Name the 10 most recent things you bought - does it reveal your income level?

[allquiettonight]

Do you think by listing the ten most recent things you bought and for whom (apart from food, transport/petrol etc) over what period that you would be able to tell a lot about someone? This is since the being of Jan - here goes:

• cello spike holder for dd
• Uni law textbooks for ds
• Skin cream for DM
• Toothbrush heads for me
• Toothbrush charing cable fo rme
• Jewellery case for DSIL b'day
• Card for colleague who has just had baby
• Present for baby
• Vinted Whistles dress (bargain at £10)
• Bunch of tulips for DM

Mitchum Deodorant
Garnier vitamin c moisturiser
Lunch from the sandwich trolley in work
Parking at work
Digital scales
Goalie gloves for DS2
Dog food
Wallet ninja for a friend for their birthday
2 x4 pack of Cider for a friend
Lidl perfume for me

I'm not sure what this says about me- certainly indicates I'm not rich (which is definitely correct😂

1. Black dress from Roman sale, safe/smart, washable. £25
2. Cigarettes & rolling tobacco
3. Loads of bedding from Dusk sale
4. £25 to promote a petition on Facebook
5. Thyroid test
6. Ovestin cream
7. Decongestant, painkillers, diarrhoea tablets
8. Two cards for poorly relatives
9. Book: part 2 of Mark Lawrence's Library Trilogy
10. Coat and jacket from Vinted. £54

If this suggests a post-menopausal pensioner with multiple health issues not helped by smoking, who spends a lot of time in bed but tries to stay relevant through political action, and who occasionally makes an effort to smarten up ... well, you could get that from a quick look at my posts.

Me

Vets bill for DDog 2 surgery
Groomer for DDog 1 and DDog 2
Humongous amounts of meds to try and get rid of worst cough in history of universe
Fatface top
Takeaway Starbucks latte
Euro's for travel
Posh candle for Dfriends birthday
Birthday card / wrap
Daffodils
Lunch out with DM

The fact I haven’t bought 10 things since January probably says a lot. Not a lot of spare money.
work clothes for new job (2 blouses, trousers, jacket)
shoes for DS
present for new baby

Wireless Jabra headphones
White concealer (generic)
Burberry red lipstick
Avocados
Two 'Lost Consonents' books
Generic extra strong, thick dog lead
Gym membership for an old school weight lifters gym

That's not 10 but I can't think of any more. I'm not much of a consumer or at least like to think so.
I don't think it reveals my income.

Oh and an air b and b fee!

Birthday card for a relative
First class stamp to post said birthday card
Pineapple juice
Chocolate
Chicken breasts
Biscuits
Cucumber
Bus fare to and from work
Mcmuffin on Tuesday morning to help me face the office
Salmon for dinner the night before

Very boring.

@Creeperofhabit, I splashed out on a pair of Jabra ear buds after wasting the same amount of money on useless cheap ones. I'd had Jabras before, and the new ones are great. You made a wise choice!

I had to look at my bank statements to work this out,
towel radiator for bathroom
radiator for kitchen/ diner
ironing board
brunch with friend
valentines cars for ds2 to give to his girlfriend
book of stamps
KFC for ds2 and I to feed my hangover after brunch!
mould spray
3 x cookbooks from BHF shop to get creative in kitchen
stamp for nephews birthday card

So many people who can’t read the OP and include food! Why is that?!

Work trouser - Vinted
Jumper - Vinted
Work shoes - Vinted
Shampoo
Hat silk - dd2 birthday
Base layer - dd2 birthday
Pottery class
Decorative Robbin
Sweet pea seeds
Pandora charm - dd1 birthday

2x birthdays in less than a month are a killer.

• Salomon gore tex trainers for ski holiday
• Swimming costume for DD from Next
• Rab jacket for ski holiday
• Airport car parking
• Sweaty Betty leggings - Vinted
• Bobble hat for DD - Next
• Thermal socks - Primark
• Sanex shower gel - Sainsburys
• 5 pack crème eggs - Sainsburys
• Outfits for all for FIL funeral

Cat food
Cat food
Cat food
Cat food
Different Cat food
Cat food
Cat food
Feliway refills
Plant food
5kg Arborio Rice

pillowcases from tesco
report cards for kids’ schoolwork
flannels from tesco
squeezy bottles for pancakes on offer at tesco
pancake pan on offer at tesco
zara waistcoat from ebay
cotton buds from post office which I walked out with by mistake and then went back and paid for
rollerball pens
pack of 3 reading glasses from Amazon
picture hanging tool
(all excluding food)

I don’t think that this will reflect my income but
I wonder if the task was to list the last 10 things bought for self rather than house of family, that might be more revealing?
edited to make the sentences make sense!

A cinema ticket £8 (because I am a member and over 60)
A swimming costume £25 in the Joe Brown sale
1/3 of 50% balance on an air bnb apartment in Goa for 2 weeks £150
Some flip-flops and scarves while in Goa about 700 rupees
A library book reservation 75p
Some waterproof mascara £6
Yoga class subscription £50
Choir subscription £70
Car mot, service and tyres over 900 fucking quid

I suppose it reveals I'm lucky enough to be able to Goa for a holiday 😎

Bra from M&S
The Inkey Cleanser from Boots
Q&A glycolic acid from Holland & Barrett
Silver bracelet (present) online jewellery
Craft set for DN from Smyths toys
Dress for me from Dancing Leopard
Probiotics from Holland & Barrett
Kindle book from Amazon
Shampoo and conditioner from Amazon
Wine for a friend from the Co-op

Wall hanging shoe rack for the cloakroom

Antique brass towel holder for kitchen

Oribe shampoo

Ev charger

Atm I'm cutting my expenses

2x new bras
A new bath mat
Got a photo of my nieces printed and framed for MIL
A textbook on Quality Assurance in healthcare
Diesel
A chicken poke bowl for lunch
Rice cakes
Yeast
Salad dressing
Shampoo

The textbook is a bit random but apart from that it could be the shopping of anyone

Theyre great aren't they?! I only discovered them after my lovely manager at an old job ordered me some after I mentioned that perhaps it wasn't fair that, as night workers we had the cheap wired ones. It was an emergency MH helpline, we got one call every few hours and didn't need to be strung up chickens. Won't use anything else now! Buy cheap buy twice definitely applies with headphones IME! 🎧

Pair of trainers off Vinted
White Stuff blouse off Vinted
2 books from Amazon
A burrito and a Diet Coke
1 return train ticket to London
1 hair cut
1 flapjack
1 Valentine's card

Not exactly scintillating stuff!

Great idea for a thread.

Rose plant for my friend (her dad has just died and the rose variety has his name)
Blow dry hair clips
Mobile phone case
Lucy & Yak teal dungarees
Cotton buds
Clinique mascara
3 for 2 Umberto Gianni hair stuff
Leather gloves (DH present)
Zwift subscription
Gym leggings

Coffee and cake
Some vitamin tablets
Medication for the cat
Body spray
Natural treats for the dog
Cat food
New walking boots
A new ear warmer
A teddy fleece hoody
Dog biscuits

I think it just says I spend too much money on my animals

Oh, and also some scented wax melts recently too. I probably bought those more recently than the hoody.

2 pack dog leads for the car (for the dog)
5m cable for led stair strip lights (for DW)
a pencil case (for DD)
Key safe (for my mum)
2 cube storage units (for DD)
6 boxes for storage units (for DD)
Hollywood mirror (for DD)
Full length mirror (for DD)
Yoga mat and blocks (for DD)
King size duvet set (for DD)

Most of it is for me.

Karcher window vac
Laptop briefcase
Ninja 2 in 1 blender
Liz bike
Aveeno body moisturiser
Epionce face moisturiser
4 Carabiner clips
1kg of raw almonds
25 kg of sunflower hearts (for birds)
Pair of Crocs