The 2010 crazy clothes challenge

Lula-Hula

Hey everyone & welcome to our latest recruit tazzy2010 :hello:

I am agreeing with Dinah93 who has clearly understood exactly what the challenge is all about :j. It is not meant to be about getting as much stuff as you can as cheaply as possible :rolleyes::D.

Dont forget what sales are actually all about; shops getting rid of the old stock that no one wanted to buy at full price, so that they can then sell you a new load of stuff at a higher price

I am wondering how I coped last year & whether I felt the constant urge to buy new stuff that many people seem to be feeling at the moment... :think:. I can tell you that out of the £100 I spent last year I remember buying a pair of jeans & one t shirt & ... ummmm ....errr ... nope, cant remember oh yes, hang on, a dress & a skirt from ebay, surely not £100 though :rolleyes:.

Can anyone who didnt do the challenge last year, remember exactly what new clothes they bought & how much they cost ?

Chickywiggle - if you read the first page; I listed in detail everything that I do & dont count in the challenge. Many challengers have decided what they personally wish to include & exclude from the challenge, you're free to do the same

Pips_Mum

Hi all

Very nearly spent a fiver on a nice shirt in the sales but thought about it and realised, didnt actually need a shirt and would much rather save the money for something I wanted.
Completely agreee with you Lula x x

Sharona

Evening,

Really admire eveyone who's doing this challenge. Have spent £100 already this year but it's on classics that are great quality and will last for years hopefully -

2 wool coats
1 cashmere jumper
1 cashmere cardi
2 merino wool cardis
1 silk top
1 wool day dress for work
1 silk and devore dress for the work Christmas party (advance planning or what?!)

Not bad for £100 all in - all from Autograph at M&S or Gap.

But time to reign myself in now...

xx

Lula-Hula

Hi Sharona,

that's a great haul of fab items; when I am finally debt free I intend to do exactly that kind of quality classic sales shopping. I looooooove cashmere

Great resistance Pips Mum ... you'll go far in this challenge

chickywiggle

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Chickywiggle - if you read the first page; I listed in detail everything that I do & dont count in the challenge. Many challengers have decided what they personally wish to include & exclude from the challenge, you're free to do the same

ok dokes, I am NOT counting esseentials. I.e. in this case my old ones broke therefore i needed new ones or i would have to walk barefoot to work........... or in my pink slippers like a friend of mine did by accident when she was pregnant.

debbiedeejay

Hello All

No. 135 reporting in:D

Am heading into next town today although much smaller than to the one I live near to -but it has a couple of nice charity shops - but just came on here to remind myself of key points before setting off.;)

And I did resist at weekend when I went shopping with DD3 at weekend. She needed new footy boots so we went to a few sporty shops & Matalan (for a handbag she had seen before -no longer there though)& Next & others ....so many -oh my goodness the rails of pretty shiny material were luring me in.......but I stayed strong and walked away! Yay.

Although I did find out on Saturday I need a new pair of waterproof trousers- the lining has all cracked and I got very wet! I use them all the time to go dog walking - Will see if I can get a pair of freecycle first or charity shop before buying.


Stay strong everyone!

Debs

Dinah93

I've driven to work in my slippers before.... didn't have the excuse of being pregnant though! Worse though I once left work with no shoes on - it was only when I got in the car and my feet just wrapped around the pedals I realised! (I have a minor circulation problem which means I often can't really feel my feet!)

Lula-Hula, honestly I can remember a couple of items, I got a lovely floaty shirt for holiday to Egypt that was about £25, and I blew £100 on holiday bits in Tesco, most of which I didn't like as they were cheap and unflattering so I sold them again on ebay just keeping 2 £3 bikinis and 2 pairs of shorts for £10, I got a fair few fitted t-shirts for work, which weren't essential, about 4 dresses from asos and a long black cardi, which to be fair I did wear a lot until I lost a stone and now they're too big except the cardi, I got some trainers and yoga pants which I used several times a week until I 'popped' my knee and can't work out anymore until I've had my MRI, and my OH saved up and gave me £200 to go shopping and for a day out with my mum, which was lovely of him and I got some really nice dresses from zara, a couple of bits from monsoon and so on, but I can't remember everything I got that day and nothing was really essential except for the fact all my old clothes were a bit big.

As I see it I've got three issues which could cause me to overspend which I need to find a way to address. The first is my honeymoon, the second is I don't really do cheap clothes as the cut seems to be so unflattering, so my £100 would get me at most 3-4 items. Finally, and this is the big one, most of my clothes are a largish 12, I am now a 10, and by the time I finish my diet in a couple of months I intend to be a mid size 8. I can do basic sewing so I can alter some clothes, but I wouldn't have the confidence to alter a pair of trousers other than the length. So I'll see how the year goes on but if it becomes a fitting issue I might have a mass clearout of my bigger stuff on ebay, and use the money to buy a more capsule wardrobe that fits my new size. That way I'm not overspending but I'm not looking like a bag lady in my badly fitting clothes either!

Think waterproof trousers are essentials Debs, they're not exactly a fashion item!

98jdougl

Have my first spend to record £2.50 for a gorgeous next grey chunky knit cardi in the charity shop fits perfect and very me. Also got some work shoes which dont count and walked past the new look sale

shrimpy_80

Hello everyone, just checking in.

For the record, I *almost* went to work in my slippers once, was just locking the front door when I looked down and realised... no pregnancy to use as an excuse either!

I have only bought a pair of jeans so far which was with my Christmas gift voucher, and were reduced to £12 in the sale and exactly what I was after so 'spends that count' still = £0

Also forgot to declare that I am including everything in this challenge, shoes, undies, accessories, work clothes, the lot. There is nothing I particularly need at the moment (now I have the jeans) and I usually accrue vouchers through the year anyway so have to make sure I am challenging myself. Not counting ebay either as that all goes towards the debt.

Very glad I checked in as I'm feeling quite inclined to tackle the ironing pile now, this thread does funny things to you!

Going to see if I can somehow squeeze this challenge in my sig...

raven-333

I'm off out shopping today. hope i can avoid clothes.