This morning after going to exercise class, I got home and had hit two supermarkets and was rushing to meet the third for a delivery. Ironically the first shop I went to was the one delivering. Ok, you probably think I am mad but there is a method to my madness. The first shop I [...]
Yes it is – a bad habit! That is unless you need something or have planned a purchase. Are you the victim of a shopping habit? The signs are: you can’t walk past a shop without popping in to see if there are any new goodies even if it is Poundland when you get bored [...]
Is it our civic DUTY to go out and spend to save our shops and help the economy? Since the big crash of October ’08, we have all been trying our very best to watch our spending and to be frugal. This is a great thing in many ways. We are finding other hobbies, most [...]
If you are a regular here, you will know that the past four years have been to put it mildly – challenging. I have been made redundant not once but three times since 2010, although two of those jobs were freelance gigs but I still was doing them on a long term basis. Well I [...]
As I said in my last post, I was visiting my family in New York for the Thanksgiving holiday and what do you do when you are in a different country besides eat and drink too much? You shop of course! Whenever I travel anywhere, I research what is cheaper in the country I am [...]
I must confess I am unable to pass up a bargain. This trait in me does not make me popular when at airports as I can’t resist the Duty Free section. Every time I go to visit my family in the States I stock up on anything that is cheaper over there. Now that the [...]
Over the past years, since the crash of 2008, we have all been making compromises with ourselves and the way we shop. The exclusively Waitrose shoppers have been introduced to the wonders of Lidl and Aldi. Much to the dismay of the regular patrons of these great shops. We get a bit fed up of [...]
There has been so much talk about food prices rising, supermarkets gouging the consumer and possible shortages due to the extreme weather around the world, I have found myself starting to hoard food. I first noticed myself doing this when after noticing prices going up at a vast rate. My regular readers know that I [...]
What is your shopping weakness? We all know that very expensive shoes were Carrie Bradshaw’s in Sex and the City. In these dark days of January so many of us will be looking for a little pick-me-up which leads most of us ladies to the make-up counter. For me, my two weaknesses are peachy eye [...]
I seem to have gotten a strange affliction recently, an obsession with building up my loyalty points. It seems I will walk miles (well really metres) for extra Club Card points. Recently, I needed to buy a perfume type gift, I immediately wanted to go to Boots, the Chemist, so I could get my Advantage [...]
This time of year I am hit with a group of birthdays including my own. When giving or getting gifts I always tend to veer towards the practical. At a certain point in life, you just don’t want anymore unnecessary stuff. At least I know I don’t. I started thinking about gifts when I was [...]
Recently, I am embarrassed to say, I have developed quite a close relationship with my postman. He is bringing me my fix for my new addiction, online shopping. Shopping online is a slippery slope, you can shop without the pain of feeling like you are parting with ‘real’ money. When I was working, I had [...]