Toasties debating another sale 😬and waiting impatiently for all the new things

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That shirt is lovely.

@Dee1224 what has been wrong with the eBay purchases? not as described or just not suiting? I usually buy a lot from eBay but recently haven't seen anything I like.

I love the print of the sea kelp skirt and dress.

I am fully in Toast today (including a couple of eBay purchses 🙂). Wearing an assymetric blue dress with tall collar from a few years back, floral gilet (gerkin?) and a tencel striped top underneath for warmth.

Many layers of Toast here today. I am determined it is time to put away my giant winter coat. Slate cotton/linen pinafore with an old cashmere/cotton black & white gingham shirt under, the light grey alpaca buttonless cardigan with the cable sleeve from a couple of years ago, and topped off with the caramel coloured fine stripe shirt with pockets (same as the new indigo one) from a couple of years ago worn as a light jacket.
Loving seeing and feeling a hint of spring.

@AvaGardens that linen not-actually-boxy shirt sounds really nice. How's the fit on the shoulders? I'm wide across the beam so neater fit tops don't work on me. Thanks!

and @sonjadog do you have any tips for where to order good woollies in Scandinavia? Also good etsy sites? i sometimes look but never take the plunge. takk!

Hi @MrsRadichio - my big recent mistake was a top that was far too expensive for what it is and just not at all nice. It was one of those times when I made a last minute panic bid without thinking. Totally not the seller’s fault - all me😹There’s no way I am ever going to wear it and I couldn’t sell it for what I paid, (overpriced😿).

I also bought a tunic top that’s almost identical to one I already have- to be fair, I quite like it, but did NOT need two!

I love my too-small stripy cotton top, (seller missized it, but I can just make it work), so that’s probably my favourite Toast eBay purchase.

My problem is that, having made a successful few purchases, I can then get carried away, so I am calling a temporary halt after realising just how much I have spent on eBay Toast purchases over the last year!

I am loving my green zigzag toast socks with my kelp dress today. It’s a shame I have nowhere to go😿

@Alpacasoft I think it was you who was querying the sizing of the Steve Mono? Size Up!! I ordered a 39 as per chat and I need a 40; my toes are right to the very end. They also feel quite snug so perhaps not suitable for wide feet.

@Dee1224 I do this with eBay and Vinted as well. I find some good stuff and get carried away, the amount I’ve had to resell is ridiculous!

I’m at the point now where if I don’t love it enough to pay full price I just don’t buy it. I have made many sale mistakes too. The only times sales have been a success for me have been things I’d missed the first time around, before I started shopping at Toast.

That embroidered shirt is beautiful and quite possibly not overpriced if hand embroidered, but still very very £££

@Dee1224 - it is really annoying when things go wrong on Ebay/Vinted. I'm having a break from Vinted after a spectacular disaster which involved me ordering a sweatshirt and then having a small combination microwave/oven delivered in its place (which was someone else's Ebay (not vinted!) purchase). The hoops I had to jump over to resolve it took way too much time, and I never did see the sweatshirt though it was eventually refunded. At least you ordered Toast and got Toast!

@Sooverthemill - I really like their balloon trousers too, but didn't order because they were elasticated at the ankle so didn't feel they'd be adjustable enough for my short legs - their socks are great though -I have a pair of the cloud in a bright coral colour. Where did you manage to find the khaki? I think that might be my next buy. I test wore my arc pants yesterday all day and was very pleased to see they didn't stretch out at all which was why 'I had to say a sad goodbye to the double faced indigo Alixes (they have a lovely new home now though). I have missed seeing your daily outfits on WAYWT - hope things are ok with you - please do show me the khaki pair when they arrive

@Theteapotsbrokenspout it’s dry clean only , not surprising considering the embroidery but for a pale top totally impractical.

As much as I love that shirt I won’t be buying it. It is just too impractical and too many ££££.

@faustina i got them from https://teaandkate.co.uk/ where I nearly always get le bon shoppe. I’m 5’1 and find the balloon pants are fine. Thanks for asking how I am. I’ve suffered a shoulder injury a month ago and have been in a lot of pain and on very high pain meds. Basically in joggers/balloon pants and cardigans every day since. Still waiting for urgent physio.

this is a really old photo of me with balloon jeans on when I had covid!!!

@lordloveadog Hi, it is neat across the shoulders, a proper shoulder seam, not dropped, or relaxed.
I'm quite small shouldered and dropped seams don't suit me.
I'm a 38'' chest though, and it does flare a little thanks to the pleated back, which comes down low.
I've attached pics.. hopefully 😅
The shoulder seam on one side looks relaxed, but that's just the hanger.

@Sooverthemill - ouch! Hope you heal soon. The balloon pants look good in that pic! Good luck with the physio

Thank you @AvaGardens, much appreciated!

Sorry to hear about injury and wait time @Sooverthemill, that's awful.

Also several people's digressive feet. I also suffer with my feet, and from the feeling that if I talk about it I sound like a Wodehouse butler. Strictly trainers with space for inserts here.

I'm on a self imposed buying ban but this top is seriously swaying me...!

I've given in and ordered that shirt @AvaGardens it looks so nice, and also the North Sea bandana, which I've been thinking about for ages.

@Theteapotsbrokenspout @Brackenfield It is lovely, very versatile, as a shirt and jacket this spring and summer over dresses and skirts.
The colour is pretty too.

With you on trainers @lordloveadog !

@faustina - microwave instead of sweatshirt 🙀Can you see the funny side yet?

I want to order the Troentorp clog sandals, but I just know they will be as wide as last year’s in tan so must resist😿

@Sooverthemill - Thanks for this. I'm going to be in Felixstowe next week to see family. Will pop in to the shop. Looks interesting.

@Sooverthemill - and hope your shoulder gets sorted soon!

@lordloveadog I generally buy knitwear through a local selling site where people advertise single items they have knitted themselves, but a few that might be of interest are:

https://www.norskflid.no/klaer/genser/

https://no.daleofnorway.com/dame/genser/?page=3

https://www.epla.no/handlaget/kategorier/dameklaer-og-sko/overdeler/gensere-og-topper/

I also recommend checking out Faroe Island knits. They can be really nice. Sirri is a good make.

@Theteapotsbrokenspout - I've just gone for the North Sea bandana tonight having also been thinking about it loads.

Thought about how I'd feel if it sold out and realised I'd be really annoyed.

I was hoping there would be a nice green, but, like you @Stoic123 I realised I would be disappointed if I missed the blue.

@Dee1224 - I'm not quite there yet - give me a few more months 😀

@sonjadog - did you see the amazing story in the news about the Faroe Islands jumper they found? It is really wonderful!

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/01/pristine-200-year-old-faroese-sweater-found-at-uk-national-archives

@faustina I didn't see that. That's great! Also, what an excellent sweater design!

Thanks @sonjadog ! Will look at those