Saving things for special occasions

Saving things for special occasions

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sunnygym

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993 posts

174 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Do you save anything for special occasions? Nice bottle of wine / champagne? The nice dinner set? Suit ? Car !! wink

If so why ? Isn’t life too short to worry and isn’t it better to get the most out of things, after all you work hard so why not enjoy it!


Legmaster

1,155 posts

206 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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My wife saves tons of stuff for special occasions (err forever), so I can try to throw it out 15 years later.

A good house fire would increase the value of my house...

littlegreenfairy

10,133 posts

220 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Life is far too short. Use and enjoy. The memories are better than the thing just sat there.

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Not really no.

I fail to see the point in that.

Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Ten years ago l was given a 60 year old bottle of port. The cork is coming out next weekend on my 70th birthday, I've saved it long enough.

KrazyIvan

4,341 posts

174 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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We dont, but the FIL is obsessed with us "saving our front room only for best". We have two reception rooms (one used as a TV room the other as a snug). We pretty much have to drag him in there if we want to sit and chat next to the wood stove.

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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The parlour.

Piersman2

6,596 posts

198 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Champagne.

The OH likes Veuve Clicquot and has been given a few bottles over the years for Xmas/Birthdays. She kept them on top of the fridge, for years.

We've actually got round to drinking them this year... all of them were 'off'.

What a waste! Don't keep champers haning around for too long. Drink it quick! drink

alorotom

11,908 posts

186 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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The wife does. She had a load of stuff (like stationary) that she saved from.when she was a kid "for best".

Our 5yr old daughter recently used it all in anger lol ... But it was over 20yrs old by this point!

Bonkers!

Japveesix

4,476 posts

167 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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The strawberry durex lube. All of the ithers are everyday use items.

mintybiscuit

2,811 posts

144 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Intercourse.

It seems that I'm saving it for my next wife !!

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m3jappa

6,391 posts

217 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Not so much a thing but when we renovated our house we have now got a nice lounge and also a kitchen/lounge/diner.

The father in law must have said at least 40 times 'you want to save that lounge for best' or 'just save it for best'

wtf hehe its a fking normal lounge

Does best mean, funerals, weddings, births etc? really odd hehe and btw we didn't!

bazza white

3,551 posts

127 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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When my grandparents died my parents had to clear their house. They found loads of items still in wrappers that my parents had bought them as presents over the years. Slippers vests, boxes of chocolates. All these items were saved for best. My old man is turning into his father saving things for best my mother goes apest.

jonwm

2,504 posts

113 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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mintybiscuit said:
Intercourse.

It seems that I'm saving it for my next wife !!

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With you on that one!!

Zetec-S

5,832 posts

92 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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mintybiscuit said:
Intercourse.

It seems that I'm saving it for my next wife !!

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Or she’s saving it for her next husband wink

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Riley Blue said:
Ten years ago l was given a 60 year old bottle of port. The cork is coming out next weekend on my 70th birthday, I've saved it long enough.
I was given a 50yr old bottle of port last christmas, it was fantastic chucked in a boeuf bourguignon.


Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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I going to save my last jar of pasta sauce bought back from Italy for eating on my birthday.

The little things mean a lot.

Nickbrapp

5,277 posts

129 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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Not usally, I do have a congac and white tobacco fancy reed defuser I’m saving but I’ve only had it about 6 months and will open it when I finish my bedroom.

Other than that, pension pot?

Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

158 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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sunnygym said:
Do you save anything for special occasions? Nice bottle of wine / champagne? The nice dinner set? Suit ? Car !! wink

If so why ? Isn’t life too short to worry and isn’t it better to get the most out of things, after all you work hard so why not enjoy it!
I'm of an age that I'm attending funerals far too often for my liking.

When it hits home - the number of things you "save for an event" changes dramatically.


HughG

3,539 posts

240 months

Friday 15th November 2019
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My godparents gave me a set of silver cutlery which we only use on special occasions (when we need more than our standard stainless cutlery) because the knives can’t go in the dishwasher.

Other than that everything is used, though my best bike only comes out when it’s dry.

My wife hoards things, not so much saving for best as just keeping for the sake of it.