Buying lots of identical items?

[Brother D]

The missus mentioned last night that she thought it strange to have multiple identical items of clothing, like the many identical white shirts (I think 10+ at last count) 5/6 blue shirts along with several identical blue suits and grey suits I have - (the suit trousers might vary by waist size slightly... but same style/cloth/tailor etc).

Thing is it takes me ages to find clothes that suit me, so when I do find something I really like with a classic (non-trendy style) I get several in case they stop selling them - (like the 7/8 pairs of jeans I now have to send them off for repair when they wear out.

Anyway - back from liquid lunch and thinking - I'm not the only one who thinks/shops like that am I?...


Edited to remove non intended plug!

Edited by Brother D on Friday 30th January 21:50

[Brother D]

anonymous said:

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Ha - they were just on my mind having used them recently (and not sure them being based in US would be much use in the UK anyway)! Still just illustrating the point that decent jeans can be repaired rather than thrown out if you've grown attached to them (girl in the office mentioned a while back about 'invisible mending' after I was lamented about tearing a favorite pair, a term which I'd never heard of).

[Brother D]

SkinnyPete said:

I buy the same type/style of clothing just in various colours, like you I find fit important so when I find something perfect I get it while I can.

Ok yeah so there is that aspect why I tend to be picky - I used to be more of a V-shape so finding suits/shirts that fit properly was a bit of a mare. However nowadays I'm slowly turning from a V to an A shape, so I might have to bite the bullet and go shopping [shudder]

[Brother D]

King Herald said:

You mean you are the shy nervous type who is petrified to step outside the envelope with fashion, for fear of public humiliation.........

I was the same as a teenager, took me five years before I bought my first 'straight legged' Levis, after bell bottoms went away.

Erm slightly!

Bell bottoms went away??