Reformed shopaholic? please can you give me the benefit of your advice

CompletelyLost

I think it was Star by Julien McDonald, but I've just checked the web site and it's not on there (though there's another studded purse on there, but it's not that one) - think it must be new stock as I haven't seen it before today (and I am in there often enough to notice these things :S).

edit - actually, it might've been Jasper Conran, I'm not sure.

I keep thinking about it... would I rather have the coat or the purse? Decisions, decisions. Actually come to think of it, do I really need either of them???

NGlady

A coat is always needed - its cold in England, therefore a coat is a wise investment. So keep it.
Purse wise - I would say .... dont buy any crap for 2 weeks and save your chocolate/drinks at work money?


Ok clutch bag wise.
This may not include them all, as I am postive i have a few more scattered around my friends houses lol

Total evening bag = 21
Out of this they meet the following criteria (a single bag may fit two criterias) lol
Has been used in the last six months
7
Never used/cant remember ever using
5
Not used in the last six months
6
Black in colour
8
Too tiny to put everything in.
5

Back to trying to fit them into their draws now lol.

NGlady

I dont own a red clutch :O I knew knew knew knew I should have brought the red clutch I saw for 12.00 in Coast lol.

CompletelyLost

Wow, that's a lot of clutches. I guess you'll always have one to match your outfit! Black clutches never come in wrong, though I do wonder how you managed to find 8 black ones that all look different?
LOL... by the way, the whole point of this exercise is to put yourself off buying, not convince yourself that you need more :rotfl:

I will think about the purse... Sleep on it and see if the 'want' factor is the same in a few days time (hope they don't sell it though as there was only one left ).

NGlady

HaHa sorry girlies :$
*slaps her hand*
I have learnt a lot from this thread though, picked some helpful tips up
And the stock check thing has believe it or not shocked me how much i actually own :O I think im a bit OCD about things like my handbags, if a colour is missing or something I get really occupied on trying to solve the problem lol.

Ex-Spendaholic

Sorry haven't been around much. My thing is jeans. I have 37 pairs at the moment. They are all from River Island. Basically if they have a pair in my size, I'll buy them. The problem is there are so many cuts - hipster bootcut, sexy bootleg, slouch, boyfriend, straight leg, skinny. The list goes on and on.

The problem then with these jeans is they all require different footwear. For example sexy bootleg must have high heels, slouch must have something flat and skinny must be worn with uggs. I bought the Uggs first and went looking for skinny jeans. I collected a few pairs and then bought other uggs. Now have 3 pair of uggs and would like others.

I don't do the handbag thing at all.

joesaunt

salesaddict wrote: »

Hi thanks so much for this post.
This will really help me as will everybody elses on here.
I will keep re-reading this. You haven't mentioned the lovely bloke on here.
Have you gone all shy:)?

Me shy? Never.

The lovely bloke is wonderful and I am madly in love. He is just what I asked Father Christmas for. I have known him all my life, went to school with his sister and used to babysit for him when his daughter was small (He is 10 years older than me) We had a fling about 8 years ago, and split up cos neither of us thought the other wanted a relationship. But we have got back together and I am so happy.

He is debt free, not at all materialistic as I have posted on the other board and my cat likes him! :T

joesaunt

NGlady wrote: »

I dont own a red clutch :O I knew knew knew knew I should have brought the red clutch I saw for 12.00 in Coast lol.

I have abeautiful red beaded evening bag, which has only been used once, it cost me £100, why did I buy red? It will be going on ebay by the end of the week!

I have loads of beaded evening bags, most of used once eeeekkkkkk

velocity.girl_2

hi all, just fallen of wagon....i never go out because i spend too much otherwise on c**p!!! well had to go to post office to post heaps of ebay stuff and then the shops in the village, and the bank...soooo

i spent:£78 on postage and supplies from the post office
£15.78 in the newsagents on magazines, 2 kids comics and chocolate i'm also on a diet!!!!
and went into the bank to cancel all my direct debits for my 5 magazine subscriptions this is because i just found the last 3 months worth of real homes still in the wrappers

can anyone else see the irony? i've just spent about £10 on WEEKLY magazine but had to cancel my MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS because i NEVER read them...
i'm doomed....soooo depressed about it

on the plus side i have just had my FREE graze box delivered and i've got £52 in my paypal account to play with...but i've virtually spent that already...

i'm a lost cause

velocity.girl_2

forgot to say anyone who wants a FREE graze box my voucher code is JG66YKB