Your splurge weakness

[Crissyanna]

Ok, so what is your little fetish, thing you love to splurge on? I don't mean anything kinky, but for some people, like my sister, it is buying shoes. Other's it's purses or accessories. What is your weakness?

Mine is strange. It is toothbrushes. I love getting a new toothbrush. If I could, I would get a new one every week. Going into the toothbrush aisle, seeing all the different brands, colors and bristle formations just makes my day. And bringing a new one home to try is especially exciting. I'm so bad in that aisle, my husband won't let me go down it to get toothpaste, he goes! So, I guess that makes me strange. I have never known anyone else to share my love of toothbrushes before.

So, what is yours?

[kymommy]

Fabric, ribbon, paint and craft supplies! I love to sew, and create stuff. I make purses, quilts, dolls, etc. I have to avoid the craft section of Walmart, I can't leave empty handed :oops:

[BlessedMommy]

Baby things. I love gadgets for my baby of any kind. I'm glad that I have my husband around to screen my purchases.

[stephwhiz]

I love scrapbook supplies....gotta have them :lol: ! Stephanie :D

[Ashlee]

It was scrapbook supplies but at the moment it is fabric and notions for making cloth diapers. :lol: :oops:

[Nati]

Before I got pregnant it was shoes and purses. While I was pregnant I was obsessed with Redskins(football) gear. Know its toys, books and clothes for my son.

[Timmys mom]

Mine is clothes. I can not pass up a good deal! Usually when I buy them thought they're like 3 or 5 dollars, so I don't really know if that's a splurge, but I love having new clothes!

[lealea]

Purses, Shoes, Purses, Shoes. [rotfl]

[JRBL]

Anything for the kids... I can pass up other stuff but, baby clothes, kid's clothes, toys, shoes, socks, slippers, anything... I just can't pass it up. :-\

[imported_rachel]

Amazon.ca books and cds... they often have cds under $8 and bestseller books for just a few bucks. We're media junkies. If I ever stay at the size I'd like to stay at I may switch to Winners for splurging-- designer clothes for cheap.

[Reneemomto5]

Homeschooling supplies for my children. The schooling stores-- I love them! That and dresses for our baby girl after having 4 boys its a given.

[Mommy37]

:) Jewelry (especially since I'm into piercing's), clothes & shoes.

[mama bronc]

Gotta be clothes. I love buying clothes.

[RhysMom]

Pens. I love all the cool colors and different styles of pens!

[JeanineAnne]

Candles and magic tricks (candles for me, magic tricks for dh and dd)
Second would be school stuff...Renee I'm totally with you on that. I LOVE buying homeschooling stuff.

[pioneerchristianmomof3]

For me it is purses and kitchen gadgets! I love the neat little kitchen gadgets that make cooking fun!(my husband has banned me from Pampered Chef parties! :lol: )

[Aalena]

It used to be scrapbook items. Now that I'm pg, it's naturally turned into baby stuff. I'm afraid what I'll do if I go into the baby section of scrapbooking stuff now!

[mamallama]

I don't really have anything at the moment. But I do like scrapbook supplies, clothes for my kids (I can't ever find the right ones for myself so it's fun to buy for them), shoes on occasion, in the last month - it was anything craft-related.

[~Tara~]

Oh gee...it's so rare I can 'splurge' on anything...
But I enjoy buying shoes :) They make me really happy LOL
And homeschool stuff always puts a smile on my face.
And car seats ..... ooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeee I LOVE buying a new carseat LOL
And the rush, the excitement of deciding which to get (uh, which cover that is, Britax is my preferred brand), and then hashing out the configurations in my truck aaaaaaah
Oh speaking of which..that just reminded me, hubby's home, which means my truck is home..which means the Marathon is there and I need to check ds' height in it, he may need straps moved up :D I shall resist the temptation to remove all seats and reconfigure. They're just now getting the hang of this arrangement.

Anywho...back to topic .. um...what was it again? Oh yes, splurges...
Books, love books..books for me, books for kids...sad part is, kids do a better job of reading them than I do. But that's ok, because most of my obsession is for books FOR them anywho.

[EvaS]

Crissyanna I laughed so hard when I read yours. I too have never met anyone with a love like that for toothbrushes. :lol:

I hardly ever splurge bcuz I'm so grip-it :lol: But if I ever spend money on myself it is usually on books. If you get me into a Christian book-shop I could be there all week. I love reading books about missionaries! Oh, and my other weakness I suppose would be scrapbooking supplies.

Tara, I too am a big fan of Britax!

[~Tara~]

oooo yea!! someone on a NON-carseat board knows what a Britax is LOL
Rock on!!
So, spill it Eva...what do you own?
I presently have 4 Britax in use. (I've also owned a Super Elite, but we switched vehicles and we decided it was too big, given the # of seats/children to fit..then shortly after that, we discovered it was under a recall for the adjuster strap, got the part to fix it, didn't like that 'fix' so sent it back and they gave me a BodyGuard in return (as they gave the option of a BodyGuard or Husky (the then new version of SE))
I'll soon be in the market for another as my first Britax purchase is soon to expire *sob* Our beloved Fisher Price Safe Embrace is due to expire this year as well. So that's 2 of our in use seats that must be replaced. Now it's just who outgrows theirs first to determine what seat is replaced with what Britax first ;)
Ok, rambling, yes, I have a problem. I am truly car seat obsessed :D
I really do need to add that to my signature. I had it at a previous board "car seat freak" hehe

[Crissyanna]

Glad I could provide someone with a laugh....

Though, I've been good. I got one with my b-day money back in Nov. and haven't replaced it since. In fact, that was the second one I got since we got married nearly two years ago now (I know the ADA reccomends replacing them every three months. But if I had my way, every three days would be more like it.) Having no money really curtails such purchases.

Tara, I knew what Britax is. I can just imagine fitting all those into a vehicle must be like. Time for a 15 passenger van for you guys?

[EvaS]

Tara, we started out with the Rock-a-tot Plus Si and we've just moved on to the Eclipse Si. Those were the only ones that would fit in our car bcuz at the moment we have a 2 door car. But I must say that I wish I were little enough to fit into the Eclipse Si bcuz that thing looks and feels comfy. :D

[pa_wife]

OH< How could have I forgotten my second splurge weakness?????? Because those "pesky"(just kidding) little girl scouts only come around in Janurary for cookie orders!!!!!!!!!!!! Im out 30 bucks!!!!!! Dd hasn't done GS for about 3 years now, but every January I never fail to spoil my diet.

[Godzgirl]

coffee, stuff for my kids.

[LadyLavender]

Mine has to be anything beauty-related....we have a dangerous beauty store here called Ulta. New shampoo, new mascara, new blush- I definitely have a weakness for all that stuff.

[Threeredheads]

RIBBON!
RIBBON!!
RIBBON!!!!

[love2bmom]

Purses, fun stuff for kids, kitchen gadgets (pampered chef), candles

PS - Tara...LOVE LOVE LOVE Britax

[~Tara~]

Yippee!! Britax lovers! LOL
Yes, fitting 5 seats in an Expedition is interesting. Especially since it doesn't have lap/shoulder belts in all rear seating positions. I have 2 in boosters, 3 in convertibles. I often reconfigure just to see what fits next to what, where, better :)
We still have one spot open though hehe
But, yeah, a 15 pass could be nice ;) I'd just miss my SUV so much. I'm putting that off for as long as possible. But then, with the van, I run into the limited lap/shoulder belt thing as well as head rests. Argh! I'll just have to hope for the best when it is time for my SUV to go.

Ok, back to your regularly scheduled topic *grins*

[JRBL]

Mine has to be anything beauty-related....we have a dangerous beauty store here called Ulta. New shampoo, new mascara, new blush- I definitely have a weakness for all that stuff.

oooooooooooo [dancing] I LOVE Ulta!!! We have one here too! Isn't it a great place? Does yours have a salon in it too??? That's the coolest! [thumbsupgrin]

[relivin]

Mine would have to be purses, shoes, & jackets!! I LOVE jackets!!! :D

[4Angelz]

mine is anything chocolate or sweet. my dh is on my back all the time about all of the sweets i bring in the house... he ate sweets very seldomly b4 we married and lived together. :wink:

[justmeNmine]

Kinda strange but I love buying air freshener, though I have recently restricted myself to the (cheap) aerosol kind.

[LadyLavender]

Jen, I'm so glad to meet another Ulta lover! We'll have to report to each other on all our latest and greatest beauty finds! :D

[SupermansLady]

Candles, candles and more candles. Last count we had over a hundred scattered between, kitchen, office and bedroom. Have to keep them out of the kids reach though.

Oh, and I am a shoe girl...confession time :oops: :oops: :oops:
My DH counted when we married, 213 pair at the time and I've bought several pair since.

ALWAYS ON SALE THOUGH!

[TXMommy]

I can never resist buying writing tablets, notecards, etc. I love writing cards and letters so I like having a variety!

[newchristianmomof4]

clothes for the grand baby...

[mumsheart]

I LOVE books....for writing in and for reading. Usually non fiction but not always. Also cloth nappies ATM. All the great modern stuff that is around. So cute on our little ones bottom :)

[Kimmy D]

There are so many things I'd LOVE to splurge on, but I guess what I have the most of and usually can't resist is scrapbooking supplies.

[wesleysmom0604]

Purses! I love desinger purses! I save and save till I can afford a new one or I ask for them as gifts for my birthday.

[Angela4]

Candles, tarts, home fragrance oil, etc.--anything that requires heat and makes my home smell really good, I'm addicted to it!

[Ren]

*eating out* and I love to buy toys and books for emme.

[Faith1]

Most anything if it is a great sale or clearance - I love to get a great bargain!