100 Days of Happiness - Day 17

[amberdreams]

I had a few happy things to chose from today but thought I'd go for one of my hobbies (heh heh) - charity shop shopping. When I was a kid, me and my best friend used to spend most Saturdays walking miles from one jumble sale to another, hunting for bargains and hoping we'd find some treasure. I did once find a commemorative crown inside a handbag, and Rachel once found a tiny gold cross with a garnet/ruby set in it, so it wasn't a total fantasy. My equivalent these days is trawling the charity shops hunting down nice clothes at bargain prices. I hit gold today, Monsoon, John Rocha, Fatface - I bought a pair of cords, a long cardi thing and four tops for less than £25. And that always makes me very happy, shallow though it is.

Comments

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

There is nothing like a bargain! :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Indeed there is not. The sense of satisfaction is wonderful.

[gorkonelka.livejournal.com]

OMG this is the best thing ever. I love shopping like that ;)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Heh heh one of my tags should have read "I have too many clothes" because this kind of shopping is very addictive... LOL!

[gorkonelka.livejournal.com]

YES! Addictive and hard to control, because when you see something you like and it costs like 2 pounds.... "how can I NOT buy it, right?" :D

And when you come home from this so-called "hunt" you realise that you need new wardrobe because you don´t have a space for the new arrival ;) But on the other hand it can be considered as motivation... You have too many clothes = you need new wardrobe = to have one, you have to ear money = so in conclusion this kind of shopping is encouraging you to work harder and earn more ;) Addictive, YES, but in a good way ;)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha I like the way you think....