I keep amazon in business practically, but I couldn't possibly buy clothes online. How would you know if they fit or not? Sizes mean nothing--my clothes are size 10, 12, 14. (OK now you know way more about me than you wanted to, I'm sure.) It was a major effort for me to stop buying clothes because they were there, they were on sale, they fit, they were cute, etc., and to buy clothes because I needed them. I was running out of closet space! I'm trying to stay at replacement level now--it's kind of like a 12-step program. Books are different--you "use them up" by reading them, so you can always justify getting more. I guess you "use up" clothes eventually, but they have a pretty long life expectancy if your size doesn't change too much, which I realize can be a lot to ask in the 21st century. Mine certainly has.
--- In [email protected], Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If it weren't for the internet, I'd never buy any new clothes. I hate > shopping and do all I can to avoid ever having to go to stores by > buying everything I can online. I avoid malls like the plague. > > That doesn't apply to REI-type stores or used book stores. I can > spend hours in them. > > On 7/2/06, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't bought clothes since 1987. I'll do anything to avoid > > clothes shopping. I still wear my sister's dress that has nothing > > but a big carrot on it. > > > > I need to buy 12 cd's a week though. Oddly enough, the latest one > > is My Morning Jacket. So I'm buying cds named after clothes. > > > > Okay back to that exile I was talkin' about. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > What do you think is the longest you've ever gone as an adult > > without > > > buying clothes of any kind, including shoes? 3 of the 9 magazines > > I > > > subscribe to are In Style, Elle, and Glamour, so you would think I > > > would have the impression that any woman caught in the same outfit > > > more than once is doomed. But nah. I used to buy clothes probably > > too > > > much, partly because I worked in a dept store and I got a discount, > > > but I just realized I've probably bought 1 thing for $20 in the > > last 6 > > > months plus a $50 bathing suit. Have you ever gone a year or more > > > without buying clothes? I may have gone 6 months, probably not a > > > year. Unfortunately shopping is my default activity, as in what I > > do > > > when I have nothing better to do, which is bad. > > > > > > With The Devil Wears Prada out, I was wondering how much normal > > > regular non-celebrity non-filthy rich people really spend on > > clothes > > > in a year/month/whatever and how many things they actually get. I > > was > > > curious if people are more likely to buy more inexpensive things or > > > fewer more expensive things or what. I kept thinking I was > > spending a > > > bigger % of my income on clothes than most people, but now I'm > > > thinking probably not. I suspect a lot of people buy stuff because > > > it's there, it fits, it's pretty, rather than because they need it > > or > > > will actually have occasion to wear it. (this is for men too--I'm > > > wondering if most men go a year without buying clothes routinely > > or if > > > it is just a stereotype.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
