tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post4927059377201289818..comments2023-12-02T04:13:31.786-08:00Comments on The Singing Gardener: Impulse buysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-55986108342703801882011-11-09T15:50:20.510-08:002011-11-09T15:50:20.510-08:00Hi Rachel and welcome, glad you are enjoying.
I gu...Hi Rachel and welcome, glad you are enjoying.<br />I guess we all have things that we have wasted a fortune on in the past. But I never try to regret too much and just learn how to either do without or make it myself with most things now. It becomes a bit of a game and one that I really enjoy.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-22725577910307438932011-11-09T13:48:49.591-08:002011-11-09T13:48:49.591-08:00Hi there - new to your blog but enjoying it. I hav...Hi there - new to your blog but enjoying it. I have wasted a fortune on lipstick over the years and have too many now to use in my lifetime. I guess i thought it was a relatively cheap treat, and being a bit overweight, at least a lipstick will always fit! Try to avoid big chemist / retailers now as far as I CAN.Rachel Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301756054610647956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-23692413845756684282011-09-08T01:07:22.016-07:002011-09-08T01:07:22.016-07:00I will check the book out, sounds right up my stre...I will check the book out, sounds right up my street.<br />DanDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-11296286428933758742011-09-07T22:05:30.113-07:002011-09-07T22:05:30.113-07:00This is true and I've just enjoyed John Seymou...This is true and I've just enjoyed John Seymour's book Forgotten Household Skills which shows a great array of jobs we no longer do around the house...he writes with lovely humour too,Sue xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-12495259445270286802011-09-07T01:39:25.561-07:002011-09-07T01:39:25.561-07:00Thanks for the comment Sue, I am glad you enjoy re...Thanks for the comment Sue, I am glad you enjoy reading, I have been working far too much throughout August, so have been a little hopeless at any updates. Things are quieter now so I hope to get back to writing soon.<br />I think it is easy to get sucked in by kitchen gadgets that offer so much - then deliver little. Most of the old tried and tested methods work better with just a little more elbow grease sometimes.<br />DanDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-70070165652820094962011-09-06T21:14:40.893-07:002011-09-06T21:14:40.893-07:00My DH is a sucker for kitchen gadgets too....his d...My DH is a sucker for kitchen gadgets too....his diddly capucchino maker is rarely used, he uses the food processor to chop a few vegies and then has loads of extra washing up to do!<br />I can't stop buying wool from the Op-shop but at least it's cheap and get used ;)<br />Being pensioners without credit cards keeps a tight rein on our spending!<br />Enjoying your blog btw<br />xxSue xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087301722255232731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-40121056818320357312011-08-04T12:36:58.420-07:002011-08-04T12:36:58.420-07:00Funny, I was looking for one of those vegetable ch...Funny, I was looking for one of those vegetable choppers today, my mother has one and I think it's very useful. Especially for dealing with courgette/zucchini and onions. Washing them is a problem though!<br /><br />What you say about buying shoes is extremely recognizable. Also if you are with people who get a bit impatient it is hard not to buy something quickly to avoid irritating them even more. I have decided I will just quit shopping without buying if this occurs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-30432675656252600542011-06-30T15:43:07.633-07:002011-06-30T15:43:07.633-07:00I have had them for over a year, but I could maybe...I have had them for over a year, but I could maybe sell them on ebay, its true.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-48886872850954741682011-06-30T14:23:08.968-07:002011-06-30T14:23:08.968-07:00Is it too late to take those shoes back - sometime...Is it too late to take those shoes back - sometimes they will take them if you are not happy with them - worth a try even if they give you a credit.<br />One shoe store here in the States has no time limit.lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345707661431587475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-89992154877729729532011-06-19T07:40:02.210-07:002011-06-19T07:40:02.210-07:00Hello Ilona, Its kitchens that it is easiest to ge...Hello Ilona, Its kitchens that it is easiest to get drawn in with. Gadgets that are apparently going to make life simpler - usually they take twice as long to dismantle and wash up. I notice when I visit my mum that on top of the fridge is a deep fat fryer in its box. She says that she used it once and it made everything so dirty that she just boxed it up and put it out of the way. I have had a juice extractor and smoothie maker. These days I have a wonderful gadget free kitchen. People don't seem to understand the sense of peace you get from living simply. I have far less to worry about than I used to.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-1834726597240821292011-06-19T07:11:01.619-07:002011-06-19T07:11:01.619-07:00I had a set of weights once, soon got fed up of tr...I had a set of weights once, soon got fed up of tripping over them. Various kitchen gadgets and I don't like spending time in the kitchen. Oh, and the daftest buy was a computer, just before they brought out Windows etc. Thought it was dead cool sitting in my living room, hadn't the foggiest how to use it, ha ha.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-29466101636420949742011-06-18T12:14:40.980-07:002011-06-18T12:14:40.980-07:00They will call it retail therapy. I call it money ...They will call it retail therapy. I call it money wasting activity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-39384921087000412802011-06-18T07:05:25.468-07:002011-06-18T07:05:25.468-07:00You are absolutely right, in my 20's I used to...You are absolutely right, in my 20's I used to go to shopping centres just for something to do on a weekend. Now, I dislike having to go at all and so only go when I really have to get something I absolutely need - reluctantly. I look at people who are going for a 'day out' and wonder when it was that shopping became a major hobby for people?DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652989316053170663.post-29540090094643384472011-06-18T06:01:49.981-07:002011-06-18T06:01:49.981-07:00You speak of habits. I guess if you make it anothe...You speak of habits. I guess if you make it another habit that you only buy what you truely need, you never really go impulse buying. I have not been impulse buying since my childhood. Can`t say that I miss it, lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.com