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Can anyone tell me why....

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grannyactivist Thu 22-Oct-15 18:12:13

....... when I took my Seasalt voucher to the shop to buy a skirt I came home with a top?
I really, really wanted a skirt. I have no skirts that fit me now (yippee, they're all far too big), but I do have plenty of tops.
I tried on a half price pink skirt that was a perfect fit, lined, warm and they had them in dayglow pink/green/orange colours - that sadly just isn't quite me. There was a corduroy skirt in blue and another in blue/green that I really liked. Both looked perfect, but were, unfortunately, full price. I wandered over to a sale rail with tops and the next thing I knew I was outside the shop having bought a very nice top at half price - but I went in to get a skirt!!!!!! confused

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Ana Thu 22-Oct-15 18:18:47

You just can't resist a bargain, ga, like so many of us! grin

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Luckygirl Thu 22-Oct-15 18:29:40

I can one one better!!! smile

20 years ago we set out to buy a house near my DD's school, but then fell in love with our present house which is about 16 miles further away. We could not resist the view! Why we even went and looked at it I do not know. Crazy!

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grannyactivist Thu 22-Oct-15 18:52:27
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Oh you were indeed Lucky there - but a house can capture you I know. smile

Ana I am usually a very disciplined shopper and not generally given to impulse buys - even when there are bargains. My thinking usually runs along the lines that if I wasn't intending to buy something anyway then it's not a bargain.

I do like my new top (here it is), but I'm not going shopping again until I've got myself in hand. confused

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rosequartz Thu 22-Oct-15 19:02:56

ga you look very young and trendy in your new top smile

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Lona Thu 22-Oct-15 19:39:50

Oh go on ga be a rebel!!wink

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Ana Thu 22-Oct-15 19:43:35

Blimey ga, I thought you were blonde! shock

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jinglbellsfrocks Thu 22-Oct-15 19:45:18

I knew that was Seasalt grannya, before I saw your OP. was that at Exmouth?

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Luckygirl Thu 22-Oct-15 21:22:53

I used to live in Exmouth - but no Seasalt then. I went back there last year and was a bit disappointed about how it has changed. Never go back, they say - and rightly.

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grannyactivist Thu 22-Oct-15 21:54:49

Oh no! That's not me - it's the model from the website. shock I never imagined anyone would think it's me - she's forty years younger!

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grannyactivist Thu 22-Oct-15 21:58:41

jingl all the Seasalt photo's are taken in Cornwall - where I shall be wearing my new jumper next week. wink

Lucky, Exmouth is being re-vamped at the moment and there are a lot of new buildings along the seafront, and plans for a whole re-development of the front are underway.

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merlotgran Thu 22-Oct-15 22:02:04

Oh no! That's not me - it's the model from the website

You have no idea how relieved I am, ga grin

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grannyactivist Thu 22-Oct-15 22:22:31
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This is what I look like in my new top. And yes, I am (bottle) blonde Ana.
(Not quite mastered the selfie properly yet as you can see.)

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Ana Thu 22-Oct-15 22:45:05

It looks better on you, ga, wasn't sure about the shirt collar in the model shot (of course we knew that wasn't really you, not nearly glamorous enough...wink)

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rosequartz Thu 22-Oct-15 22:52:11

It does look very good on you ga (very glam!) and I prefer it without the shirt underneath.

I'd like to re-visit Exmouth, have not been there for a few years.
Perhaps I'll wait until it's finished.

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