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tara t


Marc Jacobs

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so i know some of you are on a shopping ban, and i wondered if i could join in.  i'm not allowed to shop until April or until the BR spring stuff goes on sale.


i just need support and wondered what everyone elses can't shop until dates are



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rocky


Coach

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I can't shop until March. Ack!

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Kenneth Cole

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I need to stop shopping, but it's so hard with all the cute things people are posting here. Makes me want to go to the mall.

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tri_sarah_tops


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Mar 1 for me...but I'm with tara_t....if the BR stuff goes on sale before then I may not last that long.



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poptart


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March. Except for the red pseudo-Louboutin espadrilles from the other post and possibly a Marc Jacobs bag.

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Ally S


Kate Spade

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My personal shopping hiatus will be until April 1. Of course you can join us Tara T. Trixie has been posting a weekly thread over in the General Chat forum and there is the whole gang of us supporting each other there.


It does get easier after a few weeks...



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trixie


Kenneth Cole

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Hi Tara T! Welcome to the club.  My personal hiatus is until March 10.  Ally S is right - it does get easier after a few weeks, especially once you start to notice all the extra money in your checking account!  Good luck!  It's nice to know we are all in the same boat

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Dooney & Bourke

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welcome to the club.  my hiatus will be until March 10. 

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Nine West

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march 10 for me too.  what is everyone doing to stop the madness?



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Lilykind


Hermes

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I'm stopping on Feb 10 (ok shoot me...it's the Barney's Warehouse sale and my BF and I do need some things.) and then I will probably resume aftrwards. The only thing I might have to desperately purchase is a pair of jeans, because I threw out my holey Sevens which were my go-to casual jeans since they were unrepairable.


I also have a $50 AE gift card that I might let myself spend during the ban....but I haven't been in a massive urge to shop lately. I made one trip to Loehmanns and that was really it. So long as I don't make detours there, I'm usually fine.


I've been...



  • giving my closet a good purge...I think I three away about ten pairs of flips and shoes that are no longer in wearable condition. And I started using the lesser worn gems in my closet more.

  • giving my makeup a good purge. I only kept what I actually would contemplate using. I had been holding on to crappy lipstick samples from middle school (I'm a senior in college now).

  • trying to organize all the papers and bills that I have.

  • giving my stuff a general purge. I've accumulated too much tuff over the past couple of years and a lot of it just gathers dust. I'm trying to get rid or enough stuff so that my BF and I can fit all our goods in a 1 BR apartment.

  • importing a ton of CDs into iTunes (I have around 500...it's not easy)

  • I'll be selling off a LOT of CDs and DVDs (maybe 100+) and even if I only get a dollar for each one...that's still a hundred bucks and considering I don't listen to all that many of them and that many were gotten for free...I'll still make money.

Purging things and throwing away things is incredibly cathartic!



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lsubatgirl


Gucci

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Lilykind- where are you selling your cds and dvds at?  Online?  I usually use half.com but not moving much right now and I want to unload my old cds and books!

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Lilykind


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"Lilykind- where are you selling your cds and dvds at?  Online?  I usually use half.com but not moving much right now and I want to unload my old cds and books!"


I'm not sure if this helps, but I'm planning on selling at Rhino Records and Penny Lane (which is a local establishment).


When I was in Boston, I sold to this hole in the wall on Newbury St. and Newbury Comics.



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kealoha


Kate Spade

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I haven't set a date yet b/c I want to see how long I can hold out.  I slipped the first week, but have been really good since.  I'm hoping to last until April, but that'll be a HUGE challenge.



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e_doli


Dooney & Bourke

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i am failing miserably at my shopping ban.  it was only supposed to last until february and while under the ban i have purchased true religion jeans; a michael kors trenchcoat; at gap a belt, tee, socks, slippers; at banana an angora ribbon tie cardigan; express a tee and really cute silver top with bronze sequin strip across the bust; random house stuff at ikea; photo albums; new hairdryer; featherbed; some snow-type boots ... there's probably more but i could be blocking it out.


i wish you all the willpower that i don't have.



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