That old thing....
 

Now at last I know I can believe my wife when she says: 'that old thing - I've had that for years...'

Argh - am definitely guilty of buying clothes I will diet into... The stupid thing is I do get to the point where they fit me, but I've forgotten all about them by then.

My worst is definitely shoes though. I have very, very sensitive feet. Breaking in a pair of shoes involves turning my feet into steak tartare. So I have (literally) dozens of pairs of shoes at home that I have bought, worn once, and then retired to the back of the cupboard as punishment for maiming me. Until I forget & get them out again.

I will go into spec mode on thrift shop items that cost a $1.00 or $2.00, but if I am going to buy something brand new, it better fit the me in the present not some me off in a future hypothetical land where I've lost 20 pounds, spent 3 weeks at the spa and had a face peel and a bikini wax.

This reluctance to buy things that might someday fit is not evidence of any pragmatic wisdom on my part, its an example of my tendency to need immedient gratification. If I'm going to buy a new outfit, I want to wear it NOW!

By the way, my latest thrift shop find is an embroidered silk lined, real sable, full length coat, hand sewn and with a designer label that I snapped up for $75.00! It fits, too!

Nice find! Stay away from the PETA folks, though.

*small, snotty cough here*

Ahem. Cyclefrance, you DO realize, don't you, that were it not for women spending a bundle on clothes they'd never wear the world economy would FAIL, don't you?

Men.

My buddy at work was gathering up old clothes to donate to Goodwill. His live at home, 20 something, daughter, contributed 6 pairs of shoes with the sale tags still on them. :eek:

...and of course, we mustn't forget the billions that you ladies are obviously saving with all these bargain purchases. My wife assures me that she has saved me well over £2,000 in the last six months alone. I am such a lucky man that she contributes so to our finances.... (or so she keeps reminding me...)

One thing I can never get my head around is,I bought in the sale and saved
£20.00,it would have cost me £80.00 at full price..OK but Guy's logic is,if I didn't buy it I would have saved £60.00...

My good Lady is baffled by my opinion on shopping...

Both men and women are on a mission to save - it's just that they attack the problem from totally different and opposing perspectives - and as may be expected the two opposites cancel each other out. So at least your no worse off as a couple...!!

(now can hardly wait for one of you fine ladies to bend that conclusion with inspired logical argument to show/prove that the female element actually improves upon the situation and really prevents the neutral end result I predict...)

I've been wondering ... is the £ over top of the number 4 on a British keyboard, or do you have to remember some obscure ALT-code to make it display every single time you use it?

Over the number 3 on this old jobbie I'm using at the moment - $ over 4. You now have my undivided attention as to what follows next in this curious logical progression you have no doubt just initiated....

If the British Pound sign is over the 3, where do you keep the #?

Yes, how do you form a pound symbol? :D

I mean, an octothorpe?

Mine's next to the enter/return key - # at the bottom and funny ~ thing in shift mode.

A lot of keyboards I have used hide the \ - pleased to inform that this one doesn't

And where's the Euro sign? :neutral: