The 2010 crazy clothes challenge

Dinah93

Still chuffed to say no spends yet this year

rosemary54

just had the results of cholesterol/diabetes tests and all clear .....so planned diet/going tea total/no cheese:eek: now scrapped:j:j

half term so won't be going shopping as hate crowds

still got £85 in kitty plus £25 Debs coupons,£10 marks and £20 Capital bonds and expecting another £30 debs so plenty in the pot for clothes and make up:j:j:jso if it gets a bit warmer will hit the shops in a week or two.

need new black trousers as mine are 6 years ols that I used to wear for work and getting rather tatty......trouble is getting some to fit as usually have to get Windsmoor as long legs/big waist and they are the best fit for me ....but at £90 to £100 a pair I need to get in the sales.Also I dont have any jeans :eek: as last pair now too big and fall down,hate buying jeans as also have trouble with fit and don;t want to wear "posh" ones in garden:rotfl:

Swinstie73

I managed to bag myself a nice black waistcoat from Primarni yesterday for the princely sum of £1! Also got some navy tights at £2.50 but they are from my accessory allowance.

Was still eyeing up a grey bag from Oasis but it's not coming down in price (was reduced from £60 to £40 - it's leather), noticed yesterday that is has a pen mark and a chunk out of the strap so mind made up, I walked away without it. It was lovely tho!

rosemary54

Swinstie73 wrote: »

I managed to bag myself a nice black waistcoat from Primarni yesterday for the princely sum of £1! Also got some navy tights at £2.50 but they are from my accessory allowance.

Was still eyeing up a grey bag from Oasis but it's not coming down in price (was reduced from £60 to £40 - it's leather), noticed yesterday that is has a pen mark and a chunk out of the strap so mind made up, I walked away without it. It was lovely tho!

lol some things are reduced for a reason:rotfl::rotfl:you were right to walk away from the bag

newlywed

I went charity shopping today and bought a nice black wool coat for £4.99, a pair of leather lined ankle boots (never been worn) for £4.99 and a pair of unworn Jones shoes for £6.99

However, it does mean that when I eventually get another office job, I will have smart shoes, trouser boots and coat all ready

JaneLiz

Well I cracked and bought a new coat today - it's lovely, from New Look for £18. If you like New Look and you're a smaller lady, look in the Generation 915 section - I got a gorgeous coat for £18 in there, I'm usually a size 10 but it fits perfectly. In the adults section, something identical, is about £35-40!

I'm going to declare £9 for it - it was some birthday money I guess, and it was kind of a necessity but not - the coat I already had was old and now too big, but it still 'worked' - so I guess I'm another £9 down. Making my total so far £24.50 - eeek!:eek:

picasso2

I have broken my no spends with a purchase of ebay. I needed something to go with an outfit I aready had for a wedding. The outfit was a bit summery and needed a cardigan to keep me warm.Its not something I love but it is practical and will get a fair bit of use. So thats £2.00 gone .

Have a few necessities to buy in the next month or so but hoping to keep it low.

ThinkingOfLinking

Still no new purchases; feeling virtuous.

gratefulforhelp_2

No spend for me, either.

Swinstie73

JaneLiz wrote: »

If you like New Look and you're a smaller lady, look in the Generation 915 section - I got a gorgeous coat for £18 in there, I'm usually a size 10 but it fits perfectly. In the adults section, something identical, is about £35-40!

In the same thread (pardon the pun), if you are a size 5 in shoes you can sometimes get some nice shoes in the Generation 915 section too, I got a lovely pair of grey satin peep toes for £7 (they were only £16 anyway) and they are so comfy. My niece has them in black (she is 11 and a size 5), we could swap shoes, ha!

P.S. Not recently, so not included in my challenge!!