Splurge vs. Steal

[Alysser]

For me, it depends on what I want. There are certain things I KNOW won't ever be on sale but those are few and far between. My current watch is water-proof and shock-proof and cute and I really like it so I spent $80 on it. THAT was a splurge. I really like the Olympic Team Oakleys and they are $200. That is ALOT for sunglasses but I plan on buying them eventually. If I have them I'll never spend money of sunglasses again LOL.

Clothes and purses I don't splurge on much. If I really like a shirt I'll buy it. But I am mostly a clearance buyer. I got a pair of REALLY nice Sperry's for $35 a few weeks ago. I got a pair of Cowboy boots for $50 rather than $90 at TJ Maxx. I got my hiking boots on clearance ($40 from $80) at Bass Pro Shops. The guy said they were being discontinued and was wondering if that bothered me. LOL, why do I care about that? There was no real reason aside from them not selling well.

[pomtzu]

I refuse to pay full retail for anything. I was in Penney's yesterday and came out with a $5 tee (regular $25), a $15 pair of nice knit capris (regular $25), and a $10 handbag (regular $45).

But I recently got a SUPER bargain on a toaster oven that I bought my granddaughter for her apartment. When I got it home and checked it out, 2 little rubber feet were missing from legs on the bottom, so I called the manufacturer about it. After about an hour of arguing with the customer service person, I finally gave up and decided I'd just look in Lowe's or Home Depot for feet that would fit, since I couldn't exchange it where I bought it since it was the last one in stock. Anyway, about a week later, I had this big box delivered by FedEx. What was in it???? - a toaster oven - the same model that I had bought that had the missing feet. No paper work - no nothing!!! So now I had 2 ovens - and the one that I had delivered to me also had 2 feet missing. So now granddaughter and Grammy have matching toaster ovens which is kinda nice, since I didn't have one before. How about that - BOGO?????

[Taz_Zoee]

I hate shopping! So much that sometimes I can't wait for something to go on sale because I need it so badly. I wear my pants until they get holes where my thighs rub together (or I fall and rip them). My shirts have holes in them and are faded before I get new ones. I find a pair of shoes I like that are comfy and I wear those until they fall apart. Gee, I sound lovely don't I? LOL
I'm not a slob, I swear!

A couple years ago I went to Tahoe and the outlets up there were having HUGE sales because it was "between seasons". I got a $75 purse for $14, $120 boots for $34, a $80 jacket for $23 and a $12 scarf for $4. That's when I actually felt shopping was FUN!

[smokey the elder]

I refuse to pay full price for most clothes. Because I have funky feet, I'm very picky about shoes but still can often find ones that fit at a reasonable price. I find for leather stuff (shoes, purses, jackets) you get what you pay for to a point. I expect leather goods to be durable. I paid handsome coin for a leather biker jacket 25 years ago. The fail point is the zipper; once I get replaced it will be as good as new!

[momcat]

I hate shopping, especially for clothes. It's something I do when I absolutely have to. Since I wear what I like instead of whatever might be the style trend of the moment, I go in the store, get what I need, then leave. If it's on sale, fine. If not, get what I went for and get it over with.

[AvaJoy]

I hate going to stores/shopping and haven't bought a new item of clothing in many years; exception being underwear. I snicker when I think the advice is to toss anything you haven't worn in a year . . . lol! Being of the pack-rat mentality, I have saved many of my clothes over the decades, and even have my Mother's beautiful suits and a few dresses from the 1920's - 40's. I don't give a hoot about what is "in style" like I did when I was younger. I wear what I want, regardless. And to validate the saving of my old clothes, I still wear them. Fashion is cyclic. As an example, eventually my hip hugger bell bottom jeans from Jr. High School became fashionable again, and I could still fit into them.
I shop for feline necessities . . . litter and food. That is sufficient.

[Suki Wingy]

I shop at Goodwill a LOT. And I am constantly putting together costumes. I keep telling myself I am going to stop cosplaying because it's so expensive, and then I get it in my head that I have to do one last costume. There've been at least four "one last costumes" so far.

So a lot of times people will compliment me on my jacket or something, and I'll say, thanks, it's part of a costume! I got it at Goodwill for $6 and then dyed this color!

And I did buy a sweater that was on clearance at Old Navy early this spring, but I considered it a splurge because it was still $15 and it wasn't for part of a costume!

But I do find that I have expensive taste when it comes to tailoring. A slight difference in the cut of something can make all the difference, even plain or otherwise quiet, understated things. Like when I am in Nordstrom Rack and all the things catching my eye are still over $100, even if they're just like a blouse or plain colored dress. It's the tailoring.