Shopping Mania Thread

[Guest [ke...]]

Ok, so since my taper that started in 2007, I noticed I have shopped a lot, everyone has shopping mania, it's things you buy in withdrawal, or shop away, feeling better (or trying to) either online shopping or going to stores.

 

What have you bought during w/d?

[Guest [ke...]]

I'll start-

5 boxes of xerox

spent 2,000 on clothes once

Eating out instead of cooking

blankets

shoes

rings

sunglasses

laptop

...

[[Mi...]]

And I thought it was just me 

 

Let me take a tally and I'll be back! http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/shopper.gif

[Guest [ke...]]

And I thought it was just me 

 

Let me take a tally and I'll be back! http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/shopper.gif

 

lol no, I've bought things that are still in boxes in the closets

[[Mi...]]

I only started my spending sprees this year when I started feeling better.  So, 3 years previously, didn't spend money on anything.

 

 

Cookware, bakeware, kitchen electrics and tools etc.

Cookbooks

Other books

Rare and collectible Christmas ornaments

Needlework charts, threads and materials

The following food items shipped to my house because I can't get it where I live: Seafood shipped from the east and west coasts, organic chicken, prime and grassfed beef, cheeses, oils and specialty food items.  

 

Normally, all this would make my hubs eyes bulge out of his head http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/Smack.gif except for 2 things:  1) He likes to eat well, but you'd never know it by looking at his trim bod, and 2) He's so happy I'm feeling more like my old self that he's making allowances.  BUT, after this month, the spending (except for groceries) must, sadly, come to an end.

 

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/upssmiley1.gif  The UPS guy is my new best friend.

 

 

 

[[Mi...]]

Apparently, you and I are the only ones who have "spending" as a benzo symptom, Keryn!  

[[am...]]

 

30 pairs of 80s adidas

2 unneeded  high end bicycles

digital camera

gps lightweight

Phone

loads of childhood toys

books and study materials

[[uw...]]

I've always been a crazy shopper - it's not just benzo related for me. lol I have boxes of things I haven't opened yet! Oh dear, that is bad. I love to shop online and have packages delivered. It's so fun!! As long as I have money in savings, and money to pay the bills, it's not a worry!

[Guest [ke...]]

Apparently, you and I are the only ones who have "spending" as a benzo symptom, Keryn!  

 

LOL, No I think there's others.. Shop Mania is well, a sx for me..

I still have a long winding list, but to count everything while tapering, don't think I could list it all.

 

 

[[Mi...]]

Yesterday, my new BFF (UPS guy) delivered a HUGE box from Williams Sonoma.  Hubs just rolled his eyes  http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/rolleyeself2.gif

 

Ordered some more books from Barnes and Noble yesterday.  Halp!  When will it stop?!http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/1sm056pullhair.gif

 

[Guest [ke...]]

Yesterday, my new BFF (UPS guy) delivered a HUGE box from Williams Sonoma.  Hubs just rolled his eyes  http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/rolleyeself2.gif

 

Ordered some more books from Barnes and Noble yesterday.  Halp!  When will it stop?!http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/1sm056pullhair.gif

 

 

It doesn't, keep shopping...lol

 

[[wo...]]

I'm all about shoe shopping. It can turn a blue day into a happy day to see UPS come up the drive. I get my box, try them on and strut/wobble around the house.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4YI-n-dN4q0/TCoEo_htmUI/AAAAAAAABck/y09oaVW6w4A/s1600/720_shoesomg2.jpg

Talk about balance therapy!

[[ve...]]

I believe I'm also dong my share in keeping Amazon and UPS in business .  Enjoy the shoes Wonder, I mean Imelda

 

Best,

 

Vertigo (no more)

[[St...]]

 

30 pairs of 80s adidas

2 unneeded   high end bicycles

digital camera

gps lightweight

Phone

loads of childhood toys

books and study materials

Dude... 

[[am...]]

 

30 pairs of 80s adidas

2 unneeded   high end bicycles

digital camera

gps lightweight

Phone

loads of childhood toys

books and study materials

Dude... 

 

The day I installed ebay and paypal on my phone was the night I started getting up at 4am to snipe bid things I wanted.......

 

 

so very very sad

 

 

 

but immensely gratifying at the same time.  4 am adrenaline burst with shoes to follow................awesome

[[gi...]]

1) Books.

But since w/d, I can't concentrate and have blurred vision, so I have piles of lonely, unread books!

 

2) Hair cuts/styles

I used to spend $100/year total cuts, $100 on color. Now, post benzo? $100 per cut and $150 per color!!

 

3) Charities

I'm throwing money at them like I don't need it. I've always supported many causes but in the last 2 years I've shelled out a lot of money for them!

 

...and this year I spent $700 on plants, pots, etc. for my garden and deck -- and the heat killed most of them within a month!

 

 

[[Mi...]]

3) Charities

 

Oh yeah....forgot about this.  Me too!

[Guest [ke...]]

...and this year I spent $700 on plants, pots, etc. for my garden and deck -- and the heat killed most of them within a month!

 

Yes this one too.. I bought a lot of plants and flowers, but the cold kills them here.

 

I went shopping last night, bought things that were well, really decorative.

I went to the Christmas tree Shoppe, a store we have here in the Northeast, NY, New England.. it's a fun store, always something there decorative.

 

Keryn.

[[gi...]]

OMG don't get me started on Christmas stuff!  I don't know how I've managed to avoid overspending on Christmas crap these last 2 years; probably because I've been so bah-humbug about it; but I can do serious damage at a Christmas store.

 

I have 400 ornaments. It takes a 13' tree to handle all of them and 5 hours to put them on it. It's ridiculous; the tree takes up 1/3 of our living room!

 

I didn't buy any ornaments last year, but this year I bought 3.  Which is weird, because we planned all year to not be home for the holiday so we knew we weren't putting up a tree.

[[Ka...]]

3) Charities

 

Oh yeah....forgot about this.  Me too!

 

Me too!  It wouldn't seem like Christmas without giving to our favourite charities.

 

Yesterday, my new BFF (UPS guy) delivered a HUGE box from Williams Sonoma.  Hubs just rolled his eyes  http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/rolleyeself2.gif

 

Ordered some more books from Barnes and Noble yesterday.  Halp!  When will it stop?!http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m575/maxmoo/Funny%20Pics/Smileys/1sm056pullhair.gif

 

 

The UPS and DHS people are my BFF too.    I've suddenly developed fleecemania, wanting to feel cozy and cuddly all the time, and  the past 2 weeks have ordered house coats, tops, pea coats. hat, scarf, gloves...

 

Kat

[[sa...]]

Shopping... I used to love to shop and I hear ya Keryn - one day I dropped close to $1500.00, years ago on clothes, and oh, it wasn't a lot of clothes - of that I spent $300.00 on a matching bikini, sarong and sandals to go away for one day/night!

 

Lately, since I've been out and about I've bought sweatshirts and undees for hubby, socks and sweats for me - 2 very expensive facial solutions from Clarins - had 2 mani's a pedi, 4 massages, 1 cut and color and 1 facial...  I swear every time I leave the house I drop at least $75.00 bucks.  Maybe it's good I'm staying in today...

[Guest [ke...]]

Shopping... I used to love to shop and I hear ya Keryn - one day I dropped close to $1500.00, years ago on clothes, and oh, it wasn't a lot of clothes - of that I spent $300.00 on a matching bikini, sarong and sandals to go away for one day/night!

 

Lately, since I've been out and about I've bought sweatshirts and undees for hubby, socks and sweats for me - 2 very expensive facial solutions from Clarins - had 2 mani's a pedi, 4 massages, 1 cut and color and 1 facial...  I swear every time I leave the house I drop at least $75.00 bucks.  Maybe it's good I'm staying in today...

 

Sara,

 

That's the way I spend too, I really need a budget.

 

Keryn.

[[Mi...]]

Uh-oh.....I feel a Crate and Barrell and a Barnes and Noble spree about to happen 

[Guest [ke...]]

Uh-oh.....I feel a Crate and Barrell and a Barnes and Noble spree about to happen 

 

love those stores too anything expensive I like

[Guest [ke...]]

Oh I bought myself a chandelier swag, it's an antique.

Bought mother a shirt

bought my friends some shirts, well not really, I just got them out of the closet, I never sent them last year, they will not know the difference

let's see, what else did I buy... I can't keep up with it, I just get it and buy it.

 

K.