What tat are you trying not to buy??

I like a storage box myself. I've been to poundland and bought some more today. It's wrong to get so excited over storage and organising solutions but I do. Edited to say: misses entire point of thread of not buying tat.

I have the dipping powder by Sassy. Got drawn in by insta ads. The first time using it I did not get the smooth results as shown in their extreme marketing ads. My nails were hard and bumpy. After spending £70 odd, I persevered and second time I did my nails, I was content. I think the more you get the hang of its application, it makes sense. I truly hate going every two weeks to get my nails done. However, nails and pedicures are a must for me for grooming (short/simple colours).

The first set lasted me over two weeks. They actually looked nice from a distance. I did however chose a natural nude colour for my first attempt so that helped.

Would I buy it again? I think so.

This a really made me laugh haha :)

And it's not that small kitchen appliances or vacuum cleaners are tat as such. It's more that I am taken in by the marketing. I think I truly believe that a new blender will change my life. It'll save my time and magic me into someone who is up and in gym kit at 6am. I'll be skinny and fit and my life will be amazing. But I just never use them consistently and I'm only ever up at that time with the baby in my grotty pyjama, normally with some breastmilk or vomit down my front!

I'm having a right leopard print phase at the moment I've got a few bits already in my wardrobe and I've brought one new dress but I just keep being drawn to more and more!

Oh forgot about this!!

When you add loads of bits and bobs which you don't need because they're so cheap but then end up spending so much money !!

nail stickers i must have 50 plus sets, they look so nice but i rarely have the time to apply and leave to stick properly so they don't peel within hours.

I've also looked into the dipping powder nail stuff. No idea if it's any good but I can't even find the time to file or paint my nails most weeks so it's doubtful that it would get used.

Mines always kitchen items. I found prime day difficult! Those ninja knives with the sharpening block, a new air fryer, the kitchen aid I've wanted for the last 20 years... I didn't buy anything. Ninja and shark (think they are the same company!) was made with me in mind.

Books are never tat. However…the fact that we need a new bookcase is something that I’m currently burying my head in the sand about as I continue to buy them (DSs are happily reading their way through my childhood collection so even DH has given up on suggesting getting rid of some and I frequently reread old favourites).

Edited because autocorrect can’t do ‘tat’!

Quite liking some of the crochet Christmas decorations that keep popping up, very tempted but never done crochet, attempted knitting which never got completed, did complete cross stitches. Thinking crochet will take me away from mindless scrolling in the evening and stop me making bigger purchases of stuff I don’t actually need. A crochet Christmas Tree decoration is within my attention span.

Hoardes from TEMU. Three are en route as we speak, totalling £200. I keep wanting to go on the site and browse. I wish I could be banned!

Stickers
The sort you can use for journals or decorating your phone/ipad case. Or just hoarding because you have a fear of using them on the wrong thing and regretting it.............

I'm confused. Are you saying the dipping powder kit is a waste, or that the UV lamp kit is a waste?

I keep telling myself it's good insulation for the walls and will saving on heating and acts as soundproofing too 😂

Exactly and although books are not "tat" .... Finding room for all the unread ones is becoming hard resulting in clutter 🤣

Books for me too.

I've got unread hardbacks. Which is fine. What's not fine is that these hardbacks are now not only in paperback but in charity shops as well which would have saved money 😂

My books have an overly complicated system though so it's my own fault

Fast fashion.

I'd had no idea how environmentally disastrous it was, but I do know that of late I've been buying clothes for how they feel as much as for how they look. At the same time I noticed that the quality of the 'high street', even higher-end brands, has taken a nosedive in recent years.

I've turned back to the vintage shopping I used to favour when I was a student and the difference in quality is very noticeable. I had my eye on a high street coat (I've wanted a camel-coloured coat for ages) - but in anything like a decent quality fabric we were talking £400. This year I've bought two wool and cashmere blend coats, one camel, one black, a tweed cape, a floor-length black coat with fur trim and collar, and a beautiful, vintage blazer of sooty black velvet with a gorgeous lining. Sum total: £265. That's five items for only two thirds of the price.

I think more regular trips to Brighton and its wonderful vintage shopping will be a must in future!

Haha its almost £200!

Not helping!

The 'dipping powder' nail treatment/colour alternative to manicures. My FB feed is full of them. Anyone tried them? Or will the kit just end up at the bottom of the makeup drawer?!