I went out to buy....

Car Boot sales tend to be a rip-off. Antique markets like Peterborough and Newark are much better you get sensible prices for your goods.

Dad went out for a roll of lino, and came back with a three piece suite. Mum wasn't amused, but it did last well.

I went for a hair cut and bought a horse( from my hairdresser) not planned but the best buy ever.

On a much.(MUCH) smaller scale, many years ago, my husband sent one of our daughters, then aged 4, roud the corner to the shop for a box of matches which cost 3d. She was grilled for several minutes before leaving, to make sure she knew what she was going for, but nontheless, she came back with 3 penny lollies! When I went back for the matches, the lady at the shop said "she couldn`t remember what she wanted, so as they usually buy lollies, I asked her if she wanted lollies, and she nodded!"

stillhere I'm still giggling over yours!

numberplease Even more years ago I remember my brother being sent to the shop for some baby powder. He came back with a quarter of dolly mixtures (I suspect all of them didn't make it home!) My mother went ballistic!!!

I don't tend to buy on impulse but must admit to responding to special offers. I currently have 8 containers of fabric conditioner, 4 of washing liquid and 3 bottles of coca cola under the kitchen chairs (as well as a few in the cupboard). I haven't counted the toilet rolls upstairs but I never pay recommended price for them either.

A few years ago went out to buy de-icer from Poundstretcher and ended up buying new car (Arnold Clark were selling just outside the shop in our local indoor town centre). We forgot to go in to Poundstretcher for the de-icer.

What is it with cars? I agonise for months over purchases but the last 3 cars have been bought on impulse while out for another purpose - that reminds me, did the same with a caravan, had planned a set if saucepans, can sort of see the link!

My hubby often goes to buy a loaf of bread and says the cashier 'insisted' he takes a free bottle of whiskey.

.....teabags and came back without them

It was 'as well as I'm afraid' so got to order a freezer from Ao today and adjust the budget! I love your story stillhere I'm still laughing.

pogs my DH regards whiskey as an essential household item ... for medicinal purposes of course. there is a wonderful article in this months Good Housekeeping on inappropriate Christmas presents bought by husbands who cant manage shopping. I love the man who bought his wife a compost bin as at some point during the year she said they needed to get a new one.

I think our biggest impulse buy was about 25 years ago. DH took me out to lunch and we ended up passing a caravan sales shop. He thought he might get a length of piping that he needed in there. We enjoyed the caravan we purchased an hour later for over 20 years.

Oh, and a couple of years ago we were out for a walk and found a £2 coin on the pavement. Full of happiness at finding this treasure, we were 'enticed' into Arnold Clark's by a nice wee silver Corsa sitting there on the grass nearby....the rest is history, of course.

I can't say that I am an impulse buyer, but have noticed how hard it is when going out to buy an item( say a new coat) to find anything that I like, yet when not needing ( a coat) I happen to see several lovely ones.Is this just sods law in action?

I went out to buy some cream for my piles and came back with an electric oven!

This must be a new treatment gillogg ???

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gillogg that's a new one on me!

I'd been trying to get DH to come and look at cars with me so serves him right that I did it all on my own!

We went out to buy a new electric kettle. Spent three quarters of an hour debating which one to get. Called in at the Nissan showroom on the way back to 'just have a look'. Bought an XTrail in under ten minutes. (We did need a replacement and had started to think about it)

Perhaps cars are best bought on impulse.

Went out to buy a video player and bought a touring caravan. But we did go on to spend over 20 happy years caravanning when our girls were young, happy memories, couldn't have said the same for a video player!

My sister went out to buy a lipstick and came home having bought a flat!

Had a good laugh reading this thread, but stillhere is definitely winning at the moment!

I agree Wilma I laughed out loud again tonight when I read it but I also have a very disturbing image of gillog treating her piles!

Me too!

We went to buy fish for lunch and bought a car as well! Both car and fish were good.

I have just got back from Lidl, I only went in for 2 ribeye steaks and a box of chocolate ice cream cornets (bargain, and lovley!)

So how come I've come home with a pack of smoked haddock, 2 pairs of opaque thermal tights and a new coat