Useless Poll

[lunabee34]

Okay, here's the thing.

I'm a thrifty gal. I grew up in the one of the cheapest families known to man and while I don't think I've carried that tendency as far as some of my relatives, I know how to pinch a penny. I cut my dryer sheets in half because those fragrance free ones that Josh and Emma have to use are expensive and half works just as well as a full sheet. I don't waste and I look for sales and I almost never shop for myself. I usually wait until it's a necessity, like I've grown so fat I have no pants that will fit me or all my underwear is full of holes. We will not speculate on the reasons for that. *g*

However, I'm not stingy. I like to spend money on experiences--travel, food, drink, comfort (I run the AC higher than I should in the summer because I'm not sweating in my own house). I know that sometimes you just can't be cheap because whatever you're buying is worth the money.

But this? This crosses the line. I love my fashion mags, but I am continually flabbergasted at what many of the items featured cost. I get expensives dresses and coats and jewelry, but the 200$ T-shirt is a thing I will never understand. So, poll!

[Poll #1314337]

Comments

[trobadora]

Single article of clothing - does a winter coat count? These things aren't cheap.

[havocthecat]

Thrift stores, though?

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Dude! I just bought two suit coats at Goodwill for 15 dollars! Not apiece but together! And I look fetching in them both!!!!!

Thrift stores rock the house.

[havocthecat]

I buy most of my high end, expensive stuff on sale at thrift stores. Not everything, I'll admit, but when I can. And lots of my street clothes! When I don't get them at places like Target.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I used to buy most of my clothes at Thrift Stores too. I can remember that my freshman and sophomore college wardrobes consisted of shirts that cost a quarter and this spiffy zip up jacket that cost a dollar.

I haven't done that in a long time.

I should remedy.

[havocthecat]

My favoritest dance top ever was $2. And when it broke, I went and bought a $2 button from the fabric store and fixed it. It's awesome. (My dance teacher hates it because it doesn't match, but IT WAS SO CHEAP.)

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Hahahahhaahha!

I mean I kinda knew I loved you already, but *heart to bursting*

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

They count. But you notice in my post that expensive coats I get. They're intended to last for forevers. We're talking investment. :)

[trobadora]

I think my most expensive item is a coat for something just under 300 Euros. I've no idea what that was in dollars at the time - I've had it for years -, so I guesstimated on the generous side. *g*

I do buy all my clothes new, but I have them and wear them for ages. (Fifteen years isn't bad for a summer dress, is it? *g*) Quality definitely matters to me, and I'm willing to pay a little more for that, but I still generally stay well under 100 Euros even for the more expensive items.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I also wear my clothes for ages. I think of them as investment pieces and if they cost a little more but I'm going to wear them for years, that evens out.

But shirts to wear everyday are not investment pieces for me. All that stuff in the poll? That's stuff I routinely do to my clothes. I am such a klutz. LOL


You sound like a very sensible shopper. :)

[trobadora]

What I really don't understand is people who buy clothes, wear them one summer and then throw them out. That just baffles me. I hang on to things forever.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

YES!

Or the, I can't possibly wear that dress again because someone else in the world might also wear it in a three mile radius of me.

WTF?

[trobadora]

*gasp* The horrror!

You know, I have a blouse I really like. My boss has the same one, although she wears it differently. And oh shock, I still wear it! And it hasn't killed me yet! I still really like it, and no way am I giving it up just because someone else also has it.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

You, you, you

REBEL!

[trobadora]

Ha, I never realised how subversive I am! *is proud*