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Post by Kymberlee on Feb 17, 2019 7:06:41 GMT
So, my husband and I are on a little ski mini vacation and I saw the absolute cutest ski shirt in a store window. It is a black half zip with beautiful flowers all over it and it matches my ski pants perfectly. I fell in love with it so we popped into the store and bought it. Here is the kicker...I didn’t look at the price. I assumed it was going to be maybe 100€ tops but it turns out that it was 275€. What the absolute heck! I gave it to my husband to buy and he went ahead and purchased it. After I found out the cost, I said hell no, I gotta return that. No way am I going to pay that kind of money for a top that I won’t even wear that often.
Here is the deal though. I love the shirt, and hubble wants me to keep it. I can’t justify it, but I want it although I can think of a million other things that I need that make much more sense. I would post a picture, but my WiFi in the hotel is wonky and I can’t seem to get it uploaded.
I need to return the shirt, right?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 17, 2019 7:12:44 GMT
Keep it! Enjoy your vacation!
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Post by Legacy Girl on Feb 17, 2019 7:13:47 GMT
Nope. If you love it, and DH wants you to keep it, you should keep it. Enjoy it as a sweet memento of your getaway trip!
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Post by ntsf on Feb 17, 2019 7:25:54 GMT
can you use it for 20 yrs? keep it. my dad still wears a ski sweater someone made for him in the 1940's....and it still fits....I like to prorate buying expensive things.. how much is this going to cost over the life of the item?
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Post by nlwilkins on Feb 17, 2019 7:29:47 GMT
I assume you can afford it and you won't have to give up something else for it. So keep it. You will feel so special wearing it even if you won't get to wear it often.
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Post by pjaye on Feb 17, 2019 7:35:35 GMT
That's a crazy amount of money for a skirt.
I had to google what a ski skirt was...and that's a definite no from me, those things don't have any practical purpose and don't even look good.
I say return it. No skirt is worth that much, never mind a ski skirt.
You could have at least 3 or 4 very nice romantic dinners with your husband for that price. Those memories will be much nicer than one skirt.
Plus you're already questioning it now, so you'll probably do the same (or feel guilty) each time you wear it.
*ETA: Obviously I misread 'skirt' instead of shirt. My opinion is unchanged though.
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Post by calgaryscrapper on Feb 17, 2019 7:37:46 GMT
If you like it, will wear it and can afford it Then enjoy yourself. If you are de-cluttering have a garage sale or sell items online to pay for it.
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Post by Zee on Feb 17, 2019 8:00:17 GMT
I did something similar while on vacation in Santa Fe. We were at a resort and I wanted a cover-up to sit poolside in. I looked at many, saw the prices were about $50, went ahead and picked one I liked, paid for it and had the lady cut the tag off. Casually glanced at the receipt before reaching to toss it...I of course picked out the $150 cover up. Lol I've worn it exactly once. Not quite as expensive as your impulse buy, but I wouldn't have gotten it had I been more careful.
I was too embarrassed to return it.
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Post by Kymberlee on Feb 17, 2019 8:00:45 GMT
Y’all are killing me! 😉😆 pjaye, it’s a sHirt but yea, I’m kinda with you. |
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Post by Kymberlee on Feb 17, 2019 8:04:00 GMT
Zee, the husband won’t go with me to return it cuz he’s embarrassed. I’m not...I’m just gonna tell them it didn’t fit.
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Post by Zee on Feb 17, 2019 8:10:30 GMT
Zee, the husband won’t go with me to return it cuz he’s embarrassed. I’m not...I’m just gonna tell them it didn’t fit. I just couldn't... I put it on there and had her cut the tag off. I couldn't admit that I didn't look at that particular price tag. Or the total before signing the CC receipt. Lol! I guess I was just in vacation mode, normally I'm not like that. |
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Post by pattyraindrops on Feb 17, 2019 9:04:00 GMT
I'd have no problem returning it. I'd never feel comfortable wearing it because I would always worry about ruinng it. If you worked in the store you most likely would understand why someone would return it because you probably don't have the money to buy it yourself.
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Post by magoosangel on Feb 17, 2019 10:23:47 GMT
Yolo, if you will use it but if you won’t and you already are like too pricey return it. It’s very personal because it might bring you happiness each use and then worth it. For me the negative feelings you already have would ruin it and I would just return it. Again, if you have the money; not credit card, etc... you can afford it.very personal decision— I can see it both ways 😂.
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Post by lurkyloo on Feb 17, 2019 10:44:37 GMT
I’m googling ski shirts and can’t seem to figure out what this is. But I’m assuming you can wear it whenever it’s cold, not just skiing? Will you get ten years’ good use out of it? Because then it only costs 27.5 a year! 😂 That’s how I look at large purchases. I don’t make many, but if I do, I usually have those things for a long time.
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Post by AussieMeg on Feb 17, 2019 11:01:20 GMT
I need to return the shirt, right? Nope. Keep it!  And I'm dying to see a picture! |
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Post by gillyp on Feb 17, 2019 11:10:52 GMT
It was calling to you. You were meant to have it. Keep it and enjoy it.
(Would I spend €275 on a top? Hell no but I’d be too embarrassed to return it!)
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Post by kibblesandbits on Feb 17, 2019 11:14:34 GMT
That's a crazy amount of money for a skirt. I had to google what a ski skirt was...and that's a definite no from me, those things don't have any practical purpose and don't even look good. I say return it. No skirt is worth that much, never mind a ski skirt. You could have at least 3 or 4 very nice romantic dinners with your husband for that price. Those memories will be much nicer than one skirt. Plus you're already questioning it now, so you'll probably do the same (or feel guilty) each time you wear it. It's a shirt.  I'm not sure what you got, but I'm a skier and I use ski pullovers all the time. I'm not a fan of coats - too bulky. You love it, your DH loves you loving it. Keep it! It's not like you're going to return it, then buy 5 other things that you like. You're just going to return it and have nothing, except wishing you had the shirt. At least, that's how it goes with me! haha! We were in Key West once, and I fell in love with the coolest tropical top, all sheer and glittery at the edges. DH went in and bought it. Same as you, I figured $100 maybe. Nah - $375. I quibbled over returning it and DH said "you love it keep it". I still have only worn the darn thing once, but there's hope that someday it will be warm enough to break back out again. |
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Post by pjaye on Feb 17, 2019 11:24:20 GMT
It's a shirt. 
Yes, obviously I misread it.
You're probably too old for it now. |
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Post by kibblesandbits on Feb 17, 2019 11:56:12 GMT
It's a shirt.
Yes, obviously I misread it.
You're probably too old for it now. Good morning to you too, Sunshine. Now that it is "obvious" you "misread" it, you can perhaps retract or mitigate your snarky comments alluding to the OP's poor taste. |
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Post by gsquaredmom on Feb 17, 2019 12:01:17 GMT
You were going to spend 100 anyway. Is the one you like the most, the perfect one, worth 175?
It could be an early birthday or late Christmas present, or Valentine’s Day present (I don’t know if you celebrate any of these).
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Post by wellway on Feb 17, 2019 12:03:29 GMT
You were prepared to spend a 100, it cost 275. Difference 175. Say you treat yourself to a coffee/treat combo at a cost of 5 a day. Do without the treat for just over a month and you have covered the extra cost for something you love and will have in a year's time. You can't say that about the coffee/treat. Your dh wants you have it, accept it with love and enjoy.  |
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Feb 17, 2019 12:15:43 GMT
If my dh told me to keep it and wasn’t upset over the cost, I’d keep it.
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Post by pjaye on Feb 17, 2019 12:27:08 GMT
you can perhaps retract or mitigate your snarky comments alluding to the OP's poor taste WTF is up with you? You need to stop reading my posts through your own warped filter. I read "skirt" & I looked up ski skirts, they are a real item...I said I don't think they are practical or look good. BUT the OP was never talking about skirts anyway, so therefore anything I said about not liking them doesn't even apply to her. Even if I thought they looked great...my answer would be the same. Seeing as you've volunteered to "get offended on everyone's behalf" today...knock yourself out anyway. |
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Post by mustlovecats on Feb 17, 2019 12:31:46 GMT
It's a shirt.
Yes, obviously I misread it.
You're probably too old for it now. Gee, that “telling it like you see it” thing looks really bad on you today. |
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Post by Really Red on Feb 17, 2019 13:26:29 GMT
How often do you ski? If you ski a lot, then I'd keep it. The shirt sounds adorable and you love it (hey, it sparks joy, right?!)  I want to say if you don't think you'll wear it say at least 10 or so times, then I'd return it, but that is what **I** would do. If your husband isn't bothered and the money isn't going to break you, then you do what makes you happy. |
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Post by TankTop on Feb 17, 2019 13:30:51 GMT
I never buy souvenirs on trips. Consider this your makeup souvenir for the past several years.
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 17, 2019 13:40:37 GMT
I'm caught between keep and return. If I knew I was going to ski once a year, I would keep it. If I knew I would probably never wear it again I would return it.
But I am more likely to look for it online and see if I can find it cheaper.
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Post by muggins on Feb 17, 2019 13:55:58 GMT
I’d take it straight back no matter how much I liked it. But I’m cheap when it comes to clothes - especially clothes you can’t wear everyday.
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Post by Scrappyhappy on Feb 17, 2019 14:04:45 GMT
I say definitely keep it and enjoy wearing it. 😀💕
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 17, 2019 14:19:14 GMT
I'm caught between keep and return. If I knew I was going to ski once a year, I would keep it. If I knew I would probably never wear it again I would return it. But I am more likely to look for it online and see if I can find it cheaper. This is how I feel too, exactly. I’d be googling it on my phone to see how much it is supposed to cost before I pulled the trigger, but since it’s already bought and paid for I’d be leaning toward keep it. FWIW, If you really love it and it fits you well, you’ll be more likely to wear it often maybe even when you’re not skiing. That would make it more worth the price. I have things that I’ve owned and worn for decades, sometimes until they literally fall apart. Even if the things were expensive initially, I feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth. LOL, we’re going to WDW soon and to ward off the ‘I *HAVE* to have that!’ feeling I get when I’m going through one of the dozens of gift shops there, I bought all of us new Mickey shirts and other stuff online when disneystore.com had their big twice annual sale. So we will be going on vacation with our “expensive” souvenir shirts already bought, and for only about 30% of what we would pay at the parks. |
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