What have you bought recently?

Teacher Terry said:
Went to a garage sale and bought a brand new doggie stroller with the tags still on it for 10. Amy can’t walk the 2 miles anymore so she walks half the way and rides the rest. They paid 65.
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Good for you! A great price, a great kindness for Amy and a great way to continue your walking tradition with her.

Our previous dog, Yoda, loved going for walks but age brought increasing spinal deterioration. During his last couple of years he couldn't go more than a block or two without pain. Fortunately, we had a nice stroller from when our first grands were young so we pressed it into use.

As soon as Yoda would falter or dally on walks we'd pop him in the stroller where he'd sit calmly, watching the world go by. He was so good in that stroller, whether we were walking the neighborhood or eating on a restaurant patio.

We miss our little buddy terribly.
 

Apropos chain saws: I'm gonna ask for one for Christmas so that I can cut my toenails!👣 Just wait and see...the older you get, the harder and thicker the darned things get. When I shower I stand with my feet right over the drain so that the hot water will pool and soften them. Doesn't work very well:mad: And who's got time for a podiatrist or even a pedicure?

First world problems🌏
 
I rid my closet of last year’s winter shirts and replaced them with 8 new shirts and 3 crew neck sweaters. Now I need to do the same with the slacks. I didn’t realize that I had 8 leather zipped jackets. They have all gone into the same box for dropping off at the Salvation Army. Styles are changing faster than Elaine’s (Seinfeld) boyfriends.
 

I sent my language partner some photos of the local supermarket interior. One happened to show a stuffed animal display. To my surprise (he's in his 30s) he was quite excited about that. He said he used to have a stuffed dolphin but lost it.

So today I went to the store and bought him a stuffed dolphin. If I ever get to Guatemala I'll be able to take him the perfect gift!
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hollydolly said:
why are you paying so much for these when in many places they're less than $1k.. and certainly outside of Amazon, no more than $1500
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My wife buys I don't. I don't question what she pays for whatever she wants. I guess it comes down to do we want to build more wealth to leave to our sons or spend now because that is what we planned for. I opt for spend now.
 
I have no argument against making your wife happy. While I could afford a $3300 set of kitchen knives, there is no way I could ever see buying them. It just goes against my frugal nature. We have a set of mixed and matched knives, of good quality accumulated over the years, many from yard sales. I go over them a few times a year with a $10 industrial diamond hone that I use on my machining tooling, and they are scary sharp. I also enjoy the process, which has become sort of an old world skill, where it was once a common thing.

Knight said:
Wusthof Classic Ikon 26 Piece Knife Block Set

4.2 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
$3,250.00
delivery Friday, October 14.
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Jules said:
Going rate. There’re no subsidies for dentists. A general checkup and cleaning is about $150. More with x-rays.
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My dentist is not NHS she's a private dentist... but tbf she's less expensive than most Private dentists.. but even so my husband had 2 fillings last year at his Private dentist and it costs him £80... he did get a bill for £400 but that included 2 x-rays
 
Knight said:
My wife buys I don't. I don't question what she pays for whatever she wants. I guess it comes down to do we want to build more wealth to leave to our sons or spend now because that is what we planned for. I opt for spend now.
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oh yes not questioning how you spend or what you spend on... just seems a little bit of a waste for your wife to pay so much when they're readily available elsewhere at less than half the price.. (y)
 
NorthernLight said:
I sent my language partner some photos of the local supermarket interior. One happened to show a stuffed animal display. To my surprise (he's in his 30s) he was quite excited about that. He said he used to have a stuffed dolphin but lost it.

So today I went to the store and bought him a stuffed dolphin. If I ever get to Guatemala I'll be able to take him the perfect gift!
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so what if you don't got to Guatamala, will you send it to him ?
 
Knight said:
Wusthof Classic Ikon 26 Piece Knife Block Set

4.2 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
$3,250.00
delivery Friday, October 14.

https://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-Clas...cphy=9030801&hvtargid=pla-1456929033018&psc=1

Sure hope my wife likes this set I'm 100% certain it will be the last one she wants.
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Wow. She must do a lot of cooking and have great knife skills. But if they're not sharpened several times a week, they'll get just as dull as any other knife.

I see there are at least 8 steak knives.
 
You all laugh, but I've bought another pair of Boots.. but this time they're for winter.. mid calf biker boots..

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.. also some Collagen Peptides capsules..
 
Bella said:
I bought a new microwave, a coffee grinder, and placed a food order at Vitacost. 🙃 🙂
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If you want to share;
what type of coffee grinder did you get, and which features caused you to select that one, and do you like it? :geek:
I've thought of wanting one, at times, but haven't ever had one.
 
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hollydolly said:
You all laugh, but I've bought another pair of Boots.. but this time they're for winter.. mid calf biker boots..

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.. also some Collagen Peptides capsules..
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Girl...you could open your own shoe store! Love the boots.

What are collagen peptide capsules and what do they do?
 
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