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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
114. If you don't count postage, I didn't buy anything.
Fri Nov 23, 2012, 08:39 PM
Nov 2012

I had to mail an order out, but aside from that, I've been decorating at home.

You couldn't pay me to get mixed in with those crowds. There is nothing I need that much.

I'm not buying anything today. Nada. BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #1
I've been doing it for years tavalon Nov 2012 #4
I try to avoid stores from today until about jan 15th tavalon Nov 2012 #11
LOL I have no money to spend anyway Marrah_G Nov 2012 #2
Same here. n/t Misskittycat Nov 2012 #39
Me, too. Louisiana1976 Nov 2012 #106
Me...yesterday and today. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #3
If it weren't for my bills rocktivity Nov 2012 #5
Ditto. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #56
Glad to know I'm not alone..... llmart Nov 2012 #81
Lovely thing about being retired is dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #96
So true. llmart Nov 2012 #113
After we pay the garage to fix our 20 year old car, there's no money for Big Box stuff. leveymg Nov 2012 #6
I bought bagels today. Kber Nov 2012 #7
I tend to try to go with the letter rather than the spirit tavalon Nov 2012 #9
The zombie mall walk sounds vaguely fun tavalon Nov 2012 #8
Survival shopping. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #10
scheduled to work at hospital lab today magical thyme Nov 2012 #12
Yep. ladym55 Nov 2012 #13
I think your alternative is a perfectly nuanced statement tavalon Nov 2012 #15
I have to go buy some sinus medicine. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #14
I'm sorry tavalon Nov 2012 #17
I bought an extra package last week since I can't always find it Rhiannon12866 Nov 2012 #151
Me! Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #16
Woot tavalon Nov 2012 #19
I plan to stay in my jammies all day lunatica Nov 2012 #18
Me too tavalon Nov 2012 #21
Same here. Not leaving the house today. femmocrat Nov 2012 #34
Well, I do have to run out for wine and booze, but other than that, nothing. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #20
Lol tavalon Nov 2012 #22
WHAT? HopeHoops Nov 2012 #28
I just thought it was cute tavalon Nov 2012 #29
Well I STILL need to go get wine and booze. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #36
A lot of booze is produced in the US, and comes with decent wages 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #52
Yeah, that's all I buy. US made. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #58
I hear Kentucky has a distillery or two . . . 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #62
Ya think? HopeHoops Nov 2012 #64
Kinda, sorta... luvs2sing Nov 2012 #23
Almost, but I have a meeting scheduled in a coffee shop Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #24
An annual tradition in this house... thatgemguy Nov 2012 #25
of course! Tumbulu Nov 2012 #26
Almost. My wife is making me take her to the craft store to buy "just one thing" that we need. Ian David Nov 2012 #27
We are doing the opposite of buying gollygee Nov 2012 #30
good idea! dhill926 Nov 2012 #78
Watching James Bond tinymontgomery Nov 2012 #31
Shopped at a local store in our little village today. redwitch Nov 2012 #32
Wish I could customerserviceguy Nov 2012 #33
Yup. Going to be in my shop fixing stuff. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #35
I never shop on Black Friday Freddie Nov 2012 #37
Other than to get some milk and cereal, nada Love Bug Nov 2012 #38
Too broke to shop.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #40
I needed some bananas Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #41
I'm not buying anything today. Spirochete Nov 2012 #42
I'm probably going to end up Aerows Nov 2012 #43
I'm cleaning and prepping for the big dinner tomorrow Retrograde Nov 2012 #44
If my husband were still alive, it would be our anniversary too. It would also be his b-day notadmblnd Nov 2012 #87
That's probably pretty hard, huh? tavalon Nov 2012 #129
Yup. You will not find me in the stores on Black Friday. RebelOne Nov 2012 #45
I haven't done it since the 80s. KatyaR Nov 2012 #46
We had to buy a battery for our son's pick up truck...twas dead, it was...but went in the truck... Tikki Nov 2012 #47
I am buying sustainable vegetable seeds. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #48
I needed water after covering the leafleting nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #49
I bought a cup of coffee at a sole proprietorship coffee shop then took my daily driver vehicle in slackmaster Nov 2012 #50
I'm buying a new shower head... CincyDem Nov 2012 #51
I am in fact I am buying nothing this season gopiscrap Nov 2012 #53
How Does "Buy Nothing" Help the President Or Our Party?/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #54
Are you concerned that way about EVERYTHING RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #75
See My Handle/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #77
Yeah, so am I RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #80
Actually, it doesn't tavalon Nov 2012 #130
This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #162
yep grasswire Nov 2012 #55
A quart of paint and a brush from a locally owned and operated hardware store. cordelia Nov 2012 #57
I buy nothing *most* days. silverweb Nov 2012 #59
A cup of coffee for a business meeting at a locally-owned coffee shop this morning. Habibi Nov 2012 #60
Well, I bought, but union_maid Nov 2012 #61
Nothing at all! Squinch Nov 2012 #63
Me me me.. Home enjoying the day with my two cats and honey!! Thekaspervote Nov 2012 #65
coupl'a beers is all, nt polemic_realism Nov 2012 #66
So far. Deep13 Nov 2012 #67
That can actually be a lot of fun tavalon Nov 2012 #131
Been doing my Xmas shopping day after T-Day... Iggo Nov 2012 #68
All that digging RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #72
New shovel! Iggo Nov 2012 #94
We had to buy milk and cat food susanr516 Nov 2012 #69
Technically I didn't buy anything today (except a bottle of iced tea). Twinguard Nov 2012 #70
I have been doing it RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #71
I've come to abhor crowds tavalon Nov 2012 #132
Had to buy gas, the horse is 7 days a week. But otherwise, nothing. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #73
LOL. It's 2:30 and I am still in my pjs. No online shopping either catbyte Nov 2012 #74
Sounds like heaven to me..... llmart Nov 2012 #83
The news showed guys playing golf yesterday, better than that Lions game catbyte Nov 2012 #88
Thank you..... llmart Nov 2012 #112
You make it sound like Nirvana tavalon Nov 2012 #133
We WERE, but a repair emergency got in the way. Daemonaquila Nov 2012 #76
yup! madrchsod Nov 2012 #79
This is my 12th year... prairierose Nov 2012 #82
I got a coffee on my way to work notadmblnd Nov 2012 #84
bought pre-owned jewelry on ebay. does that count? eom ellenfl Nov 2012 #85
That's another of those letter vs spirit tavalon Nov 2012 #134
I never do. It has always struck me as strange to do this. CTyankee Nov 2012 #86
I have a hair appointment every four weeks; it just happened that this month's is today REP Nov 2012 #89
I'm buying beer & tequila. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #90
Awesome! Kath1 Nov 2012 #124
Back at 'cha! CrispyQ Nov 2012 #160
About your sig line tavalon Nov 2012 #135
Colorado is an odd state. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #158
moi Matariki Nov 2012 #91
I haven't bought anything on black Friday for many, many years. It's simply not worth it. nt Nay Nov 2012 #92
No shopping for us DesertRat Nov 2012 #93
Me for sure and even if it wasn't a Cleita Nov 2012 #95
Might go out later for a gallon of milk. gkhouston Nov 2012 #97
Tried but coffee pot broke and had to buy one on sale. Dang* glinda Nov 2012 #98
I bought nothing that was unimportant. Panasonic Nov 2012 #99
check grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #100
I bought beer. Throd Nov 2012 #101
No shopping for me. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #102
Hung out on the beach. I didn't want to get pepper sprayed in the electronics section. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #103
It is a well known biblical fact Golden Raisin Nov 2012 #104
LOL tavalon Nov 2012 #136
Me! On Wednesday I bought plenty of food, NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #105
oops already bought a chili at Wendy's. Will try to abide tomorrow instead. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #107
ABSOLUTELY not buying a thing all weekend! nt Raine Nov 2012 #108
Here, bvar22 Nov 2012 #109
Nice tavalon Nov 2012 #137
Ran out of half and half today (lots of company yesterday and today) so that's my only purchase riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #110
nuthin undergroundpanther Nov 2012 #111
If you don't count postage, I didn't buy anything. Frustratedlady Nov 2012 #114
I tried hard but I desperately needed grocery's jimlup Nov 2012 #115
Whether you are growing old or not, I cannot say tavalon Nov 2012 #156
Bought some drano and a lightbulb at the locally owned, walking distance, hardware store diane in sf Nov 2012 #116
Oh just remembered we have a new small business hardware store in town. jackbenimble Nov 2012 #119
Absolutely tavalon Nov 2012 #138
I'm participating! lbrtbell Nov 2012 #117
I didn't spend a cent today. jackbenimble Nov 2012 #118
Done nt Zorra Nov 2012 #120
Only a few groceries. ozone_man Nov 2012 #121
Honey, my husband owns a construction business. We have been doing 'Buy Nothing Day'... renie408 Nov 2012 #122
Bought Nothing! Kath1 Nov 2012 #123
Right here! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #125
GAs for the car, as I was traveling, mattvermont Nov 2012 #126
We went to Zion National Park Nevernose Nov 2012 #127
Just going to a national park instead of Walmart is great tavalon Nov 2012 #140
Does toilet paper count? panAmerican Nov 2012 #128
I've been a little under the weather Warpy Nov 2012 #139
I'm buying nothing. But the OP knew that, seeing that I'm her husband. :) jmondine Nov 2012 #141
Hi you! tavalon Nov 2012 #144
I didn't buy anything for Black Friday csziggy Nov 2012 #142
Nice thread, tavalon. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #143
Well, the PNW is kind of large, but if we live anywhere near each other tavalon Nov 2012 #145
Your offer of help is really sweet. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #148
My three favorite places are Seattle, Portland and Vancouver (BC) tavalon Nov 2012 #149
Good for you! Kath1 Nov 2012 #146
Yes'm. We didn't go anywhere at all, today. countryjake Nov 2012 #147
Shopping on Black Friday is the last thing I would want to do. RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #150
I bought some Coke and gas. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #152
I never shop on Black Friday. Never have, never will appleannie1 Nov 2012 #153
Going to work in Retail Sherman A1 Nov 2012 #154
I WENT TO WAL-MART ON BLACK FRIDAY--PROUDLY!!! pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #155
That, my friend, is a step up from Buy Nothing Day tavalon Nov 2012 #157
Almost, Free delivery on Black Friday from my favorite Union Grocery kickysnana Nov 2012 #159
I'm in... Jasana Nov 2012 #161
As many days as I can. Every day no balances drop is a good day. RB TexLa Nov 2012 #163
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