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To feel "posh"

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 19:48

Have recently bought my DC towelling shorts from Boden for our holiday.. I feel like a bit of a posho which is weird, I know 😂

So what I want to know is, what thing did you buy for your children that made you feel "posh" or even, what have you bought your DC that your parents would have never dreamed of buying for you?

Lighthearted.

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OldSpeclkledHen · 24/07/2021 06:11

My new house has a Rayburn (am such a snob now 😳)😂😂

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LunaTheCat · 24/07/2021 02:53

[quote MarleneDietrichsSmile]@ravenmum brilliant idea[/quote]
Gorgeous dog - and seriously posh with the cap!

Tam20779 · 24/07/2021 01:56

*jojo maman bebe

Tam20779 · 24/07/2021 01:56

When I brought £250 worth of baby stuff in Joni maman bebe. Granted I won the money in a Huggies comp, but still..

Sillysuzie · 24/07/2021 00:12

Superdry is the best for winter coats. Only in the sale though. Posh people only buy cheap. They save their money for ski chalets etc.
Or cake.
I like cake.
Posh cake.
Or peach melbas.
Etc.
🤣🤣🤣

Onlyherefortheconspiracies · 24/07/2021 00:02

@irresistibleoverwhelm He is. But very unposh. With his 2 types of cheddar

irresistibleoverwhelm · 23/07/2021 23:55

[quote Onlyherefortheconspiracies]@irresistibleoverwhelm My dad refers to salad as 'rabbit food' and once refused a cheese sarnie as he could see evidence of two kinds of cheddarGrin

He refers to me and my pals as 'Young folk' (I'm in my 40's) and was we're 'Add our heid' for spending money on gigs and candles.

He's spent a fortune on theatre tickets and meals out for us but always has steak pie followed by trifle. I adore the man.[/quote]
Aw! He sounds lovely ❤️

Onlyherefortheconspiracies · 23/07/2021 23:52

*aff

Onlyherefortheconspiracies · 23/07/2021 23:52

*thinks

Onlyherefortheconspiracies · 23/07/2021 23:51

@irresistibleoverwhelm My dad refers to salad as 'rabbit food' and once refused a cheese sarnie as he could see evidence of two kinds of cheddarGrin

He refers to me and my pals as 'Young folk' (I'm in my 40's) and was we're 'Add our heid' for spending money on gigs and candles.

He's spent a fortune on theatre tickets and meals out for us but always has steak pie followed by trifle. I adore the man.

Moonwatcher1234 · 23/07/2021 23:49

@madmomma

Donkeys years ago when I was a skint, depressed teen single mum, I was on income support and was fully breastfeeding dd. I got milk vouchers for her, which I didn't need for formula, so I used to get the milk, pour it all into a hot bath and pretend I was cleopatra. I felt incredibly posh until the nasty guy living downstairs turned my water off 😁. Gotta take that posh feeling from wherever you can get it 😂. Nowadays I feel hugely posh putting the heating on, buying petrol or nice fruit without worrying, getting socks from m&s.. It's that feeling of being able to meet needs that feels posh to me. I hope it always feels posh, and I hope everyone here enjoys every little bit of poshness they can get.
Awww so pleased for you and long may your posh moments last. This thread is heartwarming.
whyMrsRobinson · 23/07/2021 23:43

Omg, and garlic bread!

Ifeelsuchafool · 23/07/2021 23:42

@Caritas, I'm sure but I did do a little double take! Grin

whyMrsRobinson · 23/07/2021 23:41

Goodness me victorialudorum and threatmatrix, You know what posh really is? Manners. And the self awareness to ease a social situation with grace and humour!
And Boden!
And lovely lovely trips to liberty and foyles and fortnums with your mum .

Caritas · 23/07/2021 23:37

@Ifeelsuchafool He’s not that old...Wink

irresistibleoverwhelm · 23/07/2021 23:33

@Onlyherefortheconspiracies

DP tried to explain the garlic bread sketch to DD yesterday when we were having some garlic bread. She was totally nonplussed and I realised how incomprehensible it is unless you grew up literally knowing some actual “garlic bread!?!?” men!

My grandfather only ate a range of about three meals - Irish stew, fish and chips and liver and onions - and even requested fish and chips at my aunt’s wedding because he wouldn’t eat the “posh” wedding food. I remember watching Peter Kay doing that routine in the early 2000s and it was literally just like being with my relatives 😂😂😂

Notusuallydown · 23/07/2021 23:28

We've just moved in and had our neighbours over for drinks
(even saying it feels posh)
I made mojitos (I'd had one on holiday, there was lots of mint in the garden, and it felt very summery) and thoroughly overdid the nibbles, but I definitely felt really posh!

Onlyherefortheconspiracies · 23/07/2021 23:27

I've l oved this thread!

I was brought up on a lot of beige food as my lovely mum hated cooking and my dad was Peter Kays 'garlic bread ' man.

Whenever I sit down to ANYTHING a bit fancy I feel posh but especially on holiday when I always have stuff with tentacles.

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leopardprintpants · 23/07/2021 23:12

@VictoriaLudorum

Boden is not "posh" however you define it. Boden sells lower quality goods with a marketing slant on making people feel like they are living a higher quality life.
You must be such fun at a party.

I never said boden was posh... Jesus!

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leopardprintpants · 23/07/2021 23:11

@irresistibleoverwhelm

Shame? It's a perfectly normal accompaniment to spag bol.

Now when I grew up in the north in the 80s it definitely was - but only in those little shakers of dried Parmesan that smelt of sick 😂

So I tell you, proper Parmesan is most definitely Posh 😂

HAHA sicky parmesan! That was in the cupboard until it ran out LOL
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leopardprintpants · 23/07/2021 23:09

@threatmatrix

Exactly, people have no idea of the ‘real’ posh and it certainly isn’t Boden or Moonsoon.
Whoosh.. this thread went right over your "real" posh head didn't it??
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leopardprintpants · 23/07/2021 23:08

@threatmatrix

I preferred to dress them in Tesco and then give them a deposit on a house. Meh.
My 5 year old isn't quite ready for the responsibility of having her own house 😂
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irresistibleoverwhelm · 23/07/2021 22:56

@GreyhoundG1rl I am starting to think you don’t have much of a sense of humour….