Do you ever buy stuff and instantly regret it?
Me too.
I bought that Beatles box set recently, and the moment I pressed the buy with one click button on Amazon, I knew I shouldn't have. I was watching some of those Beatles shows on BBC4, thinking how amazing it is that they remain so huge, realised there was so much about them I didn't know, musically, so popped upstairs and ordered the bloody thing. I'd had a couple of drinks, the mood was mellow. Say no more.
I don't even care for the Beatles that much. I prefer the Stones. But I thought it would be an education. I have to say, it's enjoyable, but I could probably have saved myself nearly £200, as I had a few of the albums already, and I'm sure I could have found the others for less of a price, though their albums don't really get discounted.
That's not the only thing I've bought that I regret of course. There was a white pine kitchen table that was so bleak it made the kitchen look like a murderer's flat in Wallander, a Haysi Fantayzee album, a small, grey sofa, a Fiat Panda that was like driving a sewing machine, the Rhoda box set, and a small matter of jukebox that I still can't shift. Anyone interested?
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The Beatles were alright but let's face it, they were no Barron Knights.
An old mate of mine has a phrase 'impulse buys never work' it's kept me on the wagon for years.
But any regrets usually get turned around and listed on the 'bay.
Having said that I broke the rule last night - when I did a buy now on one of these to replace my Fred Perry man-bag. I should have gone for the more discreet black Pan-Am one
Pencil me in for the Haysi Fantayzee album.
Did I just say that out loud?
Oh dear Mondo, and at your age, too. Give it one of your boys.
I’d love to take the jukebox off your hands, but I fear the FPO would object that it doesn’t fit with her design masterplan for the house.
Well, think on TT... It'd be groovy in your basement kitchen.
The exactly the phrase pinging around my noggin, literally within seconds of paying FC - perhaps I will, they already get most of my t-shirts so are used to dad hand-me downs
I'm too ashamed to describe my worst ever impulse buy, and I'm so glad my squeeze never reads any of this stuff as I know he'd take enormous pleasure in blabbing it. He still loves to remind me of it, the git.
Strangely I had a phase about ten years ago when I got a bit worried that I'd never really loved the Beatles and went out and bought all the albums, only to play them and realise that I simply never WOULD love them. I'm a Stones girl, like you.
I've always thought of myself as a Stones girl, too.
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