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Quantess

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86. Hey cali, I appreciate all the effort you put into your OPs.
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 04:28 PM
Apr 2013

That said, has it ever occurred to you that your habit of calling people honey and sweetie, and all variations imaginable, on a regular basis, is annoying? I would never put up with that shit. If anyone tries it on me I say "please don't call me honey".

Now watch, you're going to call me sweetums or something mildly disrespectful. I'm expecting it.

Anyway, it gets old. That's all I'm going to say about it.

Like you, I am poor. JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #1
Such treasures in thrift shops. I love them...n/t monmouth3 Apr 2013 #4
Very true BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #26
I love shopping at thrift shops. Whisp Apr 2013 #43
Same here. People just have to bear with me wearing the same clothes, washed until threadbare. freshwest Apr 2013 #85
I just had a bunch of clothes shipped to me from the US davidpdx Apr 2013 #2
no..... madrchsod Apr 2013 #3
you buy used socks and underwear? or don't wear them? cali Apr 2013 #6
You can find underwear new with tags at thrift stores. Quantess Apr 2013 #57
The person said s/he doesn't buy anything new, so the question was pnwmom Apr 2013 #73
Don't buy clothes from Bangladesh madokie Apr 2013 #5
Buy less clothing, and anything else I don't need, that is made by masses of people slaving away. reformist2 Apr 2013 #7
I sew and make most of my clothing along with my husband's clothes. Eom Ecumenist Apr 2013 #8
I admire you!. My sewing skills are so limited. cali Apr 2013 #9
Cali, if you have a little time, it's just a matter of practise and I would also Ecumenist May 2013 #95
My sister used to make all of her clothes SheilaT Apr 2013 #27
Oh, you can find great fabric BUT YOU'LL pay a PRETTY penny for it. Ecumenist May 2013 #94
Did a few years ago JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #10
Thanks for staying on top of this story, Cali. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #11
I can't get over what happened there. It's so heartbreaking and so preventable cali Apr 2013 #15
There are still people trapped in the rubble. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #16
and time is running out. cali Apr 2013 #18
Nah... Pelican Apr 2013 #12
yeah, who wan't to exert an extra bit of effort to avoid buying things steeped in the death of cali Apr 2013 #22
You're saying that reading the label on a garment is too onerous a chore for you? MADem Apr 2013 #28
It's not like the label is a terribly good indicator these days Posteritatis Apr 2013 #38
This was my point... Pelican Apr 2013 #44
Certainly--but it's a start. The poster expresses an unwillingness to do even that small thing. MADem Apr 2013 #45
Yes. We don't have to be part of the problem. CTyankee Apr 2013 #13
I will check labels more carefully. femmocrat Apr 2013 #14
Thift Stores for most things. alphafemale Apr 2013 #17
Nope. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #19
because people dying for your cheap trolly clothes, is just dandy with you, right honeypoo? cali Apr 2013 #21
The results: AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #46
just curious but.....are you a sociopath? Skittles Apr 2013 #55
Not that I'm aware of. Why do you ask? Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #61
I am pretty sure you are Skittles Apr 2013 #62
Wow. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #66
you poor thang Skittles Apr 2013 #72
Care to expand on your reply? redwitch Apr 2013 #63
Because I don't think such boycotts are productive. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #65
I like to buy American made and fairly traded goods. redwitch Apr 2013 #67
The answer is increased living standards through economic development. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #68
Our wishes may not have an impact redwitch Apr 2013 #70
Thanks! Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #71
you are actually correct datasuspect Apr 2013 #75
Trying A Little Weird Apr 2013 #20
Made the change many years ago. We buy very few clothes. Mr. Brickbat works in a blue-collar job Brickbat Apr 2013 #23
I do my best PD Turk Apr 2013 #24
yes. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #25
I try to buy American whenever possible. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #29
I got very discouraged at least a decade ago SheilaT Apr 2013 #30
People who consume first-world-made stuff by preference are part of the problem, I think. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #31
You do make a good point. Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #33
I think people buying stuff is part of the solution, not the problem Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #37
Americans don't want to pay the price of giving someone a living wage for ANYTHING bettyellen Apr 2013 #50
Nor does anyone else in any country. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #76
but the cost of most consumer goods is much higher everywhere else in the civilized world bettyellen Apr 2013 #78
that makes no sense. and it's disgusting. cali Apr 2013 #41
That's what I've been puzzling about Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #59
"it's exceedingly difficult to know if an article made in a poor country..." all of a sudden you bettyellen Apr 2013 #80
I get what you are getting at here, but... War Horse Apr 2013 #53
Unreliably, but even if you fail it's better than nothing. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #74
Yes, I have been trying to buy Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #32
WHAT buying practices? I can't afford to buy any new clothes these days. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #34
so you never buy underwear or socks? interesting the number of people here claiming that. cali Apr 2013 #42
I didn't say "never" - that's a word you presumed to stick in my mouth. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #47
you strongly implied just that cali Apr 2013 #49
Hey cali, I appreciate all the effort you put into your OPs. Quantess Apr 2013 #86
+1 A Little Weird Apr 2013 #89
Me neither. RebelOne Apr 2013 #54
I try to buy very little and ... prairierose Apr 2013 #35
Same should apply equally dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #36
exactly- half the food we consume is picked and processed in dangerous and unhealthy conditions! bettyellen Apr 2013 #83
A billboard picture of burning girls jumping out of windows placed in front of Walmart... L0oniX Apr 2013 #39
I won't have to - most of my clothing are very old or bought at a rummage sale. jwirr Apr 2013 #40
i also find stuff at estate sales. i get some great sweaters. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #48
No. I already buy American-made Clothing AndyTiedye Apr 2013 #51
Working conditions improve when the country sells more not when they sell less. dkf Apr 2013 #52
+1 Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #56
yeah, I was thinking that too NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #79
... PD Turk Apr 2013 #58
I buy no material goods of any kind at all NoPasaran Apr 2013 #60
Hah! Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #69
best post of all. bettyellen Apr 2013 #81
I don't think the OP is advocating hoarding money A Little Weird Apr 2013 #88
I think it comes down to whether you care more about the US standard of living or take a global bettyellen Apr 2013 #90
Fortunate employees A Little Weird Apr 2013 #91
I'd have to do something much more drastic. Agschmid Apr 2013 #64
i was going to switch to animal pelts and furs datasuspect Apr 2013 #77
Not changing now, already did. politicat Apr 2013 #82
I changed years ago Omaha Steve Apr 2013 #84
Yes. roody Apr 2013 #87
My 22 y/o daughter changed her shopping habits from WalMart rainbow4321 Apr 2013 #92
100% of my clothing, socks and shoes are made on the mainland USA bluestate10 Apr 2013 #93
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