topic Re: Pumpkin Patching??? in Fashion

Pumpkin Patching???

KittySoftPaws — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:26:34 GMT

Seriously, if I hear one more host mention buying and wearing a fashion item to go pumpkin picking, or I guess the new one for this year is pumpkin patching, I'm going to gag. As if anyone would buy something for that reason. Personally, I don't know a single person including myself who has even done this in the last 10 years let alone weekly like these hosts imply. I literally can't watch most of the programs this time of year for this reason. The show on right now with Amy and Alberti, they have mentioned this at least 6 times in the first hour and a half! Come on guys, get a new schtick -please!

Re: Pumpkin Patching???

ALRATIBA — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:41:20 GMT

@KittySoftPaws

I've never seen a pumpkin patch or know where I would find one.

I live on the east side of Mahattan ... our pumpkins are in a big box in the supermarket produce section.

No special clothes needed.

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@KittySoftPaws wrote:

Seriously, if I hear one more host mention buying and wearing a fashion item to go pumpkin picking, or I guess the new one for this year is pumpkin patching, I'm going to gag. As if anyone would buy something for that reason. Personally, I don't know a single person including myself who has even done this in the last 10 years let alone weekly like these hosts imply. I literally can't watch most of the programs this time of year for this reason. The show on right now with Amy and Alberti, they have mentioned this at least 6 times in the first hour and a half! Come on guys, get a new schtick -please!

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rms1954 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:51:17 GMT

Yes, that time of year for the pumpkin patch referencing. Depending on where you live and what's in your area for entertainment for kids, that is something you would partake in. More geared toward families but there are many in our area that offer hayrides, mazes, even walk through scary houses where things pop out at you.

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RetRN — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:56:10 GMT

I wouldn't need a new or special outfit to do any of those things. Around here people wear jeans and sweatshirts to the pumpkin patch.

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lynnie61 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:06:34 GMT

We had a local farm not far from me, who for years had hay rides, farm stands, and a pumpkin patch. Everyone took their toddlers and young children or grandchildren, picked their own pumpkins, then had a bonfire after picking. Several weekends in October.. I don’t think it’s still open, and it was usually chilly, so not sure what they wore. Certainly not something you needed a dedicated outfit for.

@ALRATIBA What? Manhattan doesn’t have a pumpkin patch? I know you love NYC living. Sounds fun. (Or at least very convenient). I never lived downtown in a major city.

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justashopper — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:10:36 GMT

They should say... this is the perfect (insert item) to wear to get a pumpkin spice latte.

LOL!! I think that's more likely.

In my area, I know a lot of people got to farms that offer hay rides to out into the field to pick out a pumpkin. So it's not completely beyond the realm of things to do around here come fall. BUT! you go one time a year and probably wear something you don't mind getting muddy.

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ECBG — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:13:49 GMT

I'd wear the oldest items I had, 'ya know like what I would wear to paint a room! LOL!!!

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amyb — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:54:07 GMT

@KittySoftPaws wrote:
Seriously, if I hear one more host mention buying and wearing a fashion item to go pumpkin picking, or I guess the new one for this year is pumpkin patching, I'm going to gag. As if anyone would buy something for that reason. Personally, I don't know a single person including myself who has even done this in the last 10 years let alone weekly like these hosts imply. I literally can't watch most of the programs this time of year for this reason. The show on right now with Amy and Alberti, they have mentioned this at least 6 times in the first hour and a half! Come on guys, get a new schtick -please!

100, 1000, Trillion percent! Has bugged me for years, only b'cuz it's been said, over and over and over and over and over and over and over for....yeaaaars. Come up with something else people...that's why they pay you the big bucks!

It's like how overdone the "you can wear this as a beach cover up" is for every dang item they can think of, or ie., most items you'd NEVER dream of wearing "as a beach cover up!"

I just turned off fashion's night in...I'm not one of those chompin' at the bit for fall...I love to enjoy the season I'm in, fully and until it's over. And right now...I'm lovin' the heat and everything that goes with it. 😎🏖☀️🍹

Unless of course it's winter, lolol....then I'm ready for the gardening shows in Feb!! 🌸❄️🌺❄️🌼 💐

I cannot, will not, look at fleece items now, or boots and leggings and dark, dreary colors! Not a fan of winter duds anyway.

But I get it, many love it~enjoy all the "fall sneek peeks"~Enjoy.

And I do know retail has to be ahead...just sayin' I never even think or shop ahead until the season comes. And I've never missed out on anything really.

I'm just a true summer gal. And....newsflash....just because poor July has been co-opted now by retailers everywhere with a SECOND Christmas?! oy, all the dang month long....it IS still summer...for TWO more months. And Christmas in Dec. is plenty for me. ok ok...rant over.

But, back to pumpkin patches!!....I buy my pumpkins at a farm stand at the side of the road. Others, with kids and grandkids, I do see at our local farm store out in the field...pickin' out pumpkins...wonder if they have on their $180.00 Miz Mooz boots doing it?

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skatting44 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:21:26 GMT

Many pumpkin farms in my area. Hay rides, sm train rides for young children, farm animals , food trucks. It's fun to take young children and even for adults to get outside.

However, there are numerous vine yards , various Distilleries and art / music / food festivals for adults. Also a big county fair .

I to am tired of their pumpkin patch or apple picking mantras , even though those are activities that I have enjoyed. I can't bear to hear that groaning noise that Mary or some of the other Hosts make when they talk abt pumkin / apple picking. Grow up ! Those noises won't encourage me to buy. I wear boots or shoes that I can clean off easily as you are mostly walking through dirt/ mud/ straw ., other wise I wear what I want jeans or a dress .

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Meowingkitty — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:30:35 GMT

I wouldn't know where to find a pumpkin patch. I think there is one at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek Az. It's still tee shirt and shorts weather even in October.

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september — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:38:02 GMT

It is a thing where I live, as is apple picking. But I doubt anyone gives much thought to their outfits when they go out to do these activities. I just wear whatever I would wear for light gardening.

Something comfortable and easily washable, as you might get dirty.

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gtx — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:45:06 GMT

I love to hear PUMPKIN PICKING. It reminds me of fall. I am retired and my husband and I always go out picking up pumpkins, not where they are growing but at one of the many places they sell pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. I put them out on our porch and enjoy them for a couple of months.

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Othereeeen — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:45:53 GMT

Uh Oh.. ..the floodgates in the QVC section of my mind have been triggered!!!!

Here are my favorite ( YIKES!!! NOT!!) tropes and "corn-ball-isms" that QVC uses to death...

Let's play CornBall bingo!! grab your card and your oversized markers...here goes.....:

1) "the red truck" from yesteryear ( 1950 actually...if you rode in one as a "child" of say, 7, you'd be 77 years old today. The Truck would be a rusty moldy mess, with mice liviing in the engine compartment, mildewed seats and no oil in the crankcase).Unless it's restored, and then you can bet no one will let you put a sappy old tree from a ride in the ice and mud in the woods in that baby.....

2) Snoopy. The 1960s dog that wasn't even that much or cute in the 1960s. Today's kids don't even know what a Snoopy is, unless they think it's a rap singer.

3) The "Gift Closet" . Nuf said. I have a 55" LED TV, a margarita-maker, and a Sleep Number bed in mine ( and they haven't shown them in YEARS). I can't get anyone to take them!!! ( they told me it was OK to order two of them...one for me, one for the closet...)

4) ANYTHING "glitter". or "mercury glass" or ANY figurine or chothkee that tries to hit all the saccharine buttons....in other words... Chinese made Americana resin Santa with a scene in his dress ( Jim Shore), Light up glittery domes of cornball cuteness from How the Family Was BEFORE Dad found a girlfriend and Mom started hitting the bottle at 9am but they barely held it together for Christmas morning)...or ANY resin, oversized, dimpled, overlit, garish colored "Figure" with a Tempations-like look to it ( the ubiquitous reindeer, elf, snowman, or santa) with silly names.....

5) 900 dollar Christmas trees for your 15 foot ceiling foyer ( this on in addition to the other ones in every room, all covered with "picks", roll up elf legs, gigantic gaudy toppers that move, glow and change color, and 5000 C7 lights that look just like the "hot ones" you remember from 1950 ( now that you're 77 years old!!!)

6)Ham and Turkey and Lobster and Roast Beef that you MUST have to serve your 400 guests, for "only" 200. dollars a peice on easy pay!! Add some 2LB sides made with 5 cents worth of potatoes or spinach or sweet potato culls, in some kind of starch sauce, for 35 dollars a peice, and your guest will think you cooked all day ( or that you're on the way to the poor house!!!) Eight lobsters ONLY 425 dollars....who could resist!?!?!?

7) about the ONLY thing I haven't seen this year ( yet) is that electronic game with the big dots with hosts fake giggling trying to make them light up....SUCH FUN FOR THE KIDS...only 25 dollars!!! ( for the kids in the corner glued to thier 1000 dollar I-phone with data plan, who have NO IDEA what Snoopy, the red truck or the 200 dollar roast beef is supposed to signify..it sure ain't thier idea of Christmas.....They want top dollar makeup, artificial Intel headsets, or a Tesla ...what's this "Christmas" anyway and when will Door Dash get here with the pizza I just ordered from my phone? I don't like ham.

Pumpkin patching and cutting down a tree on a tree farm? NO WAY. Gotta check the influencers and how many "likes" I got on my favorite Social Media site today.

Gosh I love watching QVC....best cornball entertainment out there!!!

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mare54 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:57:10 GMT

I'm growing giant pumpkins. Will pick em when ready in my sweats! I'm just an 68 year old grandma. Grow them my grand babies.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:56:31 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
I'd wear the oldest items I had, 'ya know like what I would wear to paint a room! LOL!!!

@ECBG You're right! Pumpkins grow on the ground in the dirt. Pick one up and you're bound to get filthy.

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ECBG — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:56:47 GMT

@Othereeeen

May I vote to "being sick of the red truck"? It was a darling idea run into the dirt over night! Retail totally ruined the charm of the red truck by over exposure. I bought 1 pkg of cocktail napkins, and before the year was out couldn't even stand the term "red truck".

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ECBG — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:58:36 GMT

@Kachina624

Anytime you want to come to Outfit Of, weve taken some hits by nasties. A positive poster is always a breath of fresh air.

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PamfromCT — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:58:48 GMT

We look forward to an annual ride to a large and I would say fantastic place up in Amherst MA that started off many years ago as a farm stand. They sell everything - pumpkins, mums, have their own bakery, all types of gourmet foods, big selections of fruit and veggies, nice fall decor, etc. We love their cider donuts and hot spiced cider.

And no, I don’t plan on a themed outfit to wear. If anyone likes themed clothing for all seasons, good for them. If it makes someone happy, why should anybody care?

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amyb — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 23:08:35 GMT

@PamfromCT wrote:
We look forward to an annual ride to a large and I would say fantastic place up in Amherst MA that started off many years ago as a farm stand. They sell everything - pumpkins, mums, have their own bakery, all types of gourmet foods, big selections of fruit and veggies, nice fall decor, etc. We love their cider donuts and hot spiced cider.
And no, I don’t plan on a themed outfit to wear. If anyone likes themed clothing for all seasons, good for them. If it makes someone happy, why should anybody care?

Sounds nice, and similar to the one I live by. I don't think OP has any beef with anyone enjoying those fall things. It's just the overuse of the "you can wear this to the pumpkin patch" that is used so often, and has been forever. But...I guess it's the only thing, that and "apple picking" they can think of that is quintessentially "fall."

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september — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 23:10:48 GMT

@PamfromCT wrote:
We look forward to an annual ride to a large and I would say fantastic place up in Amherst MA that started off many years ago as a farm stand. They sell everything - pumpkins, mums, have their own bakery, all types of gourmet foods, big selections of fruit and veggies, nice fall decor, etc. We love their cider donuts and hot spiced cider.
And no, I don’t plan on a themed outfit to wear. If anyone likes themed clothing for all seasons, good for them. If it makes someone happy, why should anybody care?

This sounds very much like my neck or the woods, just up north of this area. It's more about the experience and the nice things we bring home with us. Not so much about what we wear.