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Could you go a whole year without buying clothes?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on December 26, 2011
“When I was unemployed for a year, I just made alterations to the clothes I had to make them look fresh. So I could probably go a year.”
“It would probably be a big deal not to.”
“Definitely not.”
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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year, 5 months ago
Yeppers.
bearded_gnome 1 year, 5 months ago
Y
classclown 1 year, 5 months ago
I don't see why not. I've done it plenty of times before. As long as I'm not growing in any direction, it's not a problem.
Did_I_say_that 1 year, 5 months ago
Yes.
nudist 1 year, 5 months ago
You're kidding, right?
bearded_gnome 1 year, 5 months ago
lol !
JayCat_67 1 year, 5 months ago
The question should have been "Could you go a whole year without wearing clothes?"
Just as irrelevant, but much more entertaining.
RoeDapple 1 year, 5 months ago
Hell yes. My idea of a fashion statement is wearing my cleanest dirty shirt.
RoeDapple 1 year, 5 months ago
Is dumpster diving allowed?
jackpot 1 year, 5 months ago
Why not, it's not buying.
misterlee 1 year, 5 months ago
I just did. As long as the old stuff fits, why do I need something new?
cait48 1 year, 5 months ago
Yes. I have a skirt in my closet that I still wear that I have had for 17 years. (I did have to repair it once.) Some things never wear out and never get old. They just become "vintage".
milkman_dan 1 year, 5 months ago
I hear ya babe. I have a couple of skirts like that too.
Did_I_say_that 1 year, 5 months ago
The story that inspired this poll (which for some reason only known to LJW is never associated with a poll or OTS question) is about a lady that went all of 2011 without purchasing clothes. The story includes a picture of her closet. It has three to four times the clothes in it than any of the four people living in my home have in their closets. A year, or two, or three would be possible with that inventory. http://www.lawrence.com/news/2011/dec...
bearded_gnome 1 year, 5 months ago
yes, what's the news value of going a year without buying new? what's the interest?
zzz
and yes, DIST, it sure would help if the LJW gurus would associate the related story(s) with these.
not that that would've helped this lame lame lame question much!
FreeScott 1 year, 5 months ago
no mention of her being a Doctor either.
RoeDapple 1 year, 5 months ago
The SIL smoked about 10 lbs of salmon and 10 lbs of trout for Christmas dinner. They forgot to take home the leftovers. Not a problem.
RoeDapple 1 year, 5 months ago
George Foreman socks. I wear out 10 pair/year. Gray only, if you don't mind.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year, 5 months ago
George Foreman pimps socks and not just grills?
RoeDapple 1 year, 5 months ago
Oops! Looks like they might not be available anymore!
http://www.sears.com/george-foreman-sport-extra-wide-fancy-socks/p-041B0047000P
rockchalker52 1 year, 5 months ago
Got this little number for New Year's Eve:
http://www.exclusivesuits.com/images/T/PT-93-ORANGE.jpg
Can probably make through the next year with the clothes in the closet if I put down the fork & push away from the table.
rockchalker52 1 year, 5 months ago
Fashion police didn't like that last one, I guess. How 'bout this?:
http://www.spookshop.com/v/vspfiles/photos/CA01601-2.jpg
I'm looking for it in Crimson & Blue. This guy looks like Pinkel, don't you think?
beatrice 1 year, 5 months ago
Of course, anyone could. The question is, would you choose to?
No.
bearded_gnome 1 year, 5 months ago
that's s scarey dude!
Pywacket 1 year, 5 months ago
Sure. Like Cate48, I keep the classics until they're vintage and don't spend a lot on clothes, anyway. Read the related story and thought the whole thing was rather silly. The woman was inspired to do this because she couldn't fit another item in her posh closets? Puh-leeze.....
Just a silly gimmick, which is what NY resolutions often are. Now, if she'd have calculated how much she saved on clothing and had done something meaningful with it, I'd have been more impressed.
FreeScott 1 year, 5 months ago
and, the story doesn't mention her being a Doctor either.
FreeScott 1 year, 5 months ago
but the message of being purposeful with one's spending is a good one.
pace 1 year, 5 months ago
No problem going a year without buying clothes. Have done that several times. I hate to shop. I was challenged when I successfully dieted and changed four sizes but only had to buy about a hundred dollars worth. People buy a lot stuff.
anticommunist 1 year, 5 months ago
Why not, if one has a needle and thread? Socks and undergarments seem a worthwhile perennial purchase, though.
George_Braziller 1 year, 5 months ago
Does buying a new shirt count as "shopping for clothes"? If so I think that was about five years ago.
SFBayhawk 1 year, 5 months ago
I have clothes i wear returning to fashion thirty years on. Problem being, I wear them in the unfashionable down periods. But that is the definition of "style", being recognizable as YOU.
Fashion is for the insecure. Patagonia is for the rest.
Blessed4x 1 year, 5 months ago
I've got 4 kids. They come first. I still wear some clothes I wore in high school 20 years ago, one t-shirt I will be buried in. Could I go a year without buying clothes? Do it all the time. Come up with something harder.
larrytowngirl 1 year, 5 months ago
Without a doubt! ... been there done that many times... you can even get free clothes at Penn House and other places if you really need to!
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