a never-been-worn pair of SAS shoes for $3. Yep, $3, and they're this year's model, retailing on the SAS website for $138.95. They're fairly ugly and plain but man! are they comfortable. Comfortable beats the heck out of fashionable in my book these days. If the feet ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy.
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Wow, that really got through. Great find.

I've been on my feet so much, I only wear good walking shoes. At work and off work. Nothing else will do anymore. My feet need the support.
 
It's not what I bought but what I want to buy.

Used to be that I gave the g'kids $$ for Christmas. The last couple of years, I've given DGD diamond somethings...earrings, bracelet, ring...jewelry that is good quality and she'll have long after I'm gone ("My gramma gave this to me").

DGS is 24. He's still been getting $$, but it's something he really doesn't "need", and I'd like to give him a gift that he'll have after I'm gone, as well.

I've tried looking at gold chain-type bracelets in 14K yellow gold, but the problem I'm having is that even though I go to a website and check all the appropriate boxes for style, color, metal type, etc., what I see that he would probably like turns out to be 14K over stainless or over silver, gold plate or vermeil.

Maybe I should look at 10K gold.

Am I just living in the past and spending around $500 isn't a realistic price for such a thing?

ETA: Found two, one for $380 and one for $360! Next time DD and I are out and about, I'm gonna go by those two jewelers and have a look. And think about whether I wanna spend that kinda money💸
 
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Got this new winter DKNY jacket today. It;s fully padded, outside and in and the hood is fur lined..

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Georgiagranny said:
It's not what I bought but what I want to buy.

Used to be that I gave the g'kids $$ for Christmas. The last couple of years, I've given DGD diamond somethings...earrings, bracelet, ring...jewelry that is good quality and she'll have long after I'm gone ("My gramma gave this to me").

DGS is 24. He's still been getting $$, but it's something he really doesn't "need", and I'd like to give him a gift that he'll have after I'm gone, as well.

I've tried looking at gold chain-type bracelets in 14K yellow gold, but the problem I'm having is that even though I go to a website and check all the appropriate boxes for style, color, metal type, etc., what I see that he would probably like turns out to be 14K over stainless or over silver, gold plate or vermeil.

Maybe I should look at 10K gold.

Am I just living in the past and spending around $500 isn't a realistic price for such a thing?

ETA: Found two, one for $380 and one for $360! Next time DD and I are out and about, I'm gonna go by those two jewelers and have a look. And think about whether I wanna spend that kinda money💸
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Gold is much more expensive than it used to be. And a bracelet is a lot bigger than a ring or earrings. Good luck figuring it out!
 
NorthernLight said:
Gold is much more expensive than it used to be. And a bracelet is a lot bigger than a ring or earrings. Good luck figuring it out!
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I'm not buying any more jewelry. I have no use for it. Several years ago, I sold a lot of my sterling silver jewelry, and a couple of years ago, I offloaded a bunch of gold jewelry I never wore. I don't wear jewelry at home, and I don't go to many functions where I'd usually pull out my best stuff. I'm keeping things that are sentimental, family pieces, and jewelry that my husband gave me. The rest, I really don't care about.

I don't see the point of it just sitting in a box. I'm ready to purge the jewelry boxes again. This time I'm going to take the stuff to action with several collectable items that should sell fairly well. I need to get rid of things and might as well make some money while I'm at it.

What have I bought lately? A new coffee grinder! 😊

Bella ✌️
 
Hit a thrift store. Got a brand new lightweight wool Tribal coat for less than $20. Also a couple of new petite items - a blouse and a lime green vest. I didn’t need either one, just attracted because they were petite. Total cost was ~$30.
 
Georgiagranny said:
It's not what I bought but what I want to buy.

Used to be that I gave the g'kids $$ for Christmas. The last couple of years, I've given DGD diamond somethings...earrings, bracelet, ring...jewelry that is good quality and she'll have long after I'm gone ("My gramma gave this to me").

DGS is 24. He's still been getting $$, but it's something he really doesn't "need", and I'd like to give him a gift that he'll have after I'm gone, as well.

I've tried looking at gold chain-type bracelets in 14K yellow gold, but the problem I'm having is that even though I go to a website and check all the appropriate boxes for style, color, metal type, etc., what I see that he would probably like turns out to be 14K over stainless or over silver, gold plate or vermeil.

Maybe I should look at 10K gold.

Am I just living in the past and spending around $500 isn't a realistic price for such a thing?

ETA: Found two, one for $380 and one for $360! Next time DD and I are out and about, I'm gonna go by those two jewelers and have a look. And think about whether I wanna spend that kinda money💸
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How 'bout a gold pocket watch. Seems like all guys like those.
It's something he can treasure, and it will always remind him of you. 😍
 
Georgiagranny said:
It's not what I bought but what I want to buy.

Used to be that I gave the g'kids $$ for Christmas. The last couple of years, I've given DGD diamond somethings...earrings, bracelet, ring...jewelry that is good quality and she'll have long after I'm gone ("My gramma gave this to me").

DGS is 24. He's still been getting $$, but it's something he really doesn't "need", and I'd like to give him a gift that he'll have after I'm gone, as well.

I've tried looking at gold chain-type bracelets in 14K yellow gold, but the problem I'm having is that even though I go to a website and check all the appropriate boxes for style, color, metal type, etc., what I see that he would probably like turns out to be 14K over stainless or over silver, gold plate or vermeil.

Maybe I should look at 10K gold.

Am I just living in the past and spending around $500 isn't a realistic price for such a thing?

ETA: Found two, one for $380 and one for $360! Next time DD and I are out and about, I'm gonna go by those two jewelers and have a look. And think about whether I wanna spend that kinda money💸
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Never had a lot of fine jewelry. I started to gift it to my DIL at Christmas. I still have the most important things, things I still wear, our wedding rings, couple of diamond pieces my love gave me. Husband only had his wedding band, high school ring and a ring, turquoise and mother of pearl in silver setting I gave him on his 16th birthday. Saved all year for that gift, maybe I should get it out of the safe for this years Christmas.

Do you have a piece that you could have reset or changed just for him? It would have much more value that something you could buy. It would be part of you!!
 
A Box of triple AAA batteries.. and some Alcohol free witch hazel..... that's for me.. and I got ( altho' my friend who has only her phone and no computer) asked if I could order some Vit D3&K2 for her.. some MSM vitamins, and some white cotton pillowcases,
 
My Monday Amazon order that was guaranteed to arrive Thursday was left in front of the garage instead of being taken a few steps further to the front door. If we’d backed out of the garage it wouldn’t have been visible. Also just an email rather than a text that it was delivered. This delivery company is so bad and Amazon keeps using them.
 
Well this is the third day Hermes was supposed to deliver.. in fact yesterday they said they'd tried to deliver and couldn't... BS I was here all day, I have a Video ring doorbell.. no-one came near my Door.. I hate Hermes I wish companies would stop using them, they're a disgrace. 10 minutes ago I found my item thrown over the hedge into my garden.:mad:.. Reported them to the company..
 

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