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Yesterday Busman and I had the afternoon to ourselves, which makes a change, and he decided to take me somewhere he'd taken a coach trip to. Now it may seem like an odd place to take a coach trip but I've done a bit of a google and they do an interesting presentation for parties of 10 or more apparently.
Anyway there only being the two of us we just went for a mooch round - the place being Rourke's Forge on Accrington Road Burnley. We weren't intending to buy anything you understand, just to have a look at the lovely wrought iron work and the beautiful gates. There are some gorgeous ones and if ever we get a house big enough I'd love the gates with all the iron roses twined round. So there we were, just looking at things we had no intention of buying so how come we came out with two, not one but two candle holders and a bell? Not only that - we ordered a dining room table and four chairs!:D To cap it off we also went to Bardon Mill and bought a few more "bargains" there. |
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i know exactly what you mean willow....i have a thing about shoes, boots and hand bags......i bought yet another pair of knee boots the other day, i didnt need them, but they just shouted at me to buy them, same with my pink stilettos, didnt need them but they're gorgeous, everytime i go to manchester i always manage to come home with a new bag, went to belgium and came home with a tweety pie bag cos it was cute n pink....i dont even like tweety bloody pie....what is the world coming to eh? ;)
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Shopping my favourite hobby :D
Got to admit though, I do more and more of it sat at the pc these days. If mthead will insist on leaving me alone at the pc with my credit card that's his fault ;) |
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It's not our fault - it's these beautiful things that just call out to us - "buy me, buy me"
lol@ the tweetie pie handbag If you like wrought ironwork I do recommend Rourke's Forge though. They've made some very famous gates. |
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no it aint a handbag willow, its a satchal type bag lol
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One of those backpack things?
Look at that! I'm thread wandering in my own thread now!! |
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Its usually fishing gear with me unless in a supermarket and then anything can happen. :o
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lol i thread wandered yesterday and apologised to myself..........no it aint a back pack....must i really take a pic of it?
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Forget the bag!! I'm more worried about you purchasing PINK STILLETTOS :eek: !!!!!!
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havent you seen them? ive had them for ages:D along wi mi whore boots :p |
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No I haven't, I think your going to have to post a pic of them ;)
LOL! Whore boots!! Wonder what I did with mine all those years ago? :rolleyes: |
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lol thats why i call them whore boots hahahahahahaha ohhhhhhhh the memories
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What type of whore boots are they? Are they zip up ones or laced up the front like mine were?
....... and stop changing the subject from these dodgy pink stilettos you've been buying! ;) :D |
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I dont like shopping too darn stressful at times, cos when i have money theres nothing left or bargains to behold & when i dont have the money grr all the flipping bargins i could wish for are on & theres things i want but cant buy :( Ah hum hopefully one day it will sync right:rolleyes: |
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LOL! Promise me mel that she will just stop away from shops? I remember what a trip to the ASDA did to you :eek:
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Shame my bankcard is crap otherwise it would save the unpleasantries of the shopping trip thingy:rolleyes: |
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Gee i feel abnormal............ being a girlie & not like shopping:rolleyes:
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Not that abnormal Mel ;) at least you don't go out buying PINK STILETTOS :eek: :D
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OMG jim darent let me out on my own because i come back with allsorts of goodies that we dont need and usually forget the shopping haha
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I once went shopping for an antique chest of drawers, and came back with a budgie.:D
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Yesterday I went with my daughter....she was shopping for curtain fabric for her lounge and dining room........and I spotted some Sanderson fabric at £1 per metre....well I HAD to have some of that didn't I? Enough to make curtains and cushion covers for my living room.......all for under £20...that includes lining and rufflette tape!
So if I go missing for a few days...it's because I am making curtains for myself and daughter. |
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The only thing I can't resist is a bookshop. Put me anywhere near a bookshop and reason deserts me, as does all my available cash. I keep meaning to join the library in Camden, but never get round to it, and there are all these lovely, lovely, bookshops .......
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I will also confess to a serious weakness when a good bookshop looms on the horizon. |
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I Don't do shopping. I hate it. Food shopping is boring so I send Ginger. Clothes shopping irritates me, can never find anything when I want it, then when I'm not looking there it all is.
I would rather be sat in a nice warm pub with a bottle of wine filling my face with nibbles any day |
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i just can't help it lolly, its an addiction, i just have to have them....i love going into the shops in london browsing round the one's i would love to be able to afford, i went in Burberry a couple of years ago with my ex, the bag i wanted was £450 and that was in the sale....it was gorgeous, they have some nice one's in harrods too, but unfortunately the only bags i'm ever gonna get outta there are the green plastic ones with the spazzy handles :( |
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I have a Burberry bag. It was from the Burberry shop in Nicosia in Cyprus, it worked out at £175. The same one was £475 in Selfridges!! :eek: Although my favourite shoes were only £20 from Dolcis!! Mad I know!!!! But I totally agree with you Willow, it happens a lot to me when I go into Ossy Mills. I go just for a wander and end up spending a fortune, on stuff I could happily live without! (Although I couldn't live with shoes or bags ;) )
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I have a bag from Harrods........its a hello kitty one!lol
its a gorgeous blue one with hello kitty as an angel on it :) oooh and i got the purse to match...well what goods a bag without a matching purse? |
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ive got a ickle gucci bag that my aunt bought me, but i dont like it, its too plain...which aint me, i like things that are different, i like to shock ;)
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I hate shopping.
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Na dont do that palarvour, i prefer tech stuff & gadgets :eek: im very blokeyfied lol
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Women & Bags.:confused:
You spend a fortune, are you all mad.:p |
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its a girlie thing :D
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Just to tempt you all...........
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1168883287 Cosmo Crystal Mesh Evening Bag by Jimmy Choo - a steal at only........... ...£1,250!!!!!! |
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Oooh where did you find that? How wide is it? |
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Willow it is 54" wide and i got it from the Bankrupt Shop near the Hesketh arms in Preston....they had some lovely, lovely material and the most expensive is £6.99...and that is because it is 108" wide...everything else is £3.50.....header tape 30pence a metre....som of their fabrics have been reduced in the sale to 50pence a metre...mine was in the sale for £1 per metre......I was well chuffed I can tell you.
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Hate shopping! Buying clothes is a chore - shoes are even worse.
Except, my weakness is cute notebooks - I haven't ever finished one despite writing endless notes and lists. So I can easily get lost in a stationary shop. |
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Oh I love stationery! :D :D :D
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mmmmmmmmm paper mmm'kay
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We once went shopping for new towels.... came back with a massive 4 poster bed!!!
I LOVE food shopping especially around a good market like Bury or the one in Palma, Mallorca or even teh one off Las Ramblas in Barca. Clothes shopping is hit or miss with me I either find loads of stuff I like or I can't find anything. Now Julie.... show her a shoes and handbags shop and I'm in TROUBLE! |
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Now I've just got to ask - why? :D
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Pardon ? :D
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My Dad was once playing a gig, so in the afternoon he went out to buy some new drum sticks. These usually cost a couple of quid. Anyway he ended up buying a whole new drum kit, it cost hundereds of pounds!!!
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Love Ramblas in Barca, you can get some fantastic jewellery. Also the huge department store they have there, El Corte Ingles
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Thats not on Las Ramblas lolly :D , It's Plaça d'Espanya!!!
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Its not far from the covered market (Oliver???) which I would recommend to anyone to visit. One thing though, if you are a bit squemish, don't go into the meat section as they tend to have full animals on display rather than the ready butchered stuff we see over here. :D |
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I went into the food section in El Corte Ingles, looked like a normal supermarket, but then I noticed that loads of people had their dogs with them, they didnt have them in the clothes, electrical section etc. I just found it very strange, anyone know why??
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Once went to Tunisia.
You can check the meat in the local markets by checking the teeth of the animal, as its head is placed outside. The flies seemed to like it anyway.:D |
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Wow at last a "girly" thread
Shopping ... no block will admit to enjoying shopping .... or am I wrong !! |
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My block loves shopping. :D
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Got an urge to shop for some clogs.
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If you want to go further there's one the other side of Hebden Bridge. :)
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Def need some the ruddy saftey boots we have to wear are morder on the feet. So will go for a bimble to find some whether Hebdon Bridge or Ossy Mills.
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Here's the Hebden one - lots of other interesting things in the mill shop to spend your money on too ;)
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Will have to take a look in Hebdon Bridge aint been in nearly 20 Years. |
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