Op Shopping vs New Shopping

As of yesterday we no longer have a teenager living in the house.

To celebrate Elizas significant birthday I offered to take her shopping.

She's not an Op shopper or the slightest bit interested in sewing

I can't explain it

her idea of a shopping good time is checking out shiny new things in a large shopping centre

  

so that's what we did

all day.

Arriving at 10am

 and leaving at about 2pm.

95% of the time was spent trying on boots

smelling perfume 

and trying on more boots

with plenty of other stops along the way.

At Typo I discovered tissue pattern wrapping paper

which I wasn't tempted to buy

 however with a trip East coming up soon

I was tempted enough to purchase this Morgan & Finch Dressing Gown.

 It's a fact that I don't buy anything new without considering its REinventing potential

just like you'd consider where you would wear something before buying it

I consider what else it can be

- immediately I could see this in various incarnations down the track.

It was lovely to spend the day with daughter 

however after a few hours of walking,

sitting down was a priority

- I probably could have done without the baked riccotta & blueberry cheesecake

but that pot of tea saved my life!

There were plenty of interesting observations made during the day however the most illuminating for both of us was on the trip home.

Walking around a big shopping centre is exhausting, physically & mentally

and for a lover of second hand worn chipped & used things, big bright shiny & new is soul destroying.

One of the things on Elizas shopping list was a Doona Cover -

we looked at Myers & David Jones along with a couple of other specialty shops 

and knowing like I do that Op Shops are a wonderful source of such things 

I baulked at paying the over a $100 they were asking.

Somethings you have to buy new and Doona Covers aren't on that list.

After hours in that shopping centre it was imperative that I make an Op Shop stop on the way home 

 to realign my internal compass and make everything right with the world again.

Surprise Surprise - I found the perfect Doona Cover, with slips for $20

- it's a KS and she requires a QS

so I will do what I do with larger covers and make it fit.

This got me thinking about
Op Shopping vs New Shopping
- there's certain things I wont buy second hand and others I'll scour Op Shops or Ebay for before considering buying new....
are you the same - what's on your list?!