Friday 11 June 2010

economy

I admired a new pair of shoes a friend was wearing today. " Oh yes"  he said " Are'nt they smart - very cheap too a Daily Telegraph special offer -unlike yours" He said rudely pointing down to my immaculate black brogues - "I can't afford handmade shoes from  Germain Street"   But he was wrong. For a moment I was tempted to allow him to continue to think that I was the sort of person who could afford to spend two or three hundred pounds or more on a pair of shoes - but only for a moment.  In my world presitge is won not by paying silly money for clothes, shoes, wine, or cars but by paying as little as possible. So I said; "You are so very wrong - my shoes may look like they cost a fortune but actually they were only £17.50 +VAT  in Makkro a couple of years ago!!"   Victory was mine and how sweet it tastes   
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4 comments:

  1. Shaz13 June 2010 at 14:37

    and just right too!! I know people who constantly tell how much this and that cost, they are so afraid of someone thinking less of them...me?? I proudly post that my jeans and coat cost less than £20..new!! My priorities lie in other directions

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  2. Henrietta1 July 2010 at 12:31

    I've bought lots of clothes from charity shops, of a quality I would never have forked out on if they were new. Come to that I have largely furnished my house from the tip. Better things to spend my money on like woodland.

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  3. Shaz9 July 2010 at 09:05

    I dont have a woodland but have 4 lovley retired greyhounds that are costly to keep! You can keep your show houses and fancy rags, Im in heaven walking in the woods wearing my B+Q wellies!!

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  4. Unknown12 July 2010 at 04:35

    Whilst I would love to be in a position to have a few bespoke suits from the likes Gieves & Hawkes (aka Thieves), financial reality dictates otherwise. It strikes me as pointless have a high quality suit if all I am going to to is sit in front of a PC all day. To that end M&S has done me proud for a number of years. The bottom line is so long as it does the job AND looks good it is a win-win situation.

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