Moemg
Gone but not forgotten
My late husband stockpiled underwear . After He died I was packing up things for goodwill and luckily I looked closely at the packages of underwear . He had over six hundred dollars hidden in them for emergencies .
I stock up when things are on sale, but rarely more than a few months worth as sales always cycle and it will be on sale again unless it's a clearance of a discontinued item.
I do remember about 8 years ago when a sporting goods/shoe store in a local mall was closing and had a 50% - 70% off sale. The good quality running shoes that I normally wear that cost around $120 at the regular price were being blown out for $40. There was one pair left on display and I asked the clerk if they had any more in the back. She came back and said they had 5 more pairs left in my size in storage, so I bought all 6 pairs.
Should have bought a 20 year supply of Tide laundry detergent before they took out the phosphates as well...
Am I cheap?
My late husband stockpiled underwear . After He died I was packing up things for goodwill and luckily I looked closely at the packages of underwear . He had over six hundred dollars hidden in them for emergencies .
Yes they are.A 6-pack of good toothbrushes is $1 at Walmart.
I forget exactly as I stocked up several years ago. I say about 200-300 stamps doing an estimate of how many mailings I do in a year times how many years left before I may kick the bucket.
A Forever stamp at that time was about 43 cents.
One thing I have to stop doing.Seeing something on crazy sale that I LOVE but need to drop about 5lbs to wear and look good. Get it anyway because it's so marked down. One of three things happen:
Lose 5lbs... it doesn't look so good because the shoulders dropped more or something.
Lose 5lbs... eh, under-calculated, needs more like 10....
Lose 5lbs... go shopping for something new and forget about the thing hidden away
As I'm sure you're aware, a lot of clothing mfrs have gone to "Small/Medium/Large" each of which covers 2 sizes (small is 4-6, for example). It helps resolve that "5 lbs over/under" business.
Does pretty much having a lifetime supply of forever stamps fall in that category? That's what I did .
I'm a 5'7" male, fit, 160-165 pounds. I now need to purchase a large when buying a T-shirt, as opposed to medium a couple decades ago when I was the exact same size. Since when is a 5'7" and 160 pound male "large"...
Vanity sizing- drives me crazy. I'm female, 5'7", keep my weight under 130 and some of my pants are size 8. Really? At the same weight 30 years ago I was a size 12. Apparently women, at least, are more likely to buy something that fits if it's labeled with a smaller size than they expected.
Maybe that works on things like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and bar soap. But definitely not on clothing. My shoe size has not really changed since I bought a lot of shoes. had an extra pair of heels for the just in case the others wear out (10 yrs old). I went to put them on yesterday and they are a half size too big. So now I paid good money for a pair of shoes a year ago that I could not return because the 45-day return period is up and I could not wear them. I really didn't save anything by stocking up. This one pair of shoes wipes out the savings on the toothbrushes, toothpaste, and bar soap.
I also tend to grow out of pants, shirts, and bras. My bra size is gone up, the others gone down (more fit). And I don't know how to sew so I cannot take anything in
I'm a 5'7" male, fit, 160-165 pounds. I now need to purchase a large when buying a T-shirt, as opposed to medium a couple decades ago when I was the exact same size. Since when is a 5'7" and 160 pound male "large"...
Plenty of reasons not to stockpile--many things,...
One more kind of funny story. I used to play a lot of golf, and always walked, and I was pretty rough on golf bags. I like the two strap kind, but many didn't seem to be built well. I found one that had great reviews and had everything I wanted, at a good price, so I bought two. Well, that turned out to be the indestructible bag. It's at least 10 years old and shows hardly any sign of wear. And I play very little golf anymore. So I have this second bag taking up closet space. It probably will eventually get used, and it's good to know I've got a reliable backup. I could sell it, but chances are very high that two weeks later the first one would suddenly go to pieces.
And yet, I still buy in bulk, but I try not to go overboard with a lifetime supply or things that don't make sense to stockpile.
Ah, so the female sizes are reduced from reality and the male sizes are increased...
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Actually, men's pant sizes are reduced from reality too. I figure about 3" for the waist. Not sure why people think T shirts have gone the other way. Could be they are made in SE Asia for the size of people there?
Clothes have to be quality and last for years. I do not waste money on cheap throw away clothes. Bad for environment and slave labor.