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[quote=Anonymous][quote]OP here. I took it as a lecture. I’ve explained that we are usually not only thrifty but—as it stands to reason, thank you very much—ecologically friendly BY DEFAULT. Literally this ONE TIME I wanted to go to a store where well-to-do people buy new clothes for a special occasion, and treat my daughter. Spare me your sanctimony. This one freaking time I didn’t want to rely on hand-me-downs or Once Upon a Child. If you want to lecture me on the environment, let’s start with the size of our homes and the number of cars we both have. If you want to talk about ecology and financial prudence, tell me the last time you bought yourself a brand-new item of clothing. For me, it was 2011. If you want to lecture me about being financially prudent and being environmentally friendly, when was the last time you flew on an airplane? For me it was 2008.

I got my daughter a dress and a pair of shoes at Macy’s. THANK YOU to all the posters who actually just answered my question with no lectures, or extraneous yip yap. I truly do appreciate the few of you who actually get what I was doing today and why it was important.[/quote]

OP, this isn't a very kind response to people that were trying to help.  Try assuming that people generally have good intentions, especially when you are asking others for advice.[/quote]

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