Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!

Miró

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81913038#Comment_81913038

Glad I’m not the only one that cannot get on with jumpsuits! I see so many nice ‘dresses’ in the charity shops that, on closer inspection, turn out to be jumpsuits! 😟

Whatcha looking at? Would you believe that patch of garden was a mass of snowdrops until those two arrived!

Floss

I have a couple of velvet jumpsuits, they look great but are generally only worn at home!

I had a very successful trawl today and picked up some lovely things including 3 bnwt candles, a bnwt M&S king duvet set, a couple of dresses, 3 T-shirts (2 x Ted Baker & a COS), a cashmere sweater and a bnwt M&S chunky jumper for next winter.

Magpie100

I'm an hourglass so the inconvenience of the jumpsuit is offset by their flattering nature (for now, I guess it might change … ). @Floss love that your loungewear is a velvet jumpsuit, very chic. @Miró I would prefer to find fewer dresses and more jumpsuits!

Brie

the whole idea of jumpsuits is immensely off putting to me. It always reminds me of a manager a decade back who wore one to a Christmas party and got tremendously drunk. After leaving the party and bar hopping with some of the staff (mostly male) she declared she needed to stop and got one of the lads to keep an eye out while she relieved herself in a quiet alley

goldfinches

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Precisely why I never wear one!

I went to the market in Abingdon this afternoon with a friend but disappointingly, the bhf shop was closed at 1:30pm! Then as we walked back to the bus stop the bus arrived so promptly that I had no chance to suggest we try going to see any other shops so nothing at all for me today. I'm hoping for better luck tomorrow.

Rosa_Damascena

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Totally agree, how uncouth (however necessary)! @Floss - home is where I really go to town on tea and coffee, I'd be in and out of a jumpsuit like a jack-ina-box!!

Back to matters chaz: yesterday Mum and I went out for the day and found treasure wherever we went! So have come back with a load of items that need laundering, but aside from (quite) a few books and a couple of new BHF trolley coins on chains, I cannot actually remember what I bought. That shows how much transactional enjoyment I get from this pastime!

ETA: having unloaded my boot, I can see that aside from the books I bought a shallow aluminium bundt tin (I had cheesey monkey bread in mind) for 50p these (unused) for £1: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-functional-Drain-Basket-Multifunctional-transparent/dp/B0CN66PMVM/ref%3Dasc_df_B0CN66PMVM?mcid=b4225a5172603ad48bf4b5b1d3eb0b56&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697268951427&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14796919055780076885&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045030&hvtargid=pla-2275221092335&hvocijid=14796919055780076885-B0CN66PMVM-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1&th=1 and the rest of the stuff was not actually for myself! Of the 8 books I bought, the one I cannot wait to read is this:

beanielou

I wear Popsy jumpsuits. So easy to get on and off. No buttons or zips.

Rosa_Damascena

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Goes off to investigate….not an obvious selling point on the website?: https://www.popsyclothing.co.uk/collections/jumpsuits?page=3 . I note many of them are ankle-grazers, not a good look on me.

Regarding the tablet pillow, JML does one:

beanielou

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81914204#Comment_81914204

They do two lengths. Definitely no zips & often only one button if any. I love them so much I have one for a good friends upcoming wedding!

Wednesday2000

I don't like jumpsuits either for some reason.

I didn't really have much time to look at the charity shops as I was quite busy. I looked in Oxfam as it was right next to my hotel in Brighton, but couldn't find anything. I looked in a PDSA shop in Bournemouth and saw a nice jumper, but it was £11.99! I didn't buy anything there either.