The Completely Crazy 2014 Clothes Challenge

happytails

Hi all,

No more purchases but New shorts £3.30 - returned as no way would i fit them this year. Calvin Klein belt £1 donated to a friend as wayy to small. Listed Dkny hoody for dh £5.99 on Ebay as its too short in the arms/body for him! Feel like ive redeemed myself somewhat!

Im returning another dress on Monday if my friend doesnt want it x

happytails

So quiet on here!!

2 purchases today. (both new items - shocked!!)

a denim skirt from m&s just a stretch denim knee length pencil skirt, £2.49 reduced from £15!! fits really well

and a long sleeved top for DD2 for her birthday (which is in November) £1.50 reduced from £6.50

But i have upcycled some clothing of ours tonight, a pair of my jeans that had ripped at the knees i made into shorts, same scenario with DS' jeans, now shorts! And DH shorts had a hole repaired and the snap closures on the pockets re attached to get through this summer! :T

Sarah x

mcculloch29

I got given £150 (!) of Am@zon vouchers as presents.
Eek. Read on. But first...
On holiday I bought a top for £9, a dark grey 3/4 sleeve knit with unusual narrower pale grey/white patterned 'slimming' panel at front. It fooled my mate, when I held it up, she said 'That is surely too small..!' It wasn't.
With my vouchers (not counted in my spends as they are gifts) I have bought a showerproof Regatta jacket and a long Jack Murphy raincoat, total spend with postage £63.

I re-homed my Drizabone coat with my daughter to make room for the Jack Murphy. The Drizabone probably cost me £20 for every time I wore it. Gorgeous, but too heavy, too long and it caught in my bike chain when cycling. She will use it for walking the dogs.

happytails

Went to town today and got some thick leggings for winter, 50p each, i bought 2 pairs. Also got sunglasses for the kids £3 for 3 and a Superman top for Ds £4

And i finally got the summer sandals ive been looking for since March! £44.99 from Clarks but should last about 3 summers

Feeling decidely skint now

TheDoolallyDilly

I was coming on here to confess to buying two t-shirts, but then realised I used birthday money to buy them, so in my rules they don't count!

Keep seeing lots of lovely stuff but I am resisting at the moment. I am taking a heap of stuff to the charity shop this afternoon, I hope I can stay strong!

omarsgirl

Hi all,
no spends and clothes for my holiday are all sorted.

I have made some lovely cropped jeans from some jeans I had that were going baggy a the knees after wearing them for a few hours, really pleased with myself- even though it was dead easy:D

Another lesson learned, I would have charity shopped them before.

Hopefully I'm going to make it through May without spending on clothes.

I've been reading some articles about buying less, but buying more quality. I sort of see it, for 1 or 2 things that you may wear a lot, but my cheap stuff and charity shop items seem to be holding out quite well, nothing has dropped to bits yet :rotfl:

nyc_451

This challenge really keeps me off spending too much money on clothes... I don't come here too often but making a promise is enough for me. Maybe I should join some grocery challenge next month as food is one of my weakest links...

Thank you all for keeping this thread going and good luck!

fedupandskint

I might have a spendy day tomorrow as I'm off shopping for some work shoes. Might not have to count them in this challenge ad I'm using my expenses money which is a good result!

lovefullshelves

Went to the big city to see DD at the weekend and spent £15 on tops from primark! I have lots of pairs of shorts and dresses from previous years! Decided to use some of the old clothes I own and try a bit of remaking. So far one shirt has become 2 headscarves for work (I get very grubby with farmwork!!)

happytails

A few more to declare!

FCUK skirt 99p Oxfam
M&S Tunic dress with lovely scallop detail to front £1.99 Oxfam
Punky Fish 3/4 denim trousers (marked as Large, im a 10/12 and they fit perfectly?! £2.99 Oxfam
x2 pairs of school trousers and a school dress 59p each Oxfam

Really must stop going in charity shops! But £7.74 isnt alot compared to the quality and quantity of clothing that i got!

SArah x