Sometimes I get lucky and buy something I really need.
Like this mechanical pencil. I have mechanical pencils. But they all suck. The mechanical parts usually break down. Sometimes right away. This one is from Muji. It has a nice weight which I like and the grooves are great for grip. It's also 0.3mm. I just hope the mechanical parts stay good for a long time. It says MADE IN JAPAN. I wonder if it is really made in Japan.
I have plenty of needle keepers, some were made by me. But I never really love any of them. Somehow I always felt something was missing. Guess what's missing? This Clover Needle holder has exactly what I was looking for.
MAGNETS! Now it's hard to lose my needles. I love it.
Do you have regular tape measure? The ones which you have to hand wind? I hate, hate those. So much time wasted just winding it over and over again. This tape measure has a button for you to press and the winding is done super fast. I love it. I have 2. It says MADE IN GERMANY. I wonder if it is made in Germany.
This cute container (see pencil for sizing) is a very good example of the kind of crap I would buy. It's around $2 so how to resist? The thing is I have no idea what I could use it for. Still I bought it.
I know now why I like you I'm a buyer and acceptor of crap too. Love it! My friend rings up and says lets go Tat shopping, of course I'm always up for it :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if she she is made in Germany.
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My house is not crammed with stuff. My basement sewing room is definitely overloaded with sewing and crafting items, and my fabric stash has migrated to the next room as well (much to my husband's horror, haha) but other than a few too many kitchen gadgets, I don't have a ton of STUFF. My husband doesn't buy much, and our youngest son is even more of a minimalist than either his dad or I - he actually weirds me out sometimes, LOL. The kid that loves to buy STUFF, now has his own house and mortgage so he doesn't buy much, as the mortgage payment is more important :D We'll be downsizing when the younger one moves out, so that helps keep my shopping urge in check :) I still do way too much fabric and craft shopping though - it's hard to resist a sale!
Great post! I need a mechanical pencil like that. All I can find are the cheap ones that, like you said, don't work very well for very long.
ReplyDeleteI hoard lots of stuff too. Oops. I kind of don't like packing my stuff, cause once I do, I tend to forget where they have been placed/ moved to.
ReplyDeleteChristel, yes, me too. I work best in chaos. If my sewing area is nice and tidy, I can't do anything because I'll be spending all my time hunting for this and that.
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