2 years ago, I bought a new winter coat for the first time in 15 years.

I get 5-10 years out of my coats. I have one that I've been trying to replace for a while (it looks worn) but I can't find a replacement that I like, so I keep wearing it.

I end up replacing my swimsuits in big bunches. We are at the pool a ton and go to the beach as well. This year, I probably need to find 3 new suits, but I don't know where I'm going to buy them now that Lord & Taylor has closed. They were the best for swimsuits! I do buy a new rashguard shirt every year or two as those tend to stain or get stretched out.

Nooooo. I buy new coats when the old one is ripped or otherwise compromised OR I realize that I hate it. But I usually give a coat a couple of years before I get a new one, even if I hate it. I'm way too frugal to buy one every year.

Pretty much same with swimsuits.

Anonymous wrote:I buy 2-3 new suits a year. But we spend a ton of time at beaches, lakes, and pools during the summer and take at least one beach vacation a year (which I usually buy a suit for).

I buy a winter coat every 2-3 years.

NP - ditto.

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Anonymous wrote:I have been wearing the same Landsend jacket for 23 years. It never goes out of style and looks brand new!

Sad. Do you ever splurge?

Barf. Not PP, but maybe she doesn't find a "splurge" on a new coat to bring her any happiness? I have been wearing the same winter coat for close to 15 years. My ski parka is even older than that. I could replace them, but... I guess I don't care enough? They still look fine and do the job. I also don't live at the beach, so my bathing suits last me many years before the lycra and elastic dry rots. I do typically replenish a couple of items of clothing every season, but for me, a coat is utilitarian. Replacing it brings me as much joy as replacing my car tires.

I have had the same winter coat since 2014. The coat before that lasted 2005-2014.

Same bathing suit since about 2016. My bathing suit before that one worked fine from 2003-2016.

These items aren’t super high quality either. Coats from Macy’s. Bathing suits from Lands End.

I buy 2-3 new suits a year. But we spend a ton of time at beaches, lakes, and pools during the summer and take at least one beach vacation a year (which I usually buy a suit for).

I buy a winter coat every 2-3 years.

Anonymous wrote:I paid over 1000 for my Canada Goose jacket. You must be buying cheap crap OP.

Is that supposed to make us think you sound intelligent?

I actually bought a new coat this year and it was the first one I have bought in ages.

As for bathing suits, we go to the pool so much, I usually end up buying a new one each year. They don't seem to last. The ones I bought last year are in good shape though, since we didn't do as much last summer.

I bought a puffy winter coat in 2013 and another warm coat in 2020. I wear both, but one is for below freezing and the other is for wet or not-too-cold days.

In 2018 I bought a beautiful cashmere coat. It was for fancier occasions.

I own a trenchcoat purchased in 2009 that is no longer in goos shape, so I’ve been thinking about replacing it.

Basically I seem to buy a new coat every few years. Same with bathing suits, but I don’t swim all summer.