On-line shopping sanity

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While I was away last week, I received three parcels. The first one was from M&S with the last bits of the children’s uniforms. I find it easier to shop on-line for this as I know that if I went into a shop with the three children in tow, two things would happen. First I would either miss something on my list or have something added, which always happens when I have three eager helpers. Secondly, I would lose my sanity. Going shopping with children is a talent I am yet to acquire. So it is more successful to quietly order on-line, when the children are all asleep. Delivery is free on school clothes at the moment, so I even save on that.  Yeh!

I now have a pile of clothes requiring name tapes to be sewn on. I prefer the sew-on ones to the iron-on. It is all part of the build up to the start of school to spend my evenings sewing on name tapes. It has the added bonus that I can recycle the name tapes from clothes once they are outgrown. At this rate, their name tapes may last all the way through their education.

Not sure they are going to be keen on the horse and cat pictures, which are on their name tapes too, when they are in their teens, but they may surprise me. I wasn’t thinking that far ahead when ordering name tapes for little people who couldn’t read. The little pictures helped them at the time. I can always fold them over.

The other two packages were for me. Yeh! With autumn in the air, I am moving my thoughts to next season’s wardrobe. One on-line shop, I like to turn to, is the second-hand online Oxfam shop. If you are in the UK and like to be a bit thrifty, it is worth a look. This time I found a pair of Boden cords and Laura Ashley cords, which are perfect. I swear the Boden pair have never been worn. I’ve only ever got it wrong once and the returns system worked perfectly. The added value is that I’m donating to charity, so, with my sanity intact, it is a win-win situation.

I’m a few steps more ready for autumn. How about you? Are you getting ready?

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  1. I have the cat tapes for Evie but I loathe sewing them in..I’m hoping I can bribe my eldest daughter to do it for me later this week.
    And no I am in no way at all ready for autumn or Evies return to school next week..no doubt it will be the usual last minute panic next weekend.
    Em xxx

    1. Least you have another week. Ours went back today. I realised last night that I hadn’t checked their school cardigans for size or their PE shoes. Checked this morning and they will do until half term. Phew!

  2. I did the same with name tapes, in fact I’ve still got them in my sewing box. I didn’t realise Oxfam had an online shop I will certainly give that a visit.

    1. I have a feeling they are going to be in my sewing box for a while. I still have some of mine from my time at school. We had to label absolutely everything. Hope you find something nice at Oxfam.

  3. I’ve just spent the last couple of evenings (with the help of my Mom) sewing name labels on my daughters clothes. I prefer the sewn ones too so they can be re-used. She wanted dinosaur or puppy pictures, but I thought ahead to when she is older and may not like them so much, so she chose to have a star next to her name. She’s my little star always xx

  5. I made the mistake of ignoring my self proclaimed ‘real’ shop ban this year and yes I did regret it – back to online for everything again now! I had tapes made up with both the boys names on them (as if it was two Christian names) and I just fold in the one that it isn’t if that makes sense? Saved loads as you get bigger discounts the more you buy and I bought enough to do the two of them until they are 40 I think! LOL

    1. What a good idea. I’m hoping I have enough now until they leave home. After that it is up to them. I only need to buy name tapes for TF for next year when he starts school.

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