Thought I was losing the plot

I once 'stole' a bag from Next. I was browsing for bags for my cousin's wedding, and it was one that I'd removed from the rail to get to another one.
I was walking around the shopping centre; looked down and realised that I was holding this horrible white handbag.

That same day I also accidentally said 'I love you' to a shoe shop assistant.
I'd just finished the payment transaction, and said to the poor girl:
'Thankyou. Bye. Love you'

The very next day I came down with swine flu; so my brain malfunction must have been caused by that.
I never did go to the wedding

Thank you so much, grans who have contributed to this page!
I have laughed so much at your hilarious forgettings, that I have almost overcome my own one from yesterday.
Have just had to ring my bank to cancel a debit card that I used yesterday morning at home for an online purchase, then only realised that it was missing when I needed to pay for a parcel at the Post Office, as it wasn't in its usual place in my purse.
Must have spent at least three hours yesterday and today turning my sitting room, desk and rubbish bins upside down to locate it.
In the end I gave up, as it was making me so frustrated.
Thank you again to all you glorious grans who contribute to this and other answers.
This site is one of my daily must reads.
I never cease to be amazed at the combined wisdom and kindness so many of you bring to help others with the problems that life throws in their way.
This is a real community of wise women, sharing their insights and daily realities to enrich us all, and I for one am grateful to be part of it.

I have often bought items, sometimes for presents, in advance then put them away in a "safe" place. So safe that when it comes nearer to the date , that I can't remember where that safe place is so of course I have to buy something else - usually at a higher price!
It must be genetic because after my mother died, when her wardrobe was emptied, there were several carrier bags of things that she had obviously done the same thing with - to the charity shop's benefit!

It sounds incredibly like what happened when our grandson was born. I've still got the clothes as I found them far too late and can only hope that someone I know has a baby! Just please don't make it another grandchild because our Christmas present expense is jut enormous!

well it shows a coherence of taste, to choose the same thing again.
so that shows an ordered mind i think.
if you suddenly went out to the hair salon and had a standing mohican in emerald green, and then got a few bits of goth clothing, decorated with large safety pins, and always assuming this is not your everyday attire, then it might be worrying.

EllanVannin I have been tempted to on occasion. Items I’ve sent to the charity shop then seen it on the rails and thought about whether I still liked it ?

I bet nobody has bought their own stuff back after giving it to charity !
It's what I did years ago unknowingly until D had said she'd thought I'd given my jumper ( which I had on ) to the charity. I was a worse fog-brain in my 50's than I am now .

All the time - too many to mention ?

I’m often shopping with one of my granddaughters, and I’m picking up something and admiring it, and she tells me I’ve already got it!

I usually look round the sales at the end of Summer and buy one or two items which are put away for next year. When I start taking out my summer clothes I'm always surprised to find nice new clothes that I have no memory of buying!

Doing a surprise birthday and hid the food around the flat but didn’t find the freshly ground coffee until at least six months later, by accident. That was twenty years ago, early old age, given up trying to remember things now and note everything down.

I bought a pair of boots, totally forgot I had bought exactly the same pair pre-Covid found them when I put new pair in boot cupboard.

It`s a regular occurance in my house Grandmadinosaur.
By me and dh.

I absolutely know I ordered both my daughters a Clinique gift set each last Christmas, ordered online from John Lewis, I remember them arriving, but I couldn’t find them, and still can’t, I reckon I must have thrown them away!
It’s not the first time either, a few years ago I lost a Clinique set of lipstick, I’m fairly positive it’s not in the house anywhere!
Maybe I won’t buy anymore Clinique.

My daughter bought me a gorgeous planter as a gift. It had compost and mixed seeds in it I decided to use the planter for a large candle. I put the compost and seeds in a bag and can't find them anywhere it drives me mad being forgetful. I suspect I will find them mid summer!

I bought a top for myself from Marks, when I got home I remembered I had bought the same one months ago, it was still in the bag.