tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post161595951376006739..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: I never learn...Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-16911553576982579322013-05-05T16:49:39.199+01:002013-05-05T16:49:39.199+01:00Hmm... after living my whole grown-up life in town...Hmm... after living my whole grown-up life in towns/cities with around 100 000 inhabitants I guess I tend to forget sometimes that not everyone does. Sorry! {embarrassed smile} As it happens the town where I live now grew out of its textile industry, and became a centre for mailorder businesses...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-84967350659706911882013-05-05T15:20:48.487+01:002013-05-05T15:20:48.487+01:00Fine if you've got the shops, DT!Fine if you've got the shops, DT!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-35975757147566622062013-05-05T08:40:22.419+01:002013-05-05T08:40:22.419+01:00I never buy clothes online or from catalogues (wel...I never buy clothes online or from catalogues (well 99% never anyway). Still possible to make enough mistakes even when buying things in shops and trying them on, though :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-80240850668714886832013-05-03T22:08:18.809+01:002013-05-03T22:08:18.809+01:00The to your question is simple, Jill: to justify h...The to your question is simple, Jill: to justify having bought all those mistakes, you have to keep them for a while. Then you can say, hand on heart, that you only get rid of old clothes!<br /><br />Or something...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-43073444487383629642013-05-03T22:06:06.545+01:002013-05-03T22:06:06.545+01:00I feel much better now. None of mine have the pric...I feel much better now. None of mine have the price tags. Thanks, Rosemary!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-87844799543732509452013-05-03T22:05:17.489+01:002013-05-03T22:05:17.489+01:00We have very few clothes shops to browse around. T...We have very few clothes shops to browse around. That's the trouble. Plus, I'm lazy...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-23663157039912984792013-05-03T22:04:11.989+01:002013-05-03T22:04:11.989+01:00But you don't do that, do you, Meike?
Your clo...But you don't do that, do you, Meike?<br />Your clothes seem soooo organised. Sigh...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-90735024071564769392013-05-03T22:02:18.055+01:002013-05-03T22:02:18.055+01:00Yes, yes! The "reasonable time"! I'm...Yes, yes! The "reasonable time"! I'm so glad you do this too, Teresa!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-53990119185031250922013-05-03T22:01:11.576+01:002013-05-03T22:01:11.576+01:00Wendy, cheese is cheaper than jumpers. Trust me.
...Wendy, cheese is cheaper than jumpers. Trust me.<br /><br />And sell by date? What's a sell by date?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8710544001303135482013-05-03T22:00:04.897+01:002013-05-03T22:00:04.897+01:00My daughter gives me her (designer) cast-offs. Dau...My daughter gives me her (designer) cast-offs. Daughters have their uses!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79183243190717417662013-05-03T15:30:23.327+01:002013-05-03T15:30:23.327+01:00And I ask you, why is is so difficult to actually ...And I ask you, why is is so difficult to actually take the offending garment to the charity shop? I have a bag full of things I will never, in this life, wear again, but still they sit gathering wrinkles and do not venture into the car to make the trip to the shop! <br />I'm moving again in a few months, so now is definitely the time to make donations left and right!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12097037934669738962013-05-03T11:51:01.508+01:002013-05-03T11:51:01.508+01:00I don't tend to buy online as I need to try th...I don't tend to buy online as I need to try things on, but I still have awful mistakes hanging in the wardrobe, still can't find things to wear sometimes - and one or two items might still have the price tag on. Shocking!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79567041458366296782013-05-03T09:43:49.946+01:002013-05-03T09:43:49.946+01:00Yes, I've been there too, and got the T-shirt ...Yes, I've been there too, and got the T-shirt (sorry). I never buy anything on the internet, so that bit is easy, but I do have to restrain myself when the Kaleidoscope catalogue arrives. I think I'm in control at last, as I love brousing round the shops, but I have to be on my own. I'm too easily influenced by daughter/friends. Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-59006075189192844902013-05-03T06:36:22.357+01:002013-05-03T06:36:22.357+01:00See it this way, ladies - without you, the charity...See it this way, ladies - without you, the charity shops would not have any as-good-as-new items to sell!<br />My sister is a bit like that, but she's been improving over the years and now I often hear her say, "I know I am not going to wear that... I like it now, here at the shop, but won't feel comfortable wearing it", and then she refrains from buying it.<br />A lot of her good quality, relatively expensive clothes go on ebay without her ever having worn them.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12640055590755158052013-05-02T11:21:29.307+01:002013-05-02T11:21:29.307+01:00I do this too, Frances. I gradually move the offen...I do this too, Frances. I gradually move the offending (offensive) items to the end of the rail, then fold them up and put them in the bottom of the wardrobe and after a reasonable time has passed they go to the charity shop. Glad it's not just me :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-80793622475502953612013-05-02T10:59:08.080+01:002013-05-02T10:59:08.080+01:00I do this with items in my fridge! Have eaten Fren...I do this with items in my fridge! Have eaten French cheese two days in a row. Don't want to eat any more of it but it's still got one day to go before it reaches its sell by date (and it would be dreadful food waste to throw something in date away) so wait another day and then happily consign it to the bin without guilt. Not quite the same but I'm sure you'll recognise the similarity, Frances.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-52601175619457524822013-05-02T10:45:25.975+01:002013-05-02T10:45:25.975+01:00I hang the disappointing garments in my wardrobe i...I hang the disappointing garments in my wardrobe in the hope that if I see them every day, I will eventually feel sorry for them. The completely hopeless cases are put out of sight in my youngest daughter's wardrobe. She, at fifteen, is more sensible than me and owns just a few garments, all of which she actually wears. I'll never learn. xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.com