Bought anything new in the last week?

A Prosecco Bar in M and S Elrel now that sounds like my kind of store . I bet it's in the middle of London, or perhaps some holiday town ?

Ooh, just googled that M&S store (now is it too far to travel to it?)

probably

The big new John Lewis in Birmingham has a Juice Bar just outside the main door but no sign of a Prosecco Bar! Incidentally, John Lewis OWNS the Juice Bar, so I was told. Our nearest big M and S has only a café with stained upholstery on the seats.

Well, I could drive there (just under two hours) but then I couldn't drink the Prosecco could I

Ooh, rosesarered I bought those in tan last year and wore them non stop. Sadly it's just too mild for boots at present
I was in JL today and found a lovely little mirrored clutch bag which I think will match the latest Ning (and turned back cuffs) of my wedding jacket. Result !

Bag
You like?

What is my iPod on??
That should have been "lining" <sigh>

Got my wintercoat in the sales at Wallis. Also bought DH a beutiful lambswool scarve and his very first flatcap at M&S.

That was meant to say beautiful...

A flat cap?? You'll be needing a whippet then !

Alea I want the tan boots as well, and the plum/suede, but that would be greedy! I did wonder what a Ning was.
Antjexix I read your post as 'cat flap' at first.

Alea the bag is gorgeous!

Three bottles of The Fountain phyto collagen molecule (for improved skin, hair etc) from Boots. Normally £39.99/bottle (!) but in clearance in local store (with long use by dates) for £6 each. To top it off, on 3 for 2 vitamins offer and I had a 10% off voucher, so all for £10.80!

Rosearered - sorry you're not near enough to join me in the prosecco bar! I can't quite believe what has mushroomed a few bus stops from home and is much more convenient for shopping for me than Grand Central (grand and central though it is!). GC has JL going for it however, and more!
Plenty of prosecco at the M&S opening and everyone beaming happily from Twiggy to the extra security people. Longbridge (RIP the Austin factory) has been transformed, it was good to meet staff delighted to be able to walk to work rather than commute into the city centre.

Elrel think your message is for Rosequartz and although we are twins separared at birth ( on Gnet) we are two different people.

My DH is great to go shopping with. If I see two things I want and can't make up my mind, he just says ' why don't you get them both'!

rosesarered

Actually, there is a nice eating place in the middle of an M&S not too far away which serves champagne at lunch-time (if they is what you want!) and food which is a bit different to the normal sandwiches, toasties etc.

There is a champagne bar at Paddington Station where I used to while away the time waiting from train after trips to see clients! (Didn't put it on expenses though)

So that's why old ladies stagger about so much, hmmn?

although we are twins separared at birth
roses - our virtual parents can't have been the full quid, giving both of us the same name (nearly)
rose

Ladies - I have 4 DC (1boy, two girls) and I have waited 45 years for one of them to marry. My middle daughter is taking the plunge on 12th December. I thought i would go to town and buy an outfit that made me look elegant (for the first time in my life). I thought my budget of £500 was fairly generous - until I hit the shops!! Those of you who have done this, which is probably most of you, will know that that amount of money does not go very far. Well, in desperation, I bought a very 'nice' Mother of the Bride outfit in a department store. I wasn't Wowed and I was disappointed and felt rather deflated.
On returning home, I turned on the news and the top story covered the refugees fleeing Syria and about how the bad weather was affecting them.
I watched as the picture showed a poor lady in a wheelchair who was stuck in the mud. What a spoiled brat I am!!! I've sent the money I had left over to one of the many charities handling the crisis.
And I will thoroughly enjoy wearing my very smart outfit to the wedding.

Well done Nine, I am sure you will look lovely and feel happy that you've been able to help someone less fortunate as well!

I spent hours (and hours and hours) going round the shops for an outfit for DD's wedding (trying hard not to clash with the bridesmaids) and ended up going to an outlet a lovely little designer shop in Swindon where I found the whole lot!

I have to admit rosequartz - I didn't think it would be as difficult as it was.
Thank you for your encouragement,

This was years ago and my dear BF trawled the shops with me as her daughter had got married the year before and she knew what it was like!

We did visit quite a few towns we hadn't been to for years - or at all!

Not this week.....but my friend went with me early on a Saturday morning into the city to look for an outfit for my wedding, not wanting to look mutton/lamb etc. I was 56. First stop was a local shop, not a chain. Second outfit was perfect...absolutely me. Ankle length very simple wafty dress with matching wafty raggedy looking coat, all in plum/aubergine. There was also a perfect hat in the exact shade.
Next door to Debenhams for shoes....nothing. could find shoes ok but not the colour. Took them anyway, went back to the original shop and got them dyed accordingly. The whole lot was under £300 and that included £100 for the hat.

We were home at 11.30am.

It also did ds wedding and then I sold it as a full set for £250.