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sereneHello, my darlings.
So, things are going to change a little bit around here. Yes, that's an understatement. But anyway, one of the ways things are changing is that we're going to have a little bit more money than we had before: my raise went through, and financial aid is kicking in some living expenses.
Now, there are things we've done without, or used until they were tattered, or gotten dirt-cheap or free (thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
loracs, firecat, mom, et al.!) for years. Now, I'm looking at actually buying a few new things, and I'm almost weepy with choice paralysis, so I thought I'd put this out to you all.
Where do you buy the following things? Online is fine; local to Oakland/Berkeley is also fine. Cheap is good, but reasonably priced and high quality is even better. The more you can say about your decisionmaking process on these recommendations, the better for me, but even having some links to start with will help ease some of this weird anxiety I'm having.
So.
Where do you buy any of these things?
Towels
Sheets
Cell phones (I need unlimited talk and lots of texts; web is optional)
Shower curtains (loracs, I really like your taste in shower curtains; where do you get them?)
Plus-size women's underwear
Men's underwear
Plus size bathrobes
Freezers (I'm thinking of going with Costco or Sears, because both deliver free and are reliable about warranty stuff. Thoughts?)
Mattresses
Paint
Paddles and/or accessories for KitchenAid mixer
Also, if you're local to me and know a place I can get my sewing machine serviced for not too much money, that would be lovely.
So, things are going to change a little bit around here. Yes, that's an understatement. But anyway, one of the ways things are changing is that we're going to have a little bit more money than we had before: my raise went through, and financial aid is kicking in some living expenses.
Now, there are things we've done without, or used until they were tattered, or gotten dirt-cheap or free (thanks,
loracs, firecat, mom, et al.!) for years. Now, I'm looking at actually buying a few new things, and I'm almost weepy with choice paralysis, so I thought I'd put this out to you all.Where do you buy the following things? Online is fine; local to Oakland/Berkeley is also fine. Cheap is good, but reasonably priced and high quality is even better. The more you can say about your decisionmaking process on these recommendations, the better for me, but even having some links to start with will help ease some of this weird anxiety I'm having.
So.
Where do you buy any of these things?
Towels
Sheets
Cell phones (I need unlimited talk and lots of texts; web is optional)
Shower curtains (
loracs, I really like your taste in shower curtains; where do you get them?)Plus-size women's underwear
Men's underwear
Plus size bathrobes
Freezers (I'm thinking of going with Costco or Sears, because both deliver free and are reliable about warranty stuff. Thoughts?)
Mattresses
Paint
Paddles and/or accessories for KitchenAid mixer
Also, if you're local to me and know a place I can get my sewing machine serviced for not too much money, that would be lovely.
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Date: 2011-08-26 02:11 am (UTC)Note that many places that sell paint might have cans of 'mis-tint' where they mixed something up that the customer didn't end up buying. The interior of my house is painted an off-white that's a much more buttery color than the painter/contractor intended, but I love it. Gives the whole place a subtle sunshiny warmth. One of my tenants when I lived in Berkeley got a can of a pale orange for quite cheap that I thought I was going to hate, but it had the same warm glow effect (like a sunset) in his north-facing room.