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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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Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 22/07/2021 23:38

Growing up, we didn’t have hot water for many years. We had to boil it. Adding a drop of Aromatherapy Associated oil (one of the lighter ones) into my children’s bath still gives me a great feeling.

Any of the sneery pp want to have a pop at this?

lazylinguist · 22/07/2021 23:44

Grin at the sneering posters trying to come across as superior, but actually sounding a bit dim for misunderstanding the point of the thread!

saraclara · 22/07/2021 23:45

I thought I was very posh when I bought my first Boden top (in their clearance sale!)
And the day I did my weekly shop in Waitrose...

Now I can do those things regularly (but I still only buy Boden in their sales) but I still remember those moments, each of which signaled a recognition that my financial status had improved enough for those things to be possible. Anyone who chooses to put that feeling down needs to check their privilege.

beigebrownblue · 22/07/2021 23:46

Balsamic vinegar from Modena,
Best mozarella
Fresh basil from our allotment
Fresh tomatoes likewise
Olive oil

Tricolour salad
Posh for some but for other communities working class.

Willwebebuyingnumber11 · 22/07/2021 23:47

Buying our berries in M&S after doing the food shop in Sainsbury’s.
Also, doing the food shop in Sainsbury’s!
At least 2 holidays abroad a year.

My now DH, then boyfriend, broke a bone right after we’d had DD (young & unplanned) so couldn’t work for a few months and we were terribly skint.
Now have 3DC with DD in prep school and both DS starting there next year. Never would’ve imagined this would’ve been our life.

beigebrownblue · 22/07/2021 23:48

communities in italy that is, not 'posh' just sensible and
cultured.

Willwebebuyingnumber11 · 22/07/2021 23:48

@FuckingHateRats I love this idea ❤️

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 23:50

@Judystilldreamsofhorses

I don’t have children so have no business on this thread, but the posts about bookshops made me smile.

When I was a kid I needed loads of orthodontic work, and my dad took me to every appointment in the car - usually we would go to checkups with my mum on the bus and my dad would be at work, so it was a big deal for him to take time off. Before every appointment we would go to Waterstones and he would let me choose a book. After that we would stop at the “fancy” chemist and I would pick some “nice” bubble bath. On the way home we would go to the supermarket and I would choose ice cream/ice lollies for after dinner, which I still to this day associate with the dentist. (I mean bubble bath in a bottle shaped like a dog, not Jo Malone type stuff.)

None of that is at all posh, I know, but it made a “treat” out of something that is often a negative experience. I have a checkup at the dentist tomorrow and might do all of those things!

Please do and buy yourself mateys mermaid bubble bath!
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MrsMackesy · 22/07/2021 23:50

This is a lovely, appreciative thread, (ignoring the humourless. mean-spirited and sneery).

I love the expression 'there's posh.'

Knittingnanny · 22/07/2021 23:51

@Winecurestiredness that reminds me of going to a garden party sort of thing once ( something local not Buckingham palace) ) when my first son was a baby in the early 80’s. Someone “ posh” asked me where I shopped for his clothes and when I said Woolworths ( they sold Ladybird stuff) or made them myself, they were so taken aback at the horror of that they didn’t know what to say.

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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 23:51

@Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo

Growing up, we didn’t have hot water for many years. We had to boil it. Adding a drop of Aromatherapy Associated oil (one of the lighter ones) into my children’s bath still gives me a great feeling.

Any of the sneery pp want to have a pop at this?

💕
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leopardprintpants · 22/07/2021 23:55

[quote Knittingnanny]@Winecurestiredness that reminds me of going to a garden party sort of thing once ( something local not Buckingham palace) ) when my first son was a baby in the early 80’s. Someone “ posh” asked me where I shopped for his clothes and when I said Woolworths ( they sold Ladybird stuff) or made them myself, they were so taken aback at the horror of that they didn’t know what to say.[/quote]
I remember being really impressed that a school friend had "girls" polos with the scalloped collar and took a peek at the label when we were getting changed after PE I desperately wanted my mum to buy me them from woolies 😂 She did not 😂😂😂

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PandoraRocks · 22/07/2021 23:56

MrsMack that's a Welsh expression 😆.

LunaTheCat · 23/07/2021 00:11

@thefirstmrsrochester

DH and I bought oysters and champagne when we were driving yesterday. Shucked them at the most beatific of lochs, him with Tabasco, me with lemon, and I guzzled the champagne as he was driving. All in cost less than £50 but I felt sparkly and special inside. And I brought some back for my darling neighbour so she could feel sparkly and special too.
That makes a gorgeous picture in my head. You are also ultra lovely thinking of your neighbour.
HowToMurderYourLife · 23/07/2021 00:23

Now, I am a grown up and have travelled all over and stayed in some amazing places, but I still feel a bit posh if I buy a Vienetta. Even though they are only 99p in Lidl. I am sure it is still a staple dessert at sophisticated dinner parties as the 1980s ads showed.

LunaTheCat · 23/07/2021 00:24

My bit of poshness was once flying business class - bloody luxury. It wasn’t the fancy wine or the food but just being able to lie down on a long haul flight.
When I am on my death bed I shall think of the luxury of walking through the air bridge and turning left.

Stillfunny · 23/07/2021 00:28

I lived in UK in the 80s . Bought my kids stuff from wherever I saw something I liked as I had no concept of Posh shops. Apparently buying babygrows from Boots was fancy according to my in laws.

Mumtoone3 · 23/07/2021 00:57

Love this thread haha!

For me, it’s eating out for breakfast every morning from one of the lovely independent cafes where I live, and my dubarry wellies now that I live in the countryside.

Also whenever I buy things like expensive pasta or proper olive oil, things like that, that just feel like little luxuries compared to cheaper alternatives!

HelgaDownUnder · 23/07/2021 00:57

@BeepyBoo

We spend a lot on extra-curricular clubs for our kids - sports mainly. It's because my children love sports and have lists of extra ones they want to do (I drive them around to all of these clubs like a mad woman each week). I don't have the nerve to add up what we're spending on them, it's probably horrendous. I think doing that these days it's considered posh to be able to do that.

My Mum is really gutted that we send our kids to these clubs. In a recent argument she told us we shouldn't be able to afford it. Also said we shouldn't have any money left at the end of the month to be able to save...??? She was from a poorer background and resents it a bit. However, we actually live very frugally and spend very little in other areas so we can afford to do this.

This is worth a thread of its own. Very odd behaviour.
ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 23/07/2021 01:03

The first thing my mum bought DS1 when he was born (we didn't know the sex until then so she'd only bought 'neutral' colours) was a pair of swimming trunks from Monsoon. I remember thinking he'd never be big enough to wear them (they were age 6-12 months.) Hes nearly 17 now and it's hard to imagine he was ever that small!

When he was a toddler I bought him a secondhand JoJoMamanBebe snowsuit. It's the only JoJo thing I've ever bought. I'm more of a primark person really Grin

saraclara · 23/07/2021 01:12

I had eggs Benedict sitting on a cafe terrace this morning. I couldn't have imagined having eggs Benedict at one time. That was a rich person's breakfast. You probably had to live in posh London to ever have that. Especially with a cafetiere of real coffee.

DeedledeDee · 23/07/2021 01:14

I feel posh when I buy proper orange juice in bottles instead of the cheap cartons made of concentrate.

ScrollingLeaves · 23/07/2021 01:23

“FuckingHateRats

I regularly take my these kids into a bookshop, buy us all a new book and then decamp in the nearest coffee shop for hot drinks and cake, and to read our new books.”

That sounds a really lovely thing to do.

ScrollingLeaves · 23/07/2021 01:33

“ Lotusmonster

Sorry I’ve just looked up Bodensee towelling shorts and I’m perplexed as to why you reckon they’re posh 🤔 The fabric isn’t expensive and they’re sort of gapey….I think they’re naff and chavvy for day time wear. I can see if you wore these things as transition wear post beach, that would be posh…but as actual attire, not posh. Chino shorts are posh. Salmon coloured twill shorts are posh. A thing that ideally requires ironing is posh. Towelling shorts are not posh.“

Why would you try to burst the OP’s bubble of pleasure about the special shorts she bought her child?

maddening · 23/07/2021 01:38

A - there is nothing wrong with "posh"
B posh is not snobby
C snobby and reverse snobbery are the height of wankery, all designed to put people down.
D enjoy your purchases and your holiday x