buy all the things

[ironymaiden]

i've made a lot of random and not-so-random purchases the last few months of being at home.

• mumble-mumble TeeTurtle t-shirts (mostly preorders, mostly for C)


• tea from the place i would normally walk to from the office


• road id for C's fitbit and the dog's collar. (it's been a struggle to get a medical alert for his penicillin allergy to last, hope this is a good solution.)


• Turkish towels. which, it turns out, are coming from actual Turkey. (i chose the vendor because they were direct trade, was not expecting it to be _that_ direct.)


• a lickimat.


• various hair products - i'm trying to make a commitment to buy from black-owned businesses for my curly hair needs. (the sampler from EcoSlay was nice but not ideal for my hair, the Miss Jessie's Honey Curls is a real holy grail - works great, smells better.)


• i got a cute dress at Target in the before times. i love it and they still had some so i ordered a few more of the same in other colors


• fiber from a dyer i like who had to move across the country.


plus there have been a lot of actual essential things, and hair dye, and yarn for a blanket.

what random things have you bought since March?

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[annofowlshire]

I bought a slew of garden toys and such for the Enting when it looked like Lockdown was imminent and we’d lose all the playparks, playgroups, nursery school, etc.

The Mr was unemployed at the beginning of the pandemic, and once he got a new job we started planning to move once Lockdown eased, so I’ve held off on most non-essential purchases. I have enough unread books and yarn to knit to last me another couple of years of Lockdown... assuming I had the time XD I do want to get a blending board once we move, but I haven’t the time or space for spinning at the moment so it’s not a priority.

Although I did recently purchase a few new items of clothing for myself—a favorite designer was having an end-of-season clearance sale. It felt like a great indulgence.

[jazzfish]

Ebooks, mostly. Clothes, online, for the first time in ... maybe ever, apart from random tshirts. Oh, and a bunch of 18xx games (stock games disguised as train games) that I may not get to play for a long time if ever.

[scarlettina]

I'm not going to provide a comprehensive list because, from my perspective anyway, I've been a little bit profligate. But a partial list includes:
--Puzzle toys for the cats (turns out Sophie is the brains of the operation after all; Zeke is just . . . persistent)
--Tee shirts with stuff on them (which, as you know, I never wore in the Before Time)
--All sorts of paper crafting supplies
--A gorgeous, hand-carved Ganesha mask that now hangs in the loft
--two dresses
--some journals from a local business in Portland (Cognitive Surplus; I think you'd love their stuff)
--Books (but I have stopped since mid June because I have plenty to read and need to finish some and get them out of the house)

That's a partial list. Really, it's shameful.

[ironymaiden]

I understand that we're fortunate to be employed and in jobs that allow us to stay safe and keep working. I was suspecting that a lot of us who could were engaging in retail therapy. I feel like my inhibitions have been lifted, but like indulging in "bad" food, I also gotta say that on the spectrum of coping mechanisms for this uncertain time, buying things that may bring us some joy is pretty benign.

I forgot to mention that I backed a kickstarter for an espinner. February ironymaiden should be getting a fun gift from past ironymaiden.

[scarlettina]

Benign, indeed. Of course you are correct. What, may I ask, is an espinner? I assume it has something to do with spinning yarn?

[ironymaiden]

yes, it's kind of the equivalent of a sewing machine - instead of pedal power there's an electric motor with a foot control. you've seen my wheel, this thing has a bigger bobbin to hold the yarn but is basically just the very top part of the contraption, smaller than a shoebox.

[mimerki]

* Books
* T-shirts
* Leggings and dresses from Lorica
* Jewelry - in a moment of being unable to pick between several similar beaded necklaces that I thought were all equally pretty, I gave up and ordered three
* Electronics - new tablet, new laptop, new monitor, and yesterday a slew of stuff to support the notion of working in my home office
* Wood-tile flooring for my deck (from Ikea, ordered but not yet received)

[ironymaiden]

they make outdoor flooring? cool.

[jesse_the_k]

- New Macbook Air 2020 (I regret not getting the MBP or maybe an iPad with keyboard. Two USB-C ports on one side is just sub optimal.)
- Moar beading supplies (as if I needed them)
- ABSOLUTELY no new clothes because I'm only wearing outdoor clothes for a couple hours/week. My done laundry stack is smaller than an average pie pumpkin.

[ironymaiden]

I have one of these that was issued for my work machine. works great (i didn't realize how spendy they are) but it turns the two ports into two ports plus a lot more and is compact and sturdy.

[jesse_the_k]

My, that's intriguing!

Sadly, there's a persistent minority of users who complain about it running hot--some say it's so hot it trashed their MacBook.

/hopes for more info.

[ironymaiden]

the dresses i bought were because they are too light and casual for the air-conditioned office, but are the height of comfort for my apartment without any climate control.

Hooray for comfort!

[jesse_the_k]

I actually love wearing dresses, but it's hard to get the right shape for wheelchair use (long enough so I don't flash people; short and narrow enough so fabric doesn't get caught in the front wheels & kill me Isadora Duncan-style).

[cupcake_goth]

- Samples of vintage perfumes.
- Many stickers for my ongoing usage of work and personal bullet journal things.
- Eye shadow palettes.
- A few dresses from holyclothing.com, because they're rayon (therefore comfy in the summer), relatively fancy (my aesthetic!), and they introduced a new color called "nightshade" (which they could have called "Jilli we are directly targeting you").

[flexagon]

I went through a long phase of not liking clothes anymore, then bought some super cute stuff from nomadshempwear, especially these.
https://nomadshempwear.com/shop/womens/bottoms/lotus-leggings/

My very favorite purchase: a panel mat for stretching at home. (Also yoga blocks, yoga mat, weights, Chirp wheel, but those aren't so random)

Photography backdrop & mounting for working from home.

Kick scooter. Bungee cords for attaching things to the scooter.

Hammock straps for being outside.

Costume for someday circus act, makeup for someday circus act, even though circus act is very early in the choreo process.

[flexagon]

(I also bought really nice earrings, and a print of a lion from a local artist. It's a GREAT time to buy art.)

[ironymaiden]

oooh, i hadn't thought about art. but yeah, considering that the two events where i would buy in person were both cancelled, i should make more of an effort to look for it. i'm sure everyone that sells at conventions and festivals is hurting :(