10 posts tagged “shopping”

Shopping 10 May 08 (1)

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Just in case if you were wondering what I occasionally shop for food, one can see for them self. And yes, I know I need to lay off the cookies, but I just cannot help myself sometimes. Every person has their vice/s and this is one of mine—sweets.

Last-Minute Stress-Busters and Nonmaterial Gifts

http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/bu...

Donning season-appropriate Santa hats and matching "salesperson" attire (T-shirts that read, "NOTHING(tm) What You've Been Looking For!" and "Ask me about NOTHING(tm)," and gigantic shopping bags labeled "FREE SAMPLES - NOTHING(tm)"), we walk silently through the buying frenzy that has been in full tilt since the wee hours of the morning.

Yet, she says buying Nothing can be a good strategy for living:
"By combining strategies of buying less, making, sharing, bartering, repairing, renting, scavenging, and buying differently, many families have dramatically reduced their shopping habits and reaped sometimes surprising benefits. Many have found that buying less means having more - more time, more fun, better health, increased financial savings, and indeed, greater freedom."

Counterfeiting is against the law in Italy.

Counterfeiting is against the law in Italy.

Martina still bought a somewhat fake Fendi handbag. Hopefully, she will not be arrested :)

I went grocery shopping today

Contents of today's shopping. Bread, cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers,fish,beer, chips, milk and many others. I think this amount will last several meals when combined with whats in the frige at the moment.