Crazy 2011 clothes challenge

niccatw

Shoe_Gal wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I am sooooooooooo needed on this thread - but fear I may encourage everybody to buy shoes!

:j:j:j :j As you should. Every-one needs shoes! :j:j

(Was out with friends last night and us 3 girlies were secretly laughing at the 4 boys discussing the merits of their various types of add!das trainers and which they should buy next. Every-one needs shoes!)

Oops, disctracted already... not sure how I missed you all as I was looking but clearly in the wrong place!!!

Can I sign up for £200 please? Roughly split between work and play! Was doing ok last year until July when wedding season hit and I got a tad over-excited and ended up MIA and completely busted!

ma-ri-ella

oooo count me in please-going to aim for a budget of 100- i have a work uniform and plenty of clothes in different sizes so unless i have a drastic weight loss(which would be nice but unlikely) i will be fine xx

Lula-Hula

Hi & welcome to Callisto & niccatw, will add you to the list right away

rosemary54

:j:j:j found you at last via link from kind lady on toiletries site.

started the year sort of good:rotfl:
bought a much needed parka type jacket down from £150 to £99 (as it is raining cats and here will be very useful!)we like to go walking and my last jacket died ages ago and have been soooo cold recently(get violins out)I am not including this as a major buy and should last years.

Also bought a jumper as again did not have one and had to borrow DHs to do church Christmas flowers in the cold:(It was marked £39 down to £27 but at the checkout the girl said oh its down again to £19:):):):):):).

the item I do want to take out of my allowance is an East shrug that I bought cos I liked it:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:it was £27.50 down from £55:) so that leavse me with £195.

I say I was sort of good because i tried on lots of stuff in East that I did not buy and also went in KEW and decided against anything,trouble is it made for a long shopping trip as I was only buying what I needed and had to look around a lot.
Still need a new dresssing gown as mine so scruffly and thin but tried several and were too big/small/expensive! will keep looking
happy new year to all

rosemary54

forgot to say paid for the jacket and jumper with vouchers at JL so another reason not to count them as part of the spend:rotfl:

I also went into Wallis as had coupons for there for ages but saw nothing worth buying ditto with Next so still got around £40 of "free" clothes to get:):):)

went into Coast and Hobbs but even with 70% sales these are seriously expensive and they put tickets on all clothes saying up to 70% off which I found confusing:( as some were far less discounted!
gtg to church again today to remove Christmas flowers so glad of new jacket to keep me warm and dry:)

Yorkielass

I'm slightly late in joining the party but I'm going to give this a go this year.

Think I'll go for £240 for the year for me as a starting point, really don't know how achieveable that'll be but that's part of the challenge I guess.

I cracked my toiletry buying habits with the help of threads on here, the 100 day one first a couple of years ago and then the toiletry challenge last year writing everything I used up and owning up to what I did buy was realy helpful and now I know what I like and buy that only - on offer or as gifts of course!

So bring on the clothing challenge - to start with I think I need to reaquaint myself with everything in my wardrobe and drawers and work out what I don't use, sell/charity shop and then wear the rest and work out what I'm in need of. I do some volunteering and find when I'm busy with that I have less time to go to the shops so buy less stuff - that's the plan anyway!

So £240 for me this year for all clothes and shoes - eek!

Birdie85

First week in and still no purchases to 'fess up to! Go me! This challenge is already making me think hard about what I really *need* to buy. I fancied a pink swimsuit for my Hen party next weekend and then to take on my wedding/holiday next month but managed to talk myself out of it since I've already got a handful of bikinis and I wouldnt feel the need for a swimsuit if I could just stop eating biscuits and shrunk my belly down a bit! :rotfl:

I'm going shopping with my Mum tomorrow who is my greatest downfall as she just can't say no to pretty things and then talks me into buying pretty things so I hope the damage isn't too great!

Gingerjar

Hi Lula and other folks

Please can I join the the challenge? Have only just found it! I'd like to set a budget of £100 as I have lots of clothes I never wear so this'll either push me into wearing them or selling them to make some money.


Thanks
Ginge

the_cat

So far so good.... went to the Matalan sale today and didn't even LOOK for me!! Major progress!

CashStrappedPrincess

Hi Lula

I know its a bit late but can I still join the challenge? I would like to set a budget of £240! I will include everything from Jewellery Accessories and Underwear. I have splurged a huge amount on my CC this month with Sale 'Bargains'

I have purchased the following! (doing this mainly for my own benefit becuase it looks worse when you right it down)
Diesel Jeans - £61 down from £160 saving £99
Diesel Bag - £33 down from £55 saving £22
Diesel Belt - £30 down from £60 saving £30
Firetrap Belt - £15 down from £30 saving £15
Firetrap Combats - £18 down from £60 saving £42
Carvella Shoes - £35 down from £120 saving £85
Kurt Geiger Boots - £55 down from £100 saving £45
Firetrap Jelly Pumps - £3 down from £18 saving £15

So although I have 'saved' £352 I have still spent £250 on my Credit card on clothes which I will need to clear in the next few months. To make matters worse I have also spent £37 on new clingy coat hangers and Clear shoe boxes to store all my lovely clothes in!

O the shame!:embarasse