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#107251 - 02/10/07 04:27 AM
My senseless money spending obsessions are..
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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* quality art supplies in bulk. Like I do this whenever I visit Toronto. It's just insane...prices in on West coast for art supplies. Dunno why since there are alot of serious artists and art students here in Lotusland. *books. Horrible. Before I relocated ..I sold/gave away 80 books. By now, they've been replaced with new ones. No, I don't use my public library much anymore...pathetic...and I'm a professional librarian by formal training and experience. *cycling gear/clothing. I swoon over clothing that fits me. I have 3 bikes. Yes, I use both. 3rd one is a 2nd-hand clunker mountain bike, now reserved for guests. (Ok, look I do know some women who have 5 bikes). *1 STarbuck's coffee nearly daily. I justify this because I rarely buy lunch. *T-shirts. Have so many from places where I've visited. I mean I will NOT part my T-shirt that I got from the Arctic when I was in Nunavut territory in northern Canada. *shoes. But not as bad as some women...and men.Believe it or not. I've known men who owned 15 pairs of shoes.
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#107252 - 02/10/07 07:49 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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Books - I'm book poor - currently have over 2000 titles in my personal library. I was ordering online there for a bit and was feeling really bad about it, not having my own income and all. Asked my husband to give me a book allowance, as one of my orders came to $80+. He did @ $40 month... heehee, then I found PBS!!! Culled my unwanted titles and got me some MORE, MORE, MORE books. Now, I need more bookshelves. The 7 we have just will not hold all of mine, plus his computer manuals. Other than that, I have little to spend money on but my GRANDS (good thing, since I have no job). I've cut back on that, tho, as they have everything they need and have to earn pretty much whatever else they want. Last big purchase for myself was my stock of 32 live oak trees. But, I went to a tree farm auction to get them, so it wasn't really that big of a purchase. A buy a plant or two, here and there, but nothing that breaks the bank.
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#107253 - 02/10/07 09:14 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4136
Loc: American living in Europe
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Coffee mugs. We got so many that we have mounted sideboards in our kitchen where they hang from. We have developed a cup drinking system. Every day another cup...takes care of the dusting. I love it. Each cup has a story behind it. Gimster, 32 oak trees? Wow, you must own lots of land! Orchid, I'm a Starbuck coffee fan too. Wish we could meet at one of them! I think I own too many pairs of Jeans...I don't know why I buy more;… they all look alike. Hubby has a golf ball feeble, and I'm beginning to develop that myself.
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#107254 - 02/11/07 05:18 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Edelweiss]
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Registered: 01/10/06
Posts: 992
Loc: Honolulu, Hawaii
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I can never buy enough tees and tops. Being in Hawaii, I have bought flops for my feet in every color and pattern lol. Love all kinds of magazines because I love fast reading. I do buy alot of things for my grandkids : )
Hubby is always buying golf clubs.
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#107255 - 02/11/07 05:30 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: diamond50]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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32 sounds like alot, but they were 10 gallon trees. We have all but 3 in the ground, ready to fertilize sometime next month. Not much land, but I was surprised at how hard it was to find places to plant that many. I put them all on the 4 acres we have homesteaded, lined the front fenceline and up the drive, and then planted a few here and there on our other property line. Hope they start filling out soon.
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#107256 - 02/11/07 06:35 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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32 sounds like alot, but they were 10 gallon trees. We have all but 3 in the ground, ready to fertilize sometime next month.
Girl, we gonna find you in a forest!
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#107257 - 02/11/07 01:31 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/20/05
Posts: 477
Loc: Sanford, Florida
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Purses. It's an obsession.
Jeans......guess I keep trying to find the perfect pair. And why does it seem that when I try on a pair and LOVE them in the fitting room, two weeks later I put them on to go somewhere and they don't seem to fit the same?!?
Crosstitch and craft supplies.....although I've slowed down a little bit when it comes to buying this stuff. Going thru a spell where I'm bound and determined to finish some of the projects in my "to do" box before I buy any more of this stuff! but I still give in now and then if I find something new that looks interesting or something that will just be the perfect gift for someone.
Make-up or moisturizer new product samples. Does anyone else love stuff in little sample sizes? I love trying new products and the sample sizes are great for this plus they come in so handy for traveling. Package it little and cute and I'll buy it!!
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#107261 - 02/11/07 10:55 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Anno]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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ewwww, orchid, I'd love to live in a forest! on or near a mountain range! where there are stunning seasonal changes! where the weather is fair and neutral! where I can hear the sound of water and visit when I please! I'm there now in my head! I hate when I buy something that fits perfectly, wear it OUT, and can't find a replacement! CSQ, if you like samples check this site: http://www.everydayminerals.com/ On the products page, look for free sample kit - yep, free... +shipping and handling, of which mine was only $3.45. I wish I had ordered one of their brushes, when I ordered my sample kit, but I didn't... hohum. Books, did I hear books... ?
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#107262 - 02/11/07 11:16 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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That should have read: everyday minerals custom mineral makeup kits - for those who are interested, it is the first title under the pic on the right side of the home page. Or, try this link: http://www.everydayminerals.com/g?t=kitslook for: Free Sample Makeup Kit $0.00
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#107264 - 02/12/07 03:42 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Registered: 09/26/04
Posts: 3910
Loc: Alabama
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I watched the above sites as slideshows. Stunningly beautiful pics. I don't spend money like I used to. When I go to Alabama, I buy my Jeans, maybe 4 - 6 prs at Maurices because they are the ONLY brand that fits me perfectly. I am a coat fanatic and I rarely get to wear them so I guess that would be my senseless spending item. I buy most on sale though, and my daughter usually picks what she needs when she visits. Come to think of it, she's the reason I need more Maurices jeans. We are the same size.
chick
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#107265 - 02/12/07 09:30 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: chickadee]
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Registered: 01/03/03
Posts: 117
Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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Dishes...go figure! I have 2 full sets of good china (one heirloom Limoges from my grandmother) 5 sets of various colored chargers...silver, gold, red, copper, turquoise; 2 sets of Christmas (one Spoke); 2 sets of outdoor dishes, 5 sets of everyday...plain green, plain white, southwestern, Mexican tile and Tuscan. I don't cook much, either, but when I entertain, things sure do look purty!!! hahaha
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#107268 - 02/12/07 11:08 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: TVC15]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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I haven't been spending a lot of time shopping or spending money lately. But one thing I'm constantly fighting off the urge to buy are kitchen things - especially tea towels - I mean, what's with this obsession with tea towels!!! I just can't understand that one. I'm ALWAYS drawn to tea towels, and have a very hard time resisting really pretty ones. I've had a life-long hatred of doing dishes (long cinderella-type story there) up until the past couple of years. And now I just can't get enough tea towels.
I also love to buy books, and am like TVC - I'll buy lots of them at once (mainly to take advantage of the free shipping), and then stop until I've read a few of them. I must have over 20 books here that I've bought in the last year and still haven't opened yet...but I WANT to. I'm bouncing between the two new Joseph Girzone books (Never Alone and Joshua) right now, but can't even finish a whole page these days.
I did buy myself a snazzy pair of black/grey jeans (with lots of embroidery down one leg) the other day. Original price was $50, got them for $15. Got them home, they looked so hot, hubby insisted I go back and buy another pair! Same colour (the only colour on the rack), but longer leg, in case the other ones shrink. That was fun, finding a pair that actually looked and felt good.
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#107269 - 02/13/07 04:08 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Eagle Heart]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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Oh, orchid, I'd love to say, "I'm on my way right now!" What awesome pictures. And I WILL get to see the Aurora Borealis someday, in person! I will, I will!
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#107271 - 02/13/07 04:09 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 08/25/05
Posts: 1052
Loc: Ohio
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I'm with meredith when it comes to jewelry findings. I'm into silver right now and that is getting more expensive each day. There is a big bead show in Cincinnati this weekend and I'll be there, telling myself I won't spend over so much, but I will.
I also can't resist beautiful yarn. Really, the reason I knit is because I love the colors and textures of the yarn.
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#107273 - 04/29/07 12:38 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 04/29/07
Posts: 21
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Beads. Bet no one was surprised at that one I rationalize by telling myself it's for my business, but I know I overspend when I go to the wholesale show. Just walk down the aisles with an open checkbook: I'm dangerous.
Hi, I'm another bead fiend Love your pieces!
Other things I can't seem to stop buying are:
handbags
shoes
jewellery (despite the fact that I make the stuff myself too )
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#107274 - 04/29/07 01:20 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: ShirleyValentine]
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Registered: 11/18/05
Posts: 1796
Loc: Daytona Beach, Florida
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I have to say I loved the movie "Shirley Valentine." This is the first time I've seen your name. Hi!
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#107275 - 05/01/07 09:25 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Anno]
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Registered: 10/18/04
Posts: 53
Loc: Orange County, CA
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I'm RETIRED!! I can't afford senseless spending obsessions....except for: BOOKS - I'll NEVER get to read all that I have, but just having them makes me feel smarter.... PURSES....I can only carry one at a time...maybe. Just like lipsticks - one to match every outfit...even sweats... I filled up 14 banker's boxes this weekend while organizing a closet... COSMETICS - especially samples sizes. I;m an Avon lady and after 22 years I have closets full..love to play and dabble. Something has gotta work sometime!!! All this has been complicated by working at a Thrift Store and Used Book store! Egads! Temptation everywhere...cheap prices...new things. HELP!!
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#107281 - 05/08/07 11:06 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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Yonuh, your post made me laugh. My husband grew up very poor and always hungry. When we first met, I only ever kept a few groceries in the apartment, because I just didn't eat much in those days. So it was quite disconcerting when he kept buying LARGE quantities of EVERYTHING, from TP and dish soap to beans and pasta sauce! I had to finally give in and let him because it was such an obsession with him to have 'enough' food in the house.
When we were house-hunting in 2000, we walked into this one and simply because it had TWO pantries, we bought it right then and there. Both pantries are so overflowing with food that if we did have any kind of emergency situation, we'd be able to feed the entire neighbourhood for 2-3 weeks!
(That was how we negotiated the issue - my condition was that if there ever WAS an emergency, we wouldn't hoard it, we'd have to share it with our neighbours)
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#107282 - 05/21/07 03:56 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Elsielc]
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Registered: 05/14/07
Posts: 6
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Hey there, I am a Avon Lady too !!! There is always something new that I want to buy. With our discounts the price is right. I love buying skin care and jewelry.
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#107283 - 05/21/07 06:34 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Anno]
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Registered: 10/15/03
Posts: 446
Loc: California
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Oh my god!!! I am so art supply addicted! I had my husband build a rustic armoire so I could house all my stuff, however I made one mistake, making it too deep so by the time I find what I want, I've found four other art things I wanted to work on. I've got clay, ceramic, air dry, plastic and paper; paints, I've got oil, acrylic, water; I've got chalk, pastels, oil pastels, ceramic paint, every kind of paper, jars full of brushes, scrapbook paper, home made paper, paper on rolls, paper from magazines. I've got brown paper sacks that I use to draw on, I've got paper, gourds, canvas, old windows, old wood, scissors, cutters, pasta rollers, cut outs, beads from every place I go, beads I can make......oh and don't even talk about fabric, TUBS and that is what I've kept after I've Freecycled lots, and sewing machines, count 'em, three........that's enough, any more and you'll all think I'm WAY scary.
Kate
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#107285 - 05/25/07 07:03 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
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Registered: 09/26/04
Posts: 3910
Loc: Alabama
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Helloooo Marshapet. Welcome to BWS.
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#107287 - 06/07/07 05:25 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: chatty lady]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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You know I'm going to say shoes but honestly, I've been trying really hard to not buy any.
Books. I have five waiting to be read. All different genres.
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#107288 - 06/08/07 02:55 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dianne]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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Dianne, I thought of you yesterday. I was BROWSING with no intention of buying anything. I was FORCED to go down the shoe aisle because other customers and employees were blocking every other aisle (that's the truth). To avoid temptation, I deliberately chose the aisle with shoes two sizes smaller than my feet. BUT, this pair of sandals literally jumped out at me. Now, I'm not normally a shoe-impulse buyer, but these were gorgeous. Perfect fit, and perfect for traveling - light, dressy, go with everything. So I didn't even hesitate, threw them in the basket - and loved that I just did it without talking myself out of buying them. That's partly your influence on me - a GOOD influence, because I rarely allow such extravagant spending on myself - but it felt good, and the shoes look wonderful, and so I thank you for sharing your shoe-thing here, because I like the difference you've made in my life.
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#107289 - 06/08/07 04:13 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: DreamrKate]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Oh my god!!! I am so art supply addicted!
Kate, me also. Whenever I visit Toronto (I used to live there), I seem to buy a stack of art supplies, because there's more choice and competitive prices compared..to Vancouver. Wierd since there are alot of artists living on the west coast.
I feel guilty...juicy hunks of oil paints, block paints, ...waiting to be used.
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#107290 - 06/08/07 02:57 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: orchid]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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Oh goody, I've turned Eagle into a shoe lover. It doesn't get much better than that!!!! Any other takers?
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#107291 - 06/08/07 04:18 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dianne]
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Registered: 06/04/07
Posts: 63
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I have to admit, my weakness is still for accessories- purses, jewelry, scarfs. Redecorating the house also gets me every time. I see an accent piece I like and everything goes downhill from there!
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#107293 - 06/11/07 01:42 AM
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Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 1274
Loc: MD
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Well, Dianne, You have me on your list of shoes fans . I have two pair of white sandals and three pair of black sandals and not sure why I did not and got all on sale . I do get in on those sales and get bargins . I got a handbag for church today a Liz bag for seven dollars on sale . I did get rid of a lot of old shoes .
Dianne , I don't dare to count the shoes yet . I have shoe boxes and have to label them next . I do need a pair of white shoes for white dress pants though .
Renee
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#107295 - 06/14/07 09:27 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Anno]
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Registered: 06/14/07
Posts: 37
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Who cares life goes by quick enjoy love the things you love. Enjoy yourself
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#107296 - 06/15/07 04:30 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: turtle]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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Renee, try light brown instead. They will look much better than white on white.
I threw away my French tennis shoes as I needed a new pair. One in--one out. They were ultra modern so it was hard to do.
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#107297 - 06/17/07 02:07 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dianne]
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 3503
Loc: Colorado
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Yes, Dianne, you got me too, like Dotsie said above, I have purchased more shoes this year than any other. Of course, my shoes on not haute coture French fansies, but rather Clark's! I like the brand, which is sensible. The truth is that my feet do not like shoes. I was more of the buffalo sandals kind of flower child, so I could go barefoot or flip flop around town. But lately, if I like a pair of shoes and they don't kill my feet, I buy two pairs in 2 different colors.
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#107298 - 06/18/07 04:44 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Princess Lenora]
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Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 1274
Loc: MD
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Dianne, I will take your advise on the the light brown with the white pants . Oh, Lynnie I love clarks shoes so much and they are one sale now.
I better not go and get any more shoes
Renee
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#107300 - 06/18/07 09:09 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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Can you afford me? LOL!
Remember that your shoes should be half a shade or one shade darker than the hem or your dress or pants. Since the feet (and palms of your hands) are considered the ugliest parts of the body, draw attention away from them unless the shoes are so sexy you want people to notice. I have a few pair like that!
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#107301 - 06/19/07 03:18 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dianne]
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Registered: 03/06/06
Posts: 2529
Loc: Southern California
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Diane, I thought of you when I went out to dinner tonight! There is a gift shop there, and they had the cutest plate with a red shoe, and it said: "The Wizard of Oz is just a story about two women fighting over a pair of shoes." I wanted to get it for you, but it was $78 (yikes!) and ya know I love ya, but - well, you're downsizing and don't need more stuff, right? Kathy
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#107302 - 06/19/07 09:19 AM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 09/26/04
Posts: 3910
Loc: Alabama
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Diane, as your shopping consultant, Kathy? I think she'd be a shoe in...get it?
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#107303 - 06/24/07 10:51 PM
Re: My senseless money spending obsessions are..
[Re: chickadee]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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LOL! I would have loved that plate but I understand. Love only runs so deep, right? Was it made of gold or something? That's awfully expensive for a plate.
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