Enough with the "stores for poors" line

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

[Anonymous]

I know from being a waitress in my hometown, the richest men were always the stingiest tippers (though usually huge on compliments).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

That's us but we're not stingy. I buy lots of my clothes at Costco (not to save money but because some of the stuff is perfectly fine). And even when I was poor, I wouldn't (and still don't) return perishable food to the grocery store or old, used, outgrown clothes to Nordstrom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This is the post that most recently caught my attention, re: returning clothes you'd already worn:
"Maybe if you shop at stores for poors that might be acceptable. But where I shop, it's bizarre to think it's okay that you've worn my $100 shirt a few times."

Not used ironically.

Ha! I wrote that . Total inside joke. A later-on pp got the joke and responded with the hilarious corn retort (more joking). This is all funny stuff. If you don't get it, really, you just don't get it. No need spin off and complain. Just to be clear, the stores for poors is an inside joke, but returning your worn sweaty shirt, that's nasty.

Hello!?! Just to be clear, it's a *clean* shirt, not a sweaty shirt. As in it gets dry-cleaned if it's been worn??

Only the stores for poors get the sweaty ones. Duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

That's us but we're not stingy. I buy lots of my clothes at Costco (not to save money but because some of the stuff is perfectly fine). And even when I was poor, I wouldn't (and still don't) return perishable food to the grocery store or old, used, outgrown clothes to Nordstrom.

Do you find most Costco clothing to be good quality? I ask because the stuff we've gotten from their tends to get holes (eg sock holes after one normal wearing) and fade quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

That's us but we're not stingy. I buy lots of my clothes at Costco (not to save money but because some of the stuff is perfectly fine). And even when I was poor, I wouldn't (and still don't) return perishable food to the grocery store or old, used, outgrown clothes to Nordstrom.

Do you find most Costco clothing to be good quality? I ask because the stuff we've gotten from their tends to get holes (eg sock holes after one normal wearing) and fade quickly.

*there*

[Anonymous]

Quite frankly, I am independently wealthy and plan to stay that way, so I actually primarily shop at "stores for poors". In my house, it is a game to see how cheap we can get everything! The only thing I have paid full price for in 10 yrs. is maternity clothes from Isabella Oliver. I only did it because I could not stand any elastic or zippers and buckles during my pregnancy. Also, I still wear the stuff, 6 years later now.

By the way, 00:08, the returns issue is not a poor person's thing. I have been standing in Bloomie's and Sak's watching rich people lie their asses off about an empty bottle of perfume itching them. If it itched them, why did they use it all first?

I think it is more of a class issue, not necessarily a wealth issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

That's us but we're not stingy. I buy lots of my clothes at Costco (not to save money but because some of the stuff is perfectly fine). And even when I was poor, I wouldn't (and still don't) return perishable food to the grocery store or old, used, outgrown clothes to Nordstrom.

Do you find most Costco clothing to be good quality? I ask because the stuff we've gotten from their tends to get holes (eg sock holes after one normal wearing) and fade quickly.

I am so stingy, I refuse to dry clean most of my business suits. I experienced so much fading and ripping from Ann Taylor's cheaply woven and poorly dyed fabrics when I have tried to wash them, and those garments are not always priced so cheaply. The point is, price does not determine quality. My $500 David Meister dresses can be cheapy woven sometimes, my $10 loungewear is often reasonably durable. It simply depends on what you buy and from what it is contructed and how.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This is the post that most recently caught my attention, re: returning clothes you'd already worn:
"Maybe if you shop at stores for poors that might be acceptable. But where I shop, it's bizarre to think it's okay that you've worn my $100 shirt a few times."

Not used ironically.

Ha! I wrote that . Total inside joke. A later-on pp got the joke and responded with the hilarious corn retort (more joking). This is all funny stuff. If you don't get it, really, you just don't get it. No need spin off and complain. Just to be clear, the stores for poors is an inside joke, but returning your worn sweaty shirt, that's nasty.

Hello!?! Just to be clear, it's a *clean* shirt, not a sweaty shirt. As in it gets dry-cleaned if it's been worn??

Only the stores for poors get the sweaty ones. Duh.

No offense, but most store clothes are funky and sweaty, no matter how high or low the prices. I hope everyone is bathing after leaving stores and washing clothes before wearing them. If not, you are wearing someone else's funk and body mites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know one old woman who is very wealthy, but so stingy it is unbelievable.
And ofcourse she buys everything from walmart

Isn't this sort of what they talk about in the Millionaire Next Door - that they live modestly and below their means?

That's us but we're not stingy. I buy lots of my clothes at Costco (not to save money but because some of the stuff is perfectly fine). And even when I was poor, I wouldn't (and still don't) return perishable food to the grocery store or old, used, outgrown clothes to Nordstrom.

Do you find most Costco clothing to be good quality? I ask because the stuff we've gotten from their tends to get holes (eg sock holes after one normal wearing) and fade quickly.

I just buy name brand stuff there. They once (briefly) had Patagonia jackets. I almost hyperventilated! Plus all my capri pants come from there!! They're not bad--I have them dry cleaned to keep looking spiffy. Note to pp, I am a good tipper!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No offense, but most store clothes are funky and sweaty, no matter how high or low the prices. I hope everyone is bathing after leaving stores and washing clothes before wearing them. If not, you are wearing someone else's funk and body mites.

Great name for a band .... Just sayin'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No offense, but most store clothes are funky and sweaty, no matter how high or low the prices. I hope everyone is bathing after leaving stores and washing clothes before wearing them. If not, you are wearing someone else's funk and body mites.

Great name for a band .... Just sayin'.

Or something my 6yo would watch on Discovery Kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I am so stingy, I refuse to dry clean most of my business suits. I experienced so much fading and ripping from Ann Taylor's cheaply woven and poorly dyed fabrics when I have tried to wash them, and those garments are not always priced so cheaply. The point is, price does not determine quality. My $500 David Meister dresses can be cheapy woven sometimes, my $10 loungewear is often reasonably durable. It simply depends on what you buy and from what it is contructed and how.

So do you just wear you suits till they get dirty and then return them to Saks? I'm sure their return policy is loose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am so stingy, I refuse to dry clean most of my business suits. I experienced so much fading and ripping from Ann Taylor's cheaply woven and poorly dyed fabrics when I have tried to wash them, and those garments are not always priced so cheaply. The point is, price does not determine quality. My $500 David Meister dresses can be cheapy woven sometimes, my $10 loungewear is often reasonably durable. It simply depends on what you buy and from what it is contructed and how.

So do you just wear you suits till they get dirty and then return them to Saks? I'm sure their return policy is loose.

Not the PP you were referring to -but thanks for the tip! Hee-hee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I hope everyone is bathing after leaving stores and washing clothes before wearing them. If not, you are wearing someone else's funk and body mites.

You pay extra for the funk and body mites. You may as well wear them. And thank you for that visual.