Handbags

[skyblue]

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@EdithEllenLily wrote:

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@handygal2 wrote:

Has anyone been a jewelry ho lately? I have!!  

Today l ordered both of these items from the RS catalog:

Sterling silver and white topaz mismatched earrings

Sterling silver love knot ring

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@handygal2 I like both of your new jewelry items!! Very pretty!! 

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@handygal2 I've owned that love knot ring since I was a kid!😊

[Bird mama]

@EdithEllenLily  have you taken out your new clarks fisherman sandals with the heels yet?

[Bird mama]

I'm working from home.  I headed downtown, picked up my laptop and came home.

[skyblue]

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@Bird mama wrote:

I'm working from home.  I headed downtown, picked up my laptop and came home.

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I haven't read back far enough....How are you feeling today 🤒? @Bird mama

[skyblue]

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@stevieb wrote:

Thinking back about trips to TJ Maxx, I remember one year around Christmas when their stock is at its best, I went to a store that's a little further out but that almost always has great merchandise... The only time in my life when, if memory serves, I actually needed an extra cart... Oh my gosh, that trip, they had great bags and clothes and stuff for the home... I can't even remember what all I bought, but do know I was 'discovering' my purchases for a long, long time after the actual trip... Those were the days... I haven't been out to that store in a long time because it's now quite a bit further away than at the time, but still not too far... These days, though, I tend to stick to the stores closest by and still usually manage to see something I like...

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"An additional cart"😳😳😳 @stevieb Now that's a shopping trip!🤣

[Bird mama]

@skyblue  Not quite there yet :-)

[SisterGoldenHair]

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@stevieb wrote:

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@Serendipity wrote:

So, I sold two handbags and a wallet (a gift, new with tags) for a grand total of $225.  But it was via word of mouth and unlikely to happen again. Should this make me happier to just donate all the rest of my bags? 

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That's an individual choice @Serendipity and while I could easily donate my inexpensive bags, I just can't give away bags I paid hundreds of dollars for... Maybe the day will come when I'll just want them gone more than I want payment for them, but right now, I couldn't do it... Like so much of the jewelry, I just wish I'd had better judgment than to buy them all.

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@Serendipity@steviebThat is why I have decided to keep the bags I have and not buy anymore. But of course, I do have more bags than most women. I can't replace them for what I have paid. I have gotten rid of a lot of bags over the years, garage sales and consignment shops.

Some of my bags, I will pass down to our granddaughter.

[SisterGoldenHair]

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@handygal2 wrote:

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@Serendipity wrote:

So, I sold two handbags and a wallet (a gift, new with tags) for a grand total of $225.  But it was via word of mouth and unlikely to happen again. Should this make me happier to just donate all the rest of my bags? 

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@Serendipity: If your bags are new or almost-new, l recommend a consignment store. That's worked well for me for the past few years.

And l feel your pain re: losing a white gold hoop earring. I lost one at a large mall last fall. I retraced my steps (which wasn't easy, as l had made a lot of stops, lol), but it was GONE. I brought in the remaining one, along with other gold jewelry l no longer wear, to a gold-buying store. They pay you by weight, and l got back about $350.

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@handygal2@SerendipityI have also lost one of my favorite white gold oval hoops

[handygal2]

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@SisterGoldenHair wrote:

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@handygal2 wrote:

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@Serendipity wrote:

So, I sold two handbags and a wallet (a gift, new with tags) for a grand total of $225.  But it was via word of mouth and unlikely to happen again. Should this make me happier to just donate all the rest of my bags? 

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@Serendipity: If your bags are new or almost-new, l recommend a consignment store. That's worked well for me for the past few years.

And l feel your pain re: losing a white gold hoop earring. I lost one at a large mall last fall. I retraced my steps (which wasn't easy, as l had made a lot of stops, lol), but it was GONE. I brought in the remaining one, along with other gold jewelry l no longer wear, to a gold-buying store. They pay you by weight, and l got back about $350.

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@handygal2@SerendipityI have also lost one of my favorite white gold oval hoops

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@SisterGoldenHair, @Serendipity: Wow! What is it about white gold hoops?! They want to escape!    

[SisterGoldenHair]

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@EdithEllenLily wrote:

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@Serendipity wrote:

@EdithEllenLily Where's EEL?

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@Serendipity @SisterGoldenHair Hello! 

Well, it was one of the busiest weekends in a long time. Last night we were out to dinner with Mr. L's cousin and his wife, trying a delicious restaurant that was new to us. On Saturday there was a big event for my nephew and I brought my Mom and she did wonderfully. My nephew was a star once again and I was weepy. He acted, danced and perfectly sang a solo in a school musical based on a Broadway play. The end had the cast dressed up and dancing...there he was in a black tux doing synchronized ballroom dance with a beautiful girl in a ballgown wearing long, white gloves. I just kept thinking about our little buddy who gave me his first smile.  

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@EdithEllenLilyWhat special moments