Have You Treated Yourself Since Christmas?

Well, succumbing to the lure of a sale of bags at Clarke's, I attempted to buy a brown leather Tote bag.
My card was declined😱, shock horror! Never happened before.
I checked my bank, thinking that someone had managed to run off with all my worldly wealth. Nope.
So I have emailed them a query and will wait to see what they say, and will have to forgo the bag for now.
If still no luck, I will try on Friday when we go into town, and see if I can order one through the shop.

Ooh yes I have, a beautiful Barbour gilet it came in at half price it’s got a furry detachable collar and I love it!

I treated myself to a visit to the beautician. The foot massage is oooooh. And I also have uhairy legs and tidy eyebrows.

Two years running I have treated myself after Christmas to a hardback A5 diary from the London Review of Books. 2023 had enjoyable excerpts from Alan Bennett’s diaries, 2024 includes ‘52 Ways of thinking about Kafka’. I wasn’t sure about that but it’s good to keep an open mind and last week’s page has an Alan Bennett quote.

Glad you are pleased with the Harvest teapot, Fairycakes.

The yarn bowl will be so useful 😊 My sister had a collection of M&S Harvest dinnerware - it is a pretty teapot.
I bought myself a Chenille sweater - not in the sale: £26 - but am so glad I did now the weather has turned bitterly cold.

I've supplemented a couple of lovely vouchers I received for a splendid lunch and another to come. Oh yessss.......

Yes. I've bought myself some more premium bonds and a new tankini in readiness for a forthcoming holiday in The Canaries at the end of next month.

Musicgirl, I love the teapot. I'm so glad you showed it. Not only do I have the teapot but have begun buying other items from the collection. All really nice quality. I'm meant to be decluttering, not adding 🤣🤣🤣

Auntieflo

Well, succumbing to the lure of a sale of bags at Clarke's, I attempted to buy a brown leather Tote bag.
My card was declined😱, shock horror! Never happened before.
I checked my bank, thinking that someone had managed to run off with all my worldly wealth. Nope.
So I have emailed them a query and will wait to see what they say, and will have to forgo the bag for now.
If still no luck, I will try on Friday when we go into town, and see if I can order one through the shop.

Funnily enough, Auntieflo, exactly the same thing happened to me when I went to check out my brown leather Clarks tote (probably the self-same one ) online yesterday. It came up with a message saying payment couldn’t be taken from the card I’d just scanned. It’s a worry, isn’t it? Fortunately I just went through the process again, typing in the details this time, and it worked. Phew!

I do hope you get your bag.

My mum had a bell-shaped gauge, Primrose - you’ve jogged my memory. I have a plastic one, a funny shape like the one in your photo, second from the right. No idea where it’s from, I’ve had for many years.

Yes I treated myself to a new car today! I normally procrastinate and am very indesivive but I just went for it today! Get it in 2 weeks

optomistic - tell us more - make, model, colour etc etc

Lilypops - I have PM’d you x

Ooh, 🚗 🚙 🚘 Tell us more, Optimistic!

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A pair of ‘fur’ lined suede slipper/boots from Moshulu which keep my feet toasty warm and just ordered some more Scandinavian wool socks in their sale. Having warm feet is half the battle!

Maggiemaybe, thank you. I did try again yesterday, and also this morning.
Still no luck. I tried phoning the local Clarkes shop, and was told that if I went in, they would order it online!
But, their site was down. Overloaded with emails.
I bet tomorrow it will be sold out 🥲

I'm thinking of treating myself to an Islands Eye Knitwear cardigan or sweater. I found them on the internet last year and bought a coatigan and a hat and scarf set. Expensive but fabulous quality and no doubt the items will last for many years. I can't stand being cold and their knitwear solves that problem. There's a sale on at the moment.

Marmight, those boots look cosy 🤗🤗. And you have the same taste in socks as me 😁

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Yes a new top that I had my eye on. It’s my birthday in two weeks so I’m calling it an early birthday gift.

Yes, to an electric butter dish. Keeps the butter soft and ready to spread whatever the temperature in the kitchen.

We went away for hogmanay and I remembered to take the vouchers and money received at Christmas. As we live in a rural location visiting a city was a treat. I bought a dress 2 sweaters and a new top all in the sale as well as 2 pairs of trousers for DH all for free as the vouchers covered the cost.

Yes - a new slo cooker, 6.5 litres, at Sainsbury. I could get an elephant in that. (My previous cooker was 1.5 litres. So, quite a contrast.)

Have just ordered a new larger microwaveable wheatie to replace the small tatty old one.It helps with neck and shoulder pain.Talk about living life n the fast lane!