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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I buy my boyfriend a new jumper?

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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Yes, your fault. Your fault, you pay.
    New jumper time.
  • Auntie-Dolly
    Auntie-Dolly Posts: 1,008 Forumite
    and don't go out with men who wear lambswool jumpers - yuck
  • Yes I would replace this item.
    With love, POSR <3
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Yes I would replace this item.


    I'd replace the man.. for one who wore cashmere.. at least it feels nice! haha
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  • Soleil_lune
    Soleil_lune Posts: 1,247 Forumite
    These dilemmas are getting more lame. :rotfl:
  • bluelass
    bluelass Posts: 587 Forumite
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    Person_one wrote: »
    I'm starting to think that the people contacting MSE with these 'dilemmas' may need more help getting through their lives than can be provided on a forum.
    Oh here we have it. A glorified taxi driver thinking he has seen it all and now considers himself a qualified psychiatrist. Person ones days of sitting around in a large vehicle with blue lights eating probably mcdonalds and other such fare and the sense of self importance he attaches to himself. I am studying part time for a law degree as well as working but I wouldn't go into a crown court with a robe and wig and act like a barrister.
    Britain is great but Manchester is greater
  • onlyroz
    onlyroz Posts: 17,661 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    No - change the boyfriend for one who fits the jumper.
  • I would buy him a new jumper, then in true moneysaving 'old style' , I would unravel the shrunk jumper and knit him a scarf and hat :)
    Decluttering, 20 mins / day Jan 2024 2/2 
  • heuchera
    heuchera Posts: 1,825 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    Wool jumpers are the itchiest things in the world..

    They are.. but acrylic goes all static.. and it gets a bit whiffy :rotfl:
    I go for proper wool and put a top on underneath it.

    I have also been known to accidentally shrink wool, as it's so sensitive to temperature change or heat. It's a b*gger to wash, it really is.
    left the forum due to trolling/other nonsense
    28.3.2016
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
    10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Yes i'd replace it.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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