what are you addicted to buying...

well for me it has to be scarves, i just cannot go past them, i make a B line for them in every shop, i have around 25 or so now, mind you they are not expensive to buy, they look good and they keep you warm,so i reckon not too bad an addiction to have .

I also have now been buying what i call junk jewellery,up until about two years ago i have had a severe allergy to all metals except gold and silver, it actually started when i bought a whole heap of junk jewellery from the USA back with me from my trip, i figured in those days they were full of nickel and i was allergic, i tried everything, hypoallergenic ,putting nail polish on the earing studs, you name it, however something in my body has changed and i can now wear it, and i am loving it,so many pretty and cheap things out there that look nice.i still like my good jewellery,but only have a few good pieces.


We also have what we call grabadeals,yazoom,daily deals and many more online that offer really great bargains, must say bit addicted to them as well,but i have managed to get some really good deals, a lovely microfibre duvet inner for 40 dollars that was orginally 149, and i have found nothing to compare as good as mine yet,so all good.

Ok i have confessed my sins, how about your's, i am sure it will make very interesting and maybe amusing reading.

Books :love:

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Books :love:

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Me too....

I have waaaayyy too many eyeglasses.

I also have 5 containers worth of beads to make necklaces. I simply can't resist popping into the craft store and buying one or two strands of beads.

Oh yes i can relate to books as well, had not read in years ,until i got my new specs, which are now my old specs and need replacing, so i went a little mad buying books too, but i now have an ipad i won and i can start reading on it, thank goodness as my eyesight is failing to read books anymore, arrghhh!! getting old sucks some times.:D

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Oh yes i can relate to books as well, had not read in years ,until i got my new specs, which are now my old specs and need replacing, so i went a little mad buying books too, but i now have an ipad i won and i can start reading on it, thank goodness as my eyesight is failing to read books anymore, arrghhh!! getting old sucks some times.:D

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I retired back in 1999. For about a year before I did it, I started stacking up the books - the ones I wanted to have once my time was all my own :) So my pile consisted of about 45 books. One year later, the stack had increased to 60+. Seems for every book I read, I bought 2 replacements.

Yes, I checked out my local library - it's lovely, but doesn't always have what I want - when I want. I refuse to be on a list, and they call one day and say I have 2 weeks to read a particular book. I want to read, what I want, when I want.

I have some I've read more than once - some I've read more than 5 times - and one I've read over 10 times.

I have an iPad, but I don't read books on it. I want to hold the book in my hand, feel the pages, smell the smell. And if I drop it, it doesn't break.

I'm an eclectic reader - history, sports, current events, medical stuff, mysteries. Not much fiction - have been reading for so many years that most of the plot lines are old hat.

My latest 'addiction' is books for the kindle.
Amazon has a ton of freebies every day... they update their free list every hour just about.

For the last year, my actual 'addiction' for buying things has been nail polish. Although that is dwindling down since I have... Uhhh, about 40 bottles of nail polish. And I've cut all my nails back down again so I can type faster at work.

I actually had stopped reading until my kindle, now i can make the font as large as I want and I can read again.

I am addicted to buying clothes for my twin granddaughters, everything looks so cute on them I find it hard to resist.

Video games...I have SO MANY of them but anytime one that interests me is on sale and I have a couple of bucks, I end up buying it. Mind you, if I actually played just the games on my Steam list (an online game retail service) I'd be stuck in front of my computer 24 hrs a day for the next 3 or 4 years. :rolleyes:

This isn't counting all of the games I have on the Xbox or PS2...

I also end up getting a lot of books. There is a Kindle app for Android so I spend a lot of time on the bus reading. The free list for Kindle is actually quite good!

Nothing, really - at least not since I retired and could no longer afford addictions! Since I've had my Kindle, I do get a lot of books, but most all are free, or just a few $$ at the most. I loaded around 50 books in just a few weeks, and I've read most of them, tho I slack off reading in the summer months. I'll be back at it soon, and loading lots more books too.

When I was still working, jewelry was my addiction - mostly rings and earrings (and not the cheapy ones either :eek:), followed by handbags. Obviously I don't "need" all that anymore, and I never "needed" them to start anyway - but I was addicted. I still can't go into any store without checking out the jewelry and handbag departments, or admiring what's in the jewelry store windows at the mall. I just don't buy! I wear earrings every day, even if I'm not going anywhere, but not so much the rings, and I wear 2 gold necklaces that I never take off. And all the handbags on my closet shelf - I resort back to the same 3 or 4 favorites, and the rest collect dust.

This is a weird one, but exercise clothes. This tends to be a problem because I only use a handful despite the fact that I go for a bike ride every morning and STILL don't get around to wearing all of them. I also tend to buy a lot of Iphone cases and dog collars. :p

Yarn, yarn, yarn. I love knitted and sewing. Not many people know that about me, but I knit all the time. I have enough yarn to knit a pair of socks for everyone here. Not that I will, but......

I also love buying kitchen gadgets.:rolleyes:

I'm not really addicted to buying anything, but if I had the money I would probably get lots of different body lotions and shampoo. LOL!

Sallyanne, I wish you were closer, you probably know how to crochet as well. I have these potholders? that you begin in one corner. I just don't don't know how to start.

Dresses...I love dresses. For someone who lives in a climate where they are only wearable for a few months a year, I have a truly ridiculous dress collection.

sas - maybe for the next holiday gift exchange if the economy recovers enough to have one... me, women's size 10B. ;):D

Tapes for my car. They're only 49 cents at Goodwill and I will regularly walk away with six to ten of them, yet I seem to stick to the same five or so.

Actually, if Sas ever ran out of things to knit, good mittens are always, always appreciated at homeless shelters and food pantries - but I bet she knows that! We have a mitten tree at the back of the church each fall, and I remember childhood well enough to know what a delight a good warm pair of mitten is on a chilly day! Sadly, I do not knit, and have not the patience for it!

Books and tools.

I won't rent a tool unless I KNOW I'm only going to use it once, and books, well.....I spend a lot of time waiting for machinery to break, so I have plenty of reading time.

Although I don't buy much anymore - I have always loved dishes - linens - towels - kitchen items - table cloths and napkins - placemats.

At some point you stop - and realize that you have way too much stuff. Besides I have a lot of linens that I inherited from my family - good linen that needs to be ironed. Ha - haven't used that lately!:D:D

At least you have cats to keep the mice at bay. Many of the linens Aunt Bertha had stored away for future use got nested in by mice, sadly.

Shoes ... handbags ... jewelry ... yarn ... linens ... did I mention shoes? :D

Handbags, shoes, stuff for the furbabies. :)

I just like buying anything in general though honestly :o

Candles. I buy them because they smell good, but then I wait to burn them because ... they smell too good. And just about anything with a kitty theme! (kitty mug, kitty pin, kitty dish towel, kitty picture frame...)

Definitely hair accessories! Over the years I collected a whole drawer full. While I started packing for college a couple days ago, I found it really unneccessary to bring them all. Therefore, I had a hard time deciding which ones to bring. :rolleyes::p

Cat figurines.. and other cat-themed items.

I have way too many figurines ..

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Sallyanne, I wish you were closer, you probably know how to crochet as well. I have these potholders? that you begin in one corner. I just don't don't know how to start.[/QUOTE]



Randi - you could always pick up a small instruction book and teach yourself how to knit and/or crochet. That's how I learned. My mother tried to teach me as a teen, but I was not the least bit interested. Then after I married and wasn't working, and hubby was in the military with weird working hours, I had a lot of time on my hands and decided to learn how. I started with very simple stitches and projects, and progressed from there. Afghans and blankets turned out to be a passion with me, and I made dozens over the years before my hands failed me. People that I worked with even commissioned me to make items for them, and I've also had a few people want me to teach them how. Two of the people were left handed so I couldn't help them any - but there are even instruction books for leftys too. I even figured out the dreaded singular circular knitting needle!
You should look into it - I always found knitting and crocheting to be very relaxing and enjoyable.

Gini, speaking of linens and towels, that is what I always look for when I go to department stores. I like quality, like Egyptian cotton, so I normally buy those when there's a sale. ;) I missed it this year. :( I inherited quite a few good tablecloths, but only two fits my dinner table. Anyway, what I need is tablecloths for my bedside table.

Pomtzu, it's not that I can't knit or crochet, I have knitted several sweaters and socks etc. over the years, it's just this one thing I can't do.

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Pomtzu, it's not that I can't knit or crochet, I have knitted several sweaters and socks etc. over the years, it's just this one thing I can't do.

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LOL - well obviously you do know how if you can do sweaters! They ranked very low on my list of favorites to make, tho I did do vests and also baby sweaters.

loved reading your comments, now no-one said they were addicted to kitties ,or doggies yet?? but then it goes without saying here doesn't it he he.:D

My biggest weakness at the moment is socks lol. I went cold turkey with the dog collars and they only have one each now, and will wear them til they wear out.

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Yarn, yarn, yarn. I love knitted and sewing. Not many people know that about me, but I knit all the time. I have enough yarn to knit a pair of socks for everyone here. Not that I will, but......

I also love buying kitchen gadgets.:rolleyes:

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Yarn, yarn, yarn. But, I seem to go for the big, bulky yarn for sweaters. Which sounds right because I live in Alaska, but since I'm always too hot, I run around the house barefoot and in t-shirts most of the time. I crochet scarves and cowls and end up giving them away because I'm almost never cold.

Nail polish, I made my own rack and still have more :D pens, wine,jeans, shoes. I believe it keeps collecting critters at bay.

Hand bags or purses, whatever you want to call them.

Well, like pomtzu, I cannot affort any extras since I retired. If I had the money, I would probably be addicted to new photo equipment; lenses and stuff... :)

Oh my.. lol.. if you only knew.. hahaha...

I'm soooo into weird novelties.. if there's something weird and cute.. I have to have it.... loove gadgets and geeky things

I also tend to buy a lot of stuff beforehand, let´s say Christmas.. so I stock up on clothes, jewelry (fantasy of course), hats.. also depends on my mood at that time

a lil list of things I've bought (in no particular order): nail polish, nail decor stuff n tools, hair products, wigs, extensions, clothes, hats, scarves, handbags, toys, jewelry, ribbon, dog tags, grooming supplies, dog suplements, coffe mugs (and I don't drink coffee.. lol), dinnerware, fabric, makeup, shoes, charms, polymer clay, some casting material, camera accesories, movies, videogames, etc etc etc..

You know, it isn't anything I "buy" - but whoever I go somewhere, I always pick up a "neat rock" - particularly a beach or any cool place! I used to be limited to three rocks as a child, so I didn't fill my folks car when we made a beach trip! Drove my mum-in-law to Gloucester yesterday, to see the "Fisherman's Memorial" statue, and we then walked the beach for a little bit and sat on some big rocks. I didn't get to spend much time searching, as the day was her gift, but did end up with one neat rock, which doesn't look like much until it gets wet!