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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't think of anything.

That said, being an only child allowed my parents to afford to do some things for me that I wouldn't have been able to had they been paying for more kids. I got to go to a nice GT summer camp, they sent me to a good college prep parochial HS and then they paid for my private college degree. I am forever grateful to them.

That said, we have always been bargain hunters - like, I was always so proud when people complemented something I was wearing and I could say "got this at KMart!" I was just telling my daughter the other day about the knock off Keds I had a TON of pairs of because they were 3 for $10 ;)

We got her Uggs off Craigslist for very cheap from some kid who got like 5 pairs and never wore them all.[/quote]

I feel you on that! I got my wedding dress off the rack at David’s Bridal for $200 and laughed inside when people asked me what boutique I got it from. [/quote]

That's awesome :) I actually got mine at a boutique that was going out of business near Annapolis (I live in VA). I got a several thousand dollar dress for @$600. SCORE!

I wasn't going around BRAGGING about my KMart (or other cheaper store/clearance) buys, but it is just nice when someone thinks something you are wearing is cute (like the aforementioned Keds lookalikes) and you are able to say they are very affordable. [/quote]

It’s bragging. The whole point is that you could afford to shop elsewhere but you’re so clever and frugal. That’s why you’re telling people. [/quote]

I do this too, grew up doing it. Also come from a family who eschews labels but everyone used mason Pearson hair brushes (I didn't realize how $$ they were untill I casually picked one up to buy in my 20s and was like yikes!!) and everyone tries to be super frugal and not wasteful but can buy whatever they want and does when it suits them.  This is  showing off that your are so upper crust that you can do whatever you want, you are still better than hoi poloi. Its  a signifier that you are above the petty status that can be bought and sold, you have "breeding" and people cant purchase or strive for what you are. I used to do this a lot but I realized it made people around me feel bad since ppl in DC so so proud of their brands/homes/degrees  and I don't like making people feel small even if they make different choices and have different values than I do.   [/quote]

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