June 2009 Weddings
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Buyer's Remorse
Since we're slow, I'll start some more posts...
Name something that you've had buyer's remorse after purchasing. It could be anything: house, car, decor item, clothes, stocks, wedding item...
Re: Buyer's Remorse
I thought it was going to be the house for the first week we lived there.
I bought a waffle weave white shower curtain. I love it, but I wish I would have ordered the XL curtain online. I also bought charcoal gray bathmats, which I like, but wish they were double the size since my bathroom is so big.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
We bought a red paisley duvet color, and I think it's too bold now. They have the same pattern in a light blue/sage combo now, and I wish we would have gotten that one instead.
Luckily we painted the bedroom neutral and the linens will be easy to swap out down the road.
My hair extensions for the wedding. They looked great for a while, but they seriously ruined my hair. The adhesive they used to put them in ate away at my hair, starting about a 1/2" from my head. Ugh. I had to cut all of my hair off afterwards and it is just starting to grow back.
And those suckers were not cheap. FAIL.
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
The Mercury Mariner I bought a few years ago because my Mustang was too expensive. I traded the Mustang in after a year, using about $4k in equity on a lease (which never happens) to get a lower payment. Hated the Mariner and traded it in 4 months later -- therefore cashing out all the equity. Stupid.
The bedding we picked out for our guest room -- I bought it on closeout at LNT when they were going out of business, yes it was on sale for about $70 for comforter, shams, throw pillows, bed skirt, etc but after one wash it faded and the wrinkles refuse to ever come out. I hate it but we repainted the room based on the bedding and I'm too lazy/cheap to change it.
The bag of Starburst jellybeans (even though I didnt buy them) that DH brought me a couple of hours ago. I really wanted candy, even though I cut out HFCS about a month ago and have been doing so good with reducing my sugar/artificial sweetener intake, and DH knew I was having a bad day at work so he showed up with candy and a diet coke. Yeah now I've eaten half a bag of jellybeans.
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This is funny, because I have the opposite experience. I have worked since I was 15. In college, I worked multiple jobs, but since I had very little expenses, I had lots of "spending money". I bought tons of luxuries for myself, like diamond earrings, designer handbags/shoes, and tons of trips all over the place.
I am SO GLAD I did, because now that life has kicked in and we have other savings goals, most of those pieces are still getting lots of use. I can't remember the last time I bought a nice bag (nor can I see a time in the foreseeable future). I am too damn MM now. So anyway, I guess my point is that I do NOT regret buying nice things and using my spending money when I could!
Trendy clothing. I buy a lot of it and then never wear it because I hate how it looks on me. I need to embrace my figure and realize what is NOT going to ever work for me!