Post by leggI just don't like shopping, or most new stuff of any kind.
+42 (at least for the shopping... some new is acceptable,
though most is a step downwards)
Post by leggWhen I try to replace stuff that I like and that has served well,
they either don't make it anymore, or the entire retail
operation is gone.
I have learned to buy multiples of everything I like.
E.g., I buy *4* pair of "identical" shoes each time I
discover I "need shoes". I can store them in MY closet
just as easily as they can store them in THEIR warehouse!
YEARS (!) ago, a friend gifted me some T-shirts... all identical
(she had "noticed" my fondness for black T-shirts and these are
black -- at least the BACKS are!). I had 42 of one "style"
and 30-something of another. (two different images imprinted)
Each New Year, I scrap the 7 shirts that I had worn the previous
year and drag out 7 of the "other" style. Seven shirts gives me
a fresh, clean shirt each day until weekend laundry (on which
day I wear the third-style, "while-doing-laundry-black-T-shirt").
I figure at least another 5 years before I'll be back to
wearing any "other" shirts.
And, bluejeans are bluejeans... regardless of make.
[I have two (identical) black dress shirts for special occasions
(which, at my age, is often funerals). And, of course, two
identical pair of black dress slacks.]
[[You can always find a NEW pair of slacks or shirt if the
sole criteria is "black" (white shows dirt too easily)]]
Post by leggBeginning to think that my custom is the mark of doom for any
retail operation . . .
Our biggest complaint is when specific foodstuffs stop
being available. Costco ran out of sweet onions (I eat
5lbs weekly) which resulted in a mad dash to other
stores to see if anyone else had anything similar in stock.
We'll have to buy sliced almonds on-line as Costco apparently
may have stopped carrying that brand, too. (bake biscotti
every two weeks)
No need for "best" solution as long as an "adequate" solution
exists and purchasing it requires no "special effort".
[we no longer buy "new" products at Trader Joe's as they have
a bad track record of discontinuing products. They stopped
selling the mints that SWMBO enjoys (similar to Altoids).
So, I figured out how to make my own. Instead of a couple
of dollars for a small tin with ~40 pieces, I make 2 *pounds*
of them at a time -- for about the price of two of those tins!
But, the house stinks of mint for two days... :< Prior to
that, they stopped selling the Benne Wafers she likes. So,
I make batches of 35 dozen for her -- again, cheaper than
TJ's would sell theirs!]