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I worry that I'm a bona fide cheapskate. I often think that not having money has ruined me. I'm thinking ahead in the event I should hit the jackpot in Vegas or Atlantic City win the Power ball or the Irish Sweepstakes (never mind that I don't travel, gamble, or remember to play the lottery unless it's a record-breaking prize that's made headlines for 2 weeks). But, and I know this is a big BUT....if the stars align and Lady Luck deals me a winning hand (in this crapshoot called 'life') I'm afraid I won't do the jackpot justice by being the careless spender every distant relative, retailer, and non-profit organization within a hundred mile radius banks on. I fear, even with $$$$, I'd be a titan tightwad/cheapskate (which I've evolved into over time) and not know how to shop anywhere but the clearance rack. It doesn't count if I shop the clearance section in Saks, Barney's, and Bloomies, does it? Yeah, I didn't think so either.
I can't make myself buy certain items because they 'cost too much' in my 'clearance-logged' mind. Perfume is one item that I won't spend good money on. I'm not about to spend $65.00 a bottle and up for perfume which some celebrity endorsed or allowed their name to be used on, no matter how much I like the scent of it. Realistically, how many of these types of endorsements really have anything to do with said celebrity? Precious few! They may have a meeting, smell a few things, get limited say in the bottle/package design, collect a FREE lunch compliments of corporate American, have their picture taken for the print ads and possibly lend themselves out for a commercial or two. Then they sit back and collect the money (our HARD earned $$$$) which makes us poor but great smelling clones and it makes them rich beyond our wildest imaginations. Makes no 'scents' to me!
I have a bottle or two of the good stuff. You know, the 65.00 a 1/4 ounce type of good stuff. I have perfume older than my children. Ayep - I do (My oldest is 22) If my perfume was a car it would be a classic well on it's way to being an antique! I still wear it now and again and it still smells the same as it did when it was new. It's not named after a celebrity since that practice wasn't common all those years ago. (Keep it in a cool dark place - out of direct sunlight and it doesn't seem to degrade, in my experience).
I wonder why it is we, as a society, 'buy' into the belief that Brittney Spears, Michael Jackson, Donald Trump, Kate Moss etc....are qualified to develop a perfume (or anything else, for that matter) and over charge us for the privilege of wearing 'their' scent! Why do we embrace the 'clone' philosophy of smelling, looking, acting, and wearing the same thing as everyone else?
With all due respect, Brittney has enough problems juggling her mothering skills, financial affairs, and personal appearances. Michael Jackson, ahem!!!! He might be qualified to lead a three-ring circus (as evidenced by his judicial pajama party) but I question his ability to create a scent I wanna be caught (dead or alive) wearing. Trump may rule the world of high finance but high fashion and couture should be left to those with more style than 'cents'. Kate Moss is known for using her olfactory senses (sniff-snort-ahhhhhh) but I would think rather than qualifying her to judge a scent those extracurricular hobbies would preclude her from it.
Wow!!!! I could go on and on about each celebrity who has a scent and why they shouldn't which could be an amusing diversion. See??!?! Its things like this that keeps me from ever being bored. The wheels are always turning. Scary, but true.
I dare to be different. I wear body sprays on a daily basis, not any type of 'real' perfume. I like very natural scents like lavender, lemongrass, sage, etc. I mix and match and create my own scents not because I'm any more qualified to do so than the celebrities I've been poking fun at but because I know what 'I' like and I don't have to spend a fortune to achieve it.
Sprays are infinitely less expensive than perfume. No one knows, from the way I smell, that it's compliments of a dollar store bottle of body spray, unless I tell them. Which I don't. If someone asks what scent I'm wearing with a hint of a smile I say.....one that was created especially for me. When in doubt always go for the mystique of mystery....it's free for the taking, even on a dollar store budget.
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Posted by Xaris on 2008-08-31 15:35:15 | Rating: | Views: 37
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Yep..I agree. I like bathing gels that make me smell great. I don't buy expensive perfumes, though I will wear them if someone else buys them for me. We are not cheap we are frugal. Never having any money will do that to ya. Played the lottery last night..Got one number right. Ha!
peace :) shemelts
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Posted by shemelts
on 2008-08-31 17:37:22
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I'm not opposed to wearing good perfume if someone else is footing the freight, either. I'm pragmatic and frugal but not silly. If someone wants to fete me with expensive perfume I'll graciously thank them for it and then marinate in it (just joking). Seriously though, I have found a good source of good perfume cheap is yard sales. I let other people pay full price, try it, decide they don't like it and sell it to me barely used for a $1.00. See?!?! I think that qualifies me as cheap - but what the heck - I've been called way worse. One number on the lottery?!!?! At least you remember to play - I don't know how I can expect to win when I can't remember to buy the dang ticket. I'll spend the dollar on some body spray at the dollar store - that, I know, is a sure thing :o)
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Posted by Xaris
on 2008-08-31 20:58:09
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